Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c11.54

c11.54

The Church of the Apostles, therefore, was not a Church of the world, but a Church of the Spirit. It was not a Church of the letter, but a Church of the life. It was not a Church of the law, but a Church of the Gospel. It was not a Church of the flesh, but a Church of the faith. It was not a Church of the earth, but a Church of the heaven. It was not a Church of the time, but a Church of the eternity. It was not a Church of the man, but a Church of the God. It was not a Church of the death, but a Church of the life. It was not a Church of the darkness, but a Church of the light. It was not a Church of the hatred, but a Church of the love. It was not a Church of the war, but a Church of the peace. It was not a Church of the sorrow, but a Church of the joy. It was not a Church of the pain, but a Church of the healing. It was not a Church of the fear, but a Church of the hope. It was not a Church of the doubt, but a Church of the trust. It was not a Church of the sin, but a Church of the grace. It was not a Church of the judgment, but a Church of the mercy. It was not a Church of the condemnation, but a Church of the salvation. It was not a Church of the exclusion, but a Church of the inclusion. It was not a Church of the division, but a Church of the unity. It was not a Church of the pride, but a Church of the humility. It was not a Church of the power, but a Church of the service. It was not a Church of the wealth, but a Church of the poverty. It was not a Church of the glory, but a Church of the cross.