The church was not called to be a hospital, it is Christ Who heals and transforms people. If we preach the gospel and teach the word we can trust the Holy Spirit to work in people. We ought never to be placing bandaids on people that need surgery. Christ is the doctor for that surgery.
No man can heal a sin-sick soul only Christ can do that. We are merely the messengers that bring the truth and Christ is the healer of our bodies and our spirits.
It's not about a "reformation" in people. Reform means to over hall what is already existing. Christ does not do this, He transforms into an entirely new creation, removing the old and replacing it entirely with His Spirit.
Romans 12:1-3 "1Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.…"
2 Corinthians 5:16-18 "…16 So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come! 18 ALL THIS IS FROM GOD, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:…"
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