What is the church?

The gospel teaches us that the Church is the one and only foretaste of heaven now because she alone has a real participation in the life of God on earth…. This divine reality of foretaste and first fruits is the key to understanding the Church’s power and relevance.

Scot Sherman, “Why the Church?” in Looking Forward: Voices from Church Leaders on Our Global Mission. (MTW, 2003).

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Is the Church a *result* of the Gospel or *a part of* the Gospel?

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Jeff Gissing says:

February 28, 2013 at 2:29 pm

Initial response: mysteriously both!

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