The Church And the Changing Order
The Church And the Changing Order
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Will the church consent to rise from the divisive quest for orthodoxy to the unifying message of fra- ternity born of the gospel? To do anything else is to misinterpret that gospel and to be untrue to the Life brought to light by Jesus.
2. And this brings us to the heart of the whole matter, as far as the church is concerned. It must bring society and God together. God is the cor- relative of religion. One cannot develop, or even appeal to, the religious instincts of mankind sanely or healthful...ly except by showing how they may find satisfaction in his God. To attempt to satisfy a religious longing by a phrase or by a philosophy or by high-class amusements is to give men a stone when they have asked for bread. The church is something more than one among many social institutions. It is society's priest. It mediates God to a race that can, but does not, worship. If religion is to play any part in the accomplishment of social unity, God must be 112 THE CHURCH AND THE CHANGING ORDER treated seriously, and men must be bound together by being bound to him.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Will the church consent to rise from the divisive quest for orthodoxy to the unifying message of fra- ternity born of the gospel? To do anything else is to misinterpret that gospel and to be untrue to the Life brought to light by Jesus.
2. And this brings us to the heart of the whole matter, as far as the church is concerned. It must bring society and God together. God is the cor- relative of religion. One cannot develop, or even appeal to, the religious instincts of mankind sanely or healthful...ly except by showing how they may find satisfaction in his God. To attempt to satisfy a religious longing by a phrase or by a philosophy or by high-class amusements is to give men a stone when they have asked for bread. The church is something more than one among many social institutions. It is society's priest. It mediates God to a race that can, but does not, worship. If religion is to play any part in the accomplishment of social unity, God must be 112 THE CHURCH AND THE CHANGING ORDER treated seriously, and men must be bound together by being bound to him.
What to read after The Church And the Changing Order?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Shailer Mathews to read onlineMoreLess
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