“If anything is a hinderance to people being introduced to Jesus then it has to be disposable. Yes, the cross offends. Christ crucified will always be a stumbling block. But we must remove every other offense. We must do all that we can to live in a way that exposes and manifests the true nature of the cross. 

So this is a plea, not necessarily to ditch the word ‘church‘ (though William Tyndale replaced it with ‘congregation‘ in his translation of the Bible into english), but for us to be  preoccupied with being truly that which the term designates. This is not some misguided interest in rediscovering the purity of a New Testament Model, as if the New Testament presents a definitive blueprint. Instead, it arises from a passion for others to discover the grace that comes to us in Christ.”

Everyday Church  pp 99-100

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