The Doctrine of the Church (4): The Idea of the Church / The Gathering of the Church

Chapter 1: THE IDEA OF THE CHURCH(continued) Finally, there is that part of the church that is in God's counsel, but is not yet born. It too must be realized and called out of the world. For this the coming of the Lord must wait. And therefore we read in II Peter 3:9: "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." That the word "all" in this particular text...