The Church And the Plain Man
The Church And the Plain Man
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It is often a surprise to the wage-earner to find a clergyman meet him as man to man, and not as the representative of another social order. To insist upon a uniform social standard among the clergy is really a form of the cult of comfort and brings the world into the Church. Spiritual qualifications must always come first. The Church must not be regarded as one of the social institutions of the comfortable classes. The ministry should be representative of all classes. Jesus Christ did not rega...rd social qualifications in choosing His Apostles, and He broke through more than one social convention. He was Himself rejected and murdered by the social leaders of His day because they saw that His teaching would endanger their class exclusiveness and supremacy. The Jewish Church had become an institution for pre- serving the position and influence of a certain class. The Christian Church has been exploited at times in a similar manner with a similar result. The social importance of CAUSES ALLEGED 105 the Church may be cultivated and exploited at the expense of its spiritual witness.
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It is often a surprise to the wage-earner to find a clergyman meet him as man to man, and not as the representative of another social order. To insist upon a uniform social standard among the clergy is really a form of the cult of comfort and brings the world into the Church. Spiritual qualifications must always come first. The Church must not be regarded as one of the social institutions of the comfortable classes. The ministry should be representative of all classes. Jesus Christ did not rega...rd social qualifications in choosing His Apostles, and He broke through more than one social convention. He was Himself rejected and murdered by the social leaders of His day because they saw that His teaching would endanger their class exclusiveness and supremacy. The Jewish Church had become an institution for pre- serving the position and influence of a certain class. The Christian Church has been exploited at times in a similar manner with a similar result. The social importance of CAUSES ALLEGED 105 the Church may be cultivated and exploited at the expense of its spiritual witness.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by David John Davies to read onlineMoreLess
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