Session 5 Discussion The Church Alive and Active
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Does it matter how the church exists after it believes? Or perhaps a better way of putting it would be to ask, “Does belief involve movement, action, kingdom growth in the concrete realities of daily existence?’
It is the church's responsibility to communicate God's forgiveness to the rest of the world. The church should represent God to the rest of the world. Our first responsibility is to inform them that God has forgiven them. Our textbook tells us, "The church is not meant to be a "pure body," a society of saints, but a "mixed body" of saints and sinners" (McGrath, 2017, p. 359). We as the church are to follow Jesus's example as he stated, "Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but the sinners" (Mark 2:17, NIV). To fulfill this responsibility, the church is obliged to take action as God's representation in our world. Forgiveness is a crucial truth that people must be aware of in order to feel at peace. The world may learn about God's forgiveness when the church demonstrates love, acceptance, and forgiveness to the rest of humanity. This world needs grace, and the church should be there to show it to it. The church should always be busy helping the sick, poor, and homeless. It needs to grow spiritually in knowledge and wisdom, "The church is an infirmary for the sick and for convalescents. It is only in heaven that we will finally be righteous and healthy" (McGrath, 2017,
p. 360). According to legalistic thinking, we must follow God's law in order to win favor with Him since He is displeased with us. Having an active, kingdom-building church does not imply that we are legalism; on the contrary, the greater our focus on grace and faith, the stronger our unity will be.
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Holy Bible, New International Version
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(2011). Zondervan. (Original work published McGrath, A. E. (2017). Christian theology: An introduction
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