The life of God in the soul of the church
2013 Doctrine Track
The life of God in the soul of the church
Thabiti Anyabwile
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Love one another: the singular mark of our fellowship
Thabiti Anyabwile
You can’t spot a Christian in a two dimensional photograph. To recognize a Christian in the crowd one has to see him moving, acting, living. One has to see him or her loving. The badge of Christian discipleship and the highest expressions of genuine fellowship are expressed in one active commitment: love.
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Suffering and comfort: the overflow of Christ’s life in the church
Thabiti Anyabwile
The Christian life mixes both sorrow and rejoicing, suffering and comfort. It can be a perplexing experience. Where does the Christianâ??s suffering come from? His comfort? Both overflow from our union with the Lord, the man of sorrows and the joy of our salvation.
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Union with Christ: the heart of Christian fellowship
Thabiti Anyabwile
Christian fellowship ought not be mistaken for attending your church’s next bring and share. Meals together are wonderful, but genuine fellowship is so much more. Fellowship involves sharing the life of God together.
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United to his body: the essence of church membership
Thabiti Anyabwile
Some Christians believe membership to be an essentially secular idea forced upon the church. They fail to realise that “membership” is a distinctively Christian idea. God designs our spiritual union with Christ to be seen and the wonder of it embraced.