Spiritual Community

Dr. Larry Crabb

Larry Crabb paints a beautiful picture of what true spiritual community looks like. He says:

“In spiritual community, people participate in dialogue: They share without manipulation, they listen without prejudice, they decide without self-interest. The absence of dialogue is sure evidence that we don’t really believe others are speaking from a place worth hearing, and it is even stronger proof that we ourselves, whatever we may think, are not in fact speaking from that place”

What Crabb is describing surely requires the help of the Holy Spirit. May we be a people who listen well without judgement and who help point one another to renewed faith in the gospel.

Acts 2:42-47
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

- Ben