To all those who would say that reaching the level that the Early Church was on is impossible, Spener retorts that the opposite is true, seeing as how they have the same Holy Spirit working in them that the Early Church had. Pia Desideria (Part 3) – In Part Three of this work, he proposes six different ideas as tangible actions that the church can take to help improve the conditions of the church. Firstly, Spener proposes a more extensive use of Scripture. Sermons are alright, but he says that only very small portions of Scripture are actually preached, so there is a real need to study the remaining parts of the Bible. Putting this proposal into action can occur in a variety of ways. One example is the model of the modern day Bible study, in which people (laity and clergy alike) gather outside of the Sunday service to study Scripture and have meaningful discussions. This kind of interaction, according to
To all those who would say that reaching the level that the Early Church was on is impossible, Spener retorts that the opposite is true, seeing as how they have the same Holy Spirit working in them that the Early Church had. Pia Desideria (Part 3) – In Part Three of this work, he proposes six different ideas as tangible actions that the church can take to help improve the conditions of the church. Firstly, Spener proposes a more extensive use of Scripture. Sermons are alright, but he says that only very small portions of Scripture are actually preached, so there is a real need to study the remaining parts of the Bible. Putting this proposal into action can occur in a variety of ways. One example is the model of the modern day Bible study, in which people (laity and clergy alike) gather outside of the Sunday service to study Scripture and have meaningful discussions. This kind of interaction, according to