Church Membership in an Evil Age
Steven Key's pamphlet addresses the contemporary problem of Christians abandoning church membership while also challenging those who remain in spiritually deficient congregations. The work articulates three biblical marks by which to evaluate local churches and calls believers to maintain membership only in congregations that exhibit these essential characteristics, providing a Reformed perspective on ecclesiology and the proper grounds for separation from or commitment to a local body.
Preface This booklet addresses two great tragedies that are prevalent in our day. The one tragedy is a rejection of church membership. Many have separated themselves entirely from the instituted church, from the oversight of elders, and from the faithful preaching of the gospel. Some have done so because they insist that membership in God’s church does not necessarily mean membership in a church institute. One can belong to the body of Christ regardless of whether or not he has anything to...