tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009348.post110547554417468933..comments2023-11-02T07:47:10.433-04:00Comments on Vindicated: Why Church, Part I: “Church” in the Scope of God’s Big PlanKylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641068117855718120noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009348.post-1157980819912787532006-09-11T09:20:00.000-04:002006-09-11T09:20:00.000-04:00Again I totally agree. I wonder what you think of ...Again I totally agree. I wonder what you think of some of these responses-<BR/><BR/>We are not saved individually but rather reconciled to one another through the gospel of Christ. (NT Wright) <BR/><BR/>Without being claimed by the church (God's people) it would be hard to understand what it would mean to be claimed by God (Hauerwas).<BR/><BR/>Far from being incidental to God's plan for salvation the church is instrumental in God's work within the world (Newbigin). <BR/><BR/>I do not think these reponses are original to these authors nor do I think being original is a good thing for a theologian but these were the first people I heard put it in this way.James Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03846894246424730741noreply@blogger.com