Love for the Church (2)

Having considered in our previous article the calling to love the church, we now consider some of the possible strengths of the church, strengths God has given her and that serve to motivate us in our love for her. The strengths of the church are not earthly things. At times we are inclined to think they are. For example, we are tempted to view the costliness and grandeur of our church building as a strength. In contrast to that, the congregation that has a small and rundown building lacks...