tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138907131330259957.post133611363049095673..comments2022-05-06T06:41:53.361-05:00Comments on Westminster in 180 Days: Day 115: Of The Church, part 1Kevin Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16928605106263140137noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138907131330259957.post-2294354869016047052010-03-05T11:15:05.994-06:002010-03-05T11:15:05.994-06:00Church and Kingdom equated! Wonderful!
Is this sa...<b><i>Church and Kingdom equated! Wonderful!</i></b><br /><br />Is this sarcasm?<br /><br />When the theologians equate the two, they usually limit Christ's Kingdom to the four walls of the institutional church. They don't want responsibility for anything going on outside the church, Mon.-Fri.<br /><br /><b><i>being a member of a Church does not mean you are saved?</i></b> <br /><br />Unsaved, unregenerate, unbelievers can be members of the <b><i>visible</i></b> church, but they are not members of the <b><i>invisible</i></b> Church. I think Acts 2:47 is talking about those who truly were being saved, but you can't infer from that verse that there might be someone in the church who was not saved.<br /><br />Matthew 13 proves that Christ is King over a Kingdom that includes unbelievers (tares, etc.).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.vftonline.org/VFTprayer/heaven/k_as_gov.htm" rel="nofollow">Kingdom as Government/Empire/NewWorldOrder</a> - A Checklist in progressKevin Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928605106263140137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138907131330259957.post-55370916929938788202010-03-05T10:40:33.269-06:002010-03-05T10:40:33.269-06:00Generally, a great collection of Kingdom verses to...Generally, a great collection of Kingdom verses to buttress these propositions! Church and Kingdom equated! Wonderful! <br /><br />But WCF II last phrase--"out of which there is no ordinary possibility of salvation", with Acts 2:47 as the proof text, does this just reemphasize the point that just being a member of a Church does not mean you are saved?carolwilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118891398027881369noreply@blogger.com