The deeper irony is that the evidence of sin that are always found in and around the body of Christ may become indirect intimations of its holiness. It could not be a holy church if it had clean hands, as if severed from its task of saving sinners and healing human hurt.
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About Thomas C. Oden, Corrective Love: The Power of Communion Discipline
Thomas C. Oden, Corrective Love: The Power of Communion Discipline.