I can hardly imagine how things would look myself:
“If contemporary Christians took seriously the possibility that those outside the boundaries of the church might hold the promise of renewal, if we ceased regarding ourselves as the source of salvation and the secular world as a potential threat, and if we emulated Jesus' example in accepting the faith and the courage of those who live beyond conventional standards of purity, well, I can hardly imagine how things would look.”
-- Greg Carey
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And I can't even imagine how it would look. But it would probably look better than it does when the Church regards itself as the only source of renewal, especially because the Church is often the primary obstacle to renewal.
ReplyDeleteYes, Tom. Exactly.
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