tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17279588.post113650040087302838..comments2023-10-27T08:44:56.668-05:00Comments on Oversight of Souls: What is the Church Anyway?Ray Van Nestehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871695572227993190noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17279588.post-1136579705813107512006-01-06T14:35:00.000-06:002006-01-06T14:35:00.000-06:00Thanks for your comment. I differ significantly th...Thanks for your comment. I differ significantly though. The poor condition of the church at the time of the Reformation and at other times has indeed contributed to a low view ofthe church, but the Reformers themselves held a high view of the church. Their writings are very clear in this area.Ray Van Nestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05871695572227993190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17279588.post-1136564336107880042006-01-06T10:18:00.000-06:002006-01-06T10:18:00.000-06:00I believe that the reason Protestants are indiffer...I believe that the reason Protestants are indifferent about the concept of Church dates back to the Reformation, when Protestants distanced themselves from what they understood to be the overbearing power of the Catholic Church. The Church will never be perfect, but it can be holy, because it is washed in Christ's blood.<BR/><BR/>For more thoughts on the concept of Church, read <A HREF="http://1bread.blogspot.com/2006/01/thy-kingdom-come-thy-will-be-done.html" REL="nofollow">Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done</A><BR/><BR/>"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it." Ephesians 5:25Karen M Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976447889695074562noreply@blogger.com