Churchianity vs. Christianity - A Series of Lectures Delivered by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom Other book format
Churchianity vs. Christianity - A Series of Lectures Delivered by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom Other book format The expression "churchianity" was coined by C. S. Lewis. Had it been barren, leafless,…
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Churchianity vs. Christianity - A Series of Lectures Delivered by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom Other book format
The expression "churchianity" was coined by C. S. Lewis. Had it been barren, leafless, dead, Christ would not have condemned it. It is a word that describes the parable of Christ-or rather, the event-in which the Lord Jesus Christ pronounced his condemnation on the barren fig tree.
But this tree stood there gloriously adorned with leaves, telling everyone around that that they could come up to it in order to find a harvest of ripe fruits. He might even have spoken a word of life and brought it into newness. But there was nothing but leaves.
The appearance was there; of reality, there was nothing. The words spoken by Christ are frightening: 'there will never be a fruit on your branches until the end of the world.'"In these nine talks, Metropolitan Anthony challenges us to move beyond mere "churchianity" to a true and living faith. He helps us to find our lofty