The Speciality, Generality, and Practicality of the Church Life

[Sons to Glory!]

Originally Posted by Trapped

StG - While I haven't read the entire book, it has come up often in conversations with LCers who do see issues in the LC. Many try to "come back" to this book as the handbook for how to fix issues and how the church "should be". Essentially the book is supposed to be what things we have to contend for in the church, i.e. what is non-negotiable, what we cannot bend on (speciality), and then what things we can accept as different one from another but do not become contentious over (generality), and then how to carry out the "proper" church life using things that we may not insist on but realize they are the "best" practically for the carrying out of the church, e.g. pray-reading, etc. (practicality).

Sorry, I didn't see this earlier. Yes, that is perhaps a more detailed explanation, but I think that it can be conveyed in much simpler terms.

My simple take-away from this book was this: We are all one in Christ and should not divide ourselves over things that are not essentials of the faith.