The Church: A Unique Gathering of People (The Contemporary Christian Series)

The church lies at the centre of Gods purpose. Christ gave himself to purify for himself a people that are his own. But when we think about church theres the tension between the ideal and the reality. The former is beautiful: Gods special treasure the covenant community a haven of love and peace. The latter? A motley rabble needing constant rebuke and exhortation. Here we focus on the ideal on what God intends his church to be while all the time keeping in view the reality so that we can grasp the changes that need to be made.