If my church were ever to do this I would be the first to run away from it.
(Thanks to Inhabitatio Dei)
“The church is the church only when it exists for others. To make a start, it should give away all its property to those in need…. The church must share in the secular problems of ordinary human life, not dominating, but helping and serving. It must tell people of every calling what it means to live in Christ, to exist for others. In particular, our own church will have to take the field against the vices of hubris, power worship, envy, and humbug, as the roots of all evil. It will have to speak of moderation, purity, trust, loyalty, constancy, patience, discipline, humility, contentment, and modesty. It must not underestimate the importance of human example… it s not abstract argument, but example, that gives its word emphasis and power.”
(Thanks to Inhabitatio Dei)
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I don't understand your point about running away. What did you mean? Are you against what he was saying or that it would shock you if your church did it?
Van
I am not against what he is saying. Just saying tongue-in-cheek that I would be afraid to be part of a church that would give away all it possessed as Bonhoeffer said. To remain a member of that church would require me to ask what I am doing with my possessions more seriously than I do right now in my comfortable church.
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