The Speciality, Generality, and Practicality of the Church Life

[aron]

Originally Posted by Ohio

Paul, however, saw this as a personal struggle, striving to remain in the faith, walking by faith, living by faith, striving for the reward. To Paul, personal faith was everything.

I agree. Paul followed Jesus. We, like Paul, follow Jesus.

"There is one mediator between man and God, the man Christ Jesus"

Part of our faith is to receive one another, encourage one another, to comfort, and yes to teach. But never does that interaction transpose itself upon the other person's personal walk by faith with Jesus Christ.

In the LC the mediatory effect of the "ministry" rippled down through the "church life" distorted this walk. We got merchandised by a book publisher. See e.g., 2 Peter 2:3.