tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post7712393916999492262..comments2024-01-24T10:39:27.668-05:00Comments on Coming Untrue: True DiversityDr. S. L. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06303707167715370504noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-69675172406784927022013-12-20T15:54:55.382-05:002013-12-20T15:54:55.382-05:00Nope, hadn't considered it, but I think you...Nope, hadn't considered it, but I think you're spot-on.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346761712248157930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-70262872471583045502013-12-20T14:56:31.433-05:002013-12-20T14:56:31.433-05:00You write: "So differences in personality fro...You write: "So differences in personality from Christian to Christian are hardly a problem; in fact, I suspect one reason the Lord made us all different was in order to rub the hard edges off each other. But another was to enable us to communicate with one another more effectively and convey his truth to each other in a way that we can easily understand."<br /><br />I think this is true and I'd add a third reason that you may already have considered and simply not included in your post: <br /><br />God doesn't repeat Himself in creation - no two snowflakes, really no two ANYTHING are perfectly alike. In the same way there are only unique Christians each of whom express the character of Christ in subtly different ways - His humour, His empathy, His diligence, His devotion, His wisdom and so forth - none of those attributes can be captured in a single Christian life with any accuracy. The church universal - across both time and space - is the only vehicle that can possibly begin to fully display Christ's character in all its richness. I think that's what Ephesians 1:23 is getting at:<br /><br />"And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself."<br /><br /> I suspect that the gifts each believer has been given allow us - when fully developed - to express Christ uniquely to others. <br />Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11964708678887990251noreply@blogger.com