“Centuries ago, Tertullian went so far as to say …”The flesh is the hinge of salvation; , for the flesh is washed that the soul may be cleansed; the flesh is anointed that the soul may be consecrated; the flesh is sealed that the soul may be strengthened; the flesh is overshadowed by the laying on of hands that the soul may be illumined; the flesh is fed by Christ’s body and blood that the soul may fatten on God.” Indeed, God meets us in our flesh, touching us through one another, meeting us where we live and binding us continually into the body of Christ.”
-Kimberly Long, The Worshiping Body, pages 92-93.
