Section 3
stay in the church life, but they may become neg ative, dissenting, or cold. One who remains in the church life while holding such an attitude may say to himself, "The brothers certainly are strong in their concepts about certain things. I simply am not able to get my idea across to them. Since they are not willing to take my pro posal, it is best that I am silent from now on. Instead of being aggressive, I'll withdraw and become passive. I'll attend the church meetings, but I'll let someone else care for the various mat ters in the church life." Those who adopt such an attitude may have a good intention. They may be reluctant to argue or cause trouble. For ex ample, an elder in a local church may consider within himself, "My concept is different from that of the other elders. According to my opin ion, my way is better than theirs. But, they won't accept my proposal. Instead of arguing, it is better that I not say anything. Let the brothers do things their way and let them bear the re sponsibility of taking the church on." I have seen many cases of this in the church life.
EXPERIENCING CHRIST
IN THE BODY
It is very important to realize that if we hold