Whatcha think of this?

Quotation:
This is the real Church of the Lord Jesus Christ--not
merely organization, but a group of people, individually the
children of God, drawn together by the Holy Spirit for a
particular task, either in a local situation or over a wider
area. The Church of the Lord Jesus should be a group of those
who are redeemed and bound together on the basis of true
doctrine. But subsequently they should show together a
substantial "sociological healing" of the breaches between
men, which have come about because of... man's sin. The
Christian sociological position is that the sociological
problems which we find... are a result of the separation that
has come between men because of sin. (Continued tomorrow)
... Francis A. Schaeffer (1912-1984), The God Who Is There
[1968]

The Planter: Do people really believe this? Is this what many believe to be our mission?


Part two adds another chapter: "Quotation:
Now the world should be able to see in the Church those
marks [which show] that there is a substantial sociological
healing possible in the present generation. It is not enough
for the Church to be engaged with the State in healing social
ills, though this is important at times. But when the world
can turn around and see a group of God's people exhibiting
substantial healing in the area of human relationships in
their present life, then the world will take notice. Each
group of Christians is, as it were, a pilot plant, showing
that something can be done in the present situation, if only
we begin in the right way.
... Francis A. Schaeffer (1912-1984), The God Who Is There
[1968]

The Planter: Now we are getting somewhere. This has some great insight. This very issue is another reason the Church in America is in trouble. I'm glad there is "the rest of the story" in part 2. Mike E offers this to our blogland. Thanks Mike.