For the Church is not a human society of people united by their natural affinities but the Body of Christ, in which all members, however different, (and He rejoices in their differences and by no means wishes to iron them out) must share the common life, complementing and helping one another precisely by their differences.
[Ever feel completely blown away by an author's ability to coherently verbalize your own thoughts?]
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Another thought I've been thinking away...why do we have so many churches (little c)? Shouldn't the body be more united? Is the problem not enough Christlike churches, therefore more planting is needed, or is it the lack of community and fellowship among churches that leads to the problem? Granted, I attend a newly planted church that I know is God-centered and God-honoring. But what I mean is, can't we get back to the simplicity of just community and fellowship? I hope that we can but am not sure that we could. I have a great friend, Ah-reum, who is a Korean raised as a missionary kid in Africa. She told me that, coming to America, she was just astounded by the number of churches. This struck me. a) We take for granted the availability and convenience of our churches, and b) Why are there so many? I pray that our churches can be more united. There are many churches with many views, but my prayer is that the churches that are Christ-centered can work side-by-side, and the churches that aren't so Christ-centered will be reached by those that are.
What is big-C church and little-c church to you?
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America has so many churches and yet is so morally confused. Half the problem might rest in dead churches or unbiblical churches...
I think the other problem is, its so easy to be "Christian" in America, we don't have to rely on one another much.
Very true, Brandon. America is the land of self sufficiency, and in a lot of ways, that's taken away our sense of brotherhood and community, on a Christian and more simply a moral basis.
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