Given that ancient Judaism, and the Church of the past two thousand years have both been flawed vehicles of God's will, what do these imperfect communities of faith say about the value of what they offer to individuals and the world? According to the Apostle Paul, the key reason why both God's people in the Old and New Covenants are necessary and impactful, even while being flawed, is that God has entrusted them with "the very words of God." The Truths imparted by God, to Judaism and Christianity, today contained in the Bible, are available through no other source in our world. Natural Revelation tells everyone that God exists and has tremendous power, but only his revealed Word tells us how to be in relationship with God.
In the end, the Church needs to do better, much better, in terms of righteous living. At the same time, there isn't anywhere else for the Lost to go in this world, God in his wisdom has entrusted us with the Gospel's message of eternal life.
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