Consider the analogy of a father who has seven children. One Christmas day, he gives each one a different instrument, which they eagerly learn to play. The years pass, and each loves playing their individual instruments. It's a joy to them.
Years pass by and one day the father sits down with all of his children and says, "I am so happy you have mastered your instruments. Each instrument was given to you as a free gift. But I didn't give you these instruments to enjoy by yourselves. I'm creating an orchestra that will produce music that this world has never heard. And I've invited you to be part of it. That is why I gave you these gifts."
So it is with our Lord. The gift of eternal life is not for ourselves. God wants an orchestra in every city. He wants a spiritual building, not a collection of individual living stones. He wants a corporate expression through which to reveal His glorious Son.
From Frank Viola on Christianity Today Out of Ur
Part 1 of the same article is here.
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