Covenant Reformed News – May 2008 • Volume XII, Issue 1
This article from Covenant Reformed News explores the doctrine of election and its implications for the identity and belonging of the church as the body of Christ. The author emphasizes that the elect belong together in faithful Reformed congregations marked by true preaching, proper sacraments, and biblical church government, including covenant children in the visible church. The piece connects eternal election to practical ecclesiology and the importance of church membership and obedience to God's Word and discipline.
Election, the Source of the Church (3) The knowledge of the election of the church (including ourselves as living members of Christ) is vital, not least, for our sense of belonging. Believer, you belong to the Triune God wholly and completely, now, and from your regeneration to the end of your days here and throughout all eternity in the new heavens and the new earth. You belonged to Christ when He was on the cross, for you were in Him and died to sin with Him (Rom. 6:2-6). Moreover, you...