Our calling regarding the church institute
Rev. James Laning addresses the importance of church membership and corporate worship as essential aspects of the Christian calling, distinguishing between mere church attendance and genuine covenant commitment. The article challenges contemporary attitudes that minimize the significance of gathering with the congregation and maintaining formal church membership, arguing that both are important for the Christian life and witness.
Previous article in this series: February 15, 2024, p. 250. [Note: The previous article was supposed to follow this present article. We apologize to Rev. Laning and the readers for this mix-up.] The first two articles in this series have been on the church as the elect body of Christ. The first one was on the church as the kingdom of Christ, and the second one was about the church as God's one, chosen, covenant people. In this article we begin to consider our calling regarding the church...
Full article available on sb.rfpa.org
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