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Originally Posted by OBW
Someone will say “the church is the body of Christ.” But if there is glory in that, it is truly about the potential and not about the present reality. Although we are growing toward the fullness that is truly the body of Christ, it is the Christ that is in that spiritual body that makes it glorious, not the forms or teachings in the practical expression/assemblies that make it glorious.
As for the example of Bret Farve, I think that it is a poor example. Sorry aron, but Bret was not created for one thing — throwing footballs. He chose to become so given to this one aspect o his life and not look forward that when it came for him to move forward, he had no idea where to go. It’s sort of like those guys who retire after a workaholic life and die within two years because they have nothing without their work.
That is not what the Christian life is about. That is not “clearly seen” as the purpose for which man was created. I’m not even sure that the visions in Revelation about angels and/or elders constantly falling prostrate and saying “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come” is the “purpose of man.”
Maybe the only thing “glorious” about the church is not the “church life” but the Christ that is displayed by its participants as they gather to worship (however they do it) and spread out into the community the rest of the time living a life that truly loves their neighbor.
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Thanks for your comments. I think you are closer to the "mark of glory", whatever it is, than I was with mine. I tend to write with inspiration but minus much consideration, and am glad for the "amendments" to my thoughts.
Jesus once said, "You honor me with your lips, but your heart is far from Me". Praising God with our lips is an integral part of our journey, mine anyway, but the "end-all & be-all" I agree is too simplistic, and in retrospect seems too close to Lee's way of zeroing in on one aspect of reality in an unbalanced way.
But I still do like to praise the Lord!
