![]() ![]() There is a lot of helpful material in here to grow in an understanding of the fundamentals of Christian community and material to convict and to guide. His book is segmented into 5 chapters: the fundamental “theology” of community, some practical advice on community, some practical advice on “alone-ness” and how that relates to community, the “ministry” or “service” of those in the community, and finally, confession of sin within the community. This is probably why it is appreciated by such a broad range of churches. There is a sort of “mere Christianity” or “mere Christendom” which arises from this book and from his writings at large. On many points, his teaching on the Church intersect with the emphases in the Reformed Confessions: especially in relation to the three marks of the Church (preaching, sacraments, and discipline). ![]() As a Reformed Christian, it is interesting to read the writings of a Lutheran who was at the epicentre of the confessing German Churches during WWII. I just finished reading through his work “Life Together.” In here, he explores the nature of Christian community and strives to build a Biblical basis for our understanding of Christian Community. ![]() In much of what he writes, he strives to establish it with Biblical clarity. In spite of some of his own weaknesses in theology, it is clear in his many writings that He was a man of the Word. ![]()
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