The Great Commission (2)

The great commission to the church is to preach the gospel to all nations. This says something very important about how the church is to be gathered. It is the purpose of the Lord that she be gathered through the means of the preaching of the gospel. Many throughout history have imagined and have taught that the church is gathered through other means than the preaching. In the past, there have been those who have advocated that the cause of the kingdom of Christ must be advanced by the sword....