The church a healthy body? Reality and vision of the church.The symbol of Church as a body, which you can find in 1. Cor 12:5ff, inspired young people to draw a critical picture of the present church: We think that our churches have a lot of meetings. They bring out a lot of books and documents. The church likes traditions and regulations. Therefore the big head. In our churches people like to discuss and to speak a lot. Therefore the big mouth. The hands are in comparison to the head very small, because the church prefers to speak than to act. The church thinks a lot about traditions. Therefore the wrinkles wrinkles See bells and whistles. . The church prefers to look at its own problem than to look outside. Therefore the crossed-eyes. The ears are not very big. Because the church doesn't does·n't Contraction of does not. take time to listen to young people Our churches are very rich. Therefore the jewels. Our churches don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. like to move outside to meet the people who do not come to our churches. Therefore the small and weak legs. Our visions for the Church of the Future are: Eyes to see the needs of young people A mouth which speaks out the wise words of God to heal young people's hurted hearts. A big and passionate heart to hear God's voice and to transfer it into our daily lives. Flexible bones and muscle to react quickly Big ears to hear the voice of God and the cries of young people Arms to lift them up to God Legs to move out and meet the people Strong and willing hands to act and help young people in need and to lead them "Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation man·i·fes·ta·tion n. An indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something, especially an illness. manifestation (man´ifestā´sh of the Spirit for the common good.... For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many are one body, so it is with Christ Christ: see Jesus. Christ forgives man for his sins. [Christianity: Misc.] See : Forgiveness Christ See also Passion of Christ. Agnus Dei lamb of god. ." We have all different gifts and perspectives and therefore we need all our voices to build a healthy church body, which could follow Jesus Jesus, persons in the Bible Jesus, in the Bible. 1 Jesus Christ, see Jesus. 2 Son of Sirach, author of Ecclesiasticus. 3 Jesus Justus, converted Jew in Rome. 4 Hero of the book of Joshua. on the way to perfection Adv. 1. to perfection - in every detail; "the new house suited them to a T" just right, to a T, to the letter . Only a healthy body can go out and do its mission well. Let's use the gifts that God gave the people in our churches. Tetty Marlina (Indonesia), Phan Yuchi (Thailand) and Seok Hwan Jung Jung , Carl Gustav 1875-1961. Swiss psychiatrist who founded analytical psychology and came up with the concepts of extraversion and introversion and the notion of the collective unconscious. (Korea). Youth Delegates at the Asian Church Leadership Conference in Chennai (India) held in November 1999 |
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