Smith is talking about true Catechesis, a catechesis that has the power to transform an individual through the communal practices of the people of God.
I had been going to a church for ten or so years, that uses a lot of liturgy. I never got it, but this made me see its value. I thought it was just a kind of conditioning to cause us to feel, what felt like to me, an artificial oneness. Now I see a higher meaning than that..
Believing in the Lord Jesus Christ as GOD is having a trusting relationship with HIM.
Smith is talking about true Catechesis, a catechesis that has the power to transform an individual through the communal practices of the people of God.
I had been going to a church for ten or so years, that uses a lot of liturgy. I never got it, but this made me see its value. I thought it was just a kind of conditioning to cause us to feel, what felt like to me, an artificial oneness. Now I see a higher meaning than that..
Professorial genius. Many thanks.
Look at cultural practices as secular liturgies and worship as counter formation!
Incredible story
Form matters.
Good sermon, but, stop smacking your lips while speaking. It is distracting.