The church is doing its job when it's guiding you in your vocation. But the problem is exactly what jusson said, we just don't think that's enough. The church has always had this problem. This is luther deals with this in the reformation. And now there's categories of spirituality. There's those who are truly christian, and then you have the carnal christians these days. People are made to feel inferior because they're not carrying as many bricks in their back as the other people are. Those who are carrying more bricks are given worldly rewards and senses of pride. They begin to look right for things that god's never commanded or expected of them
Sometimes the church hinders our experience of the good life by packing our schedules, heaping on burdens, or trying to be cool and relevant. But the church can also help us cultivate the good life by pointing us to a kingdom that we receive—not build. In this episode of White Horse Inn, Eric Landry, Justin Holcomb, and Bob Hiller celebrate the ordinary ministry of Word and Sacrament that leads to rest and flourishing, and they unpack how the gifts of justification and union with Christ contribute to our experience of the good life now.
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