Preservation and Perseverance (5) / The Doctrine of the Church (1): The Idea of the Church

CHAPTER VI PRESERVATION AND PERSEVERANCE (Continued) That this is indeed the true significance and interpretation of this passage is evident from the illustration which the author uses at the close of the passage. It is the illustration of a field. And in that held is the good seed, but also the seed of thorns and thistles. If no rain would come upon that field, neither the good seed nor the seed of thorns and briers would ever become manifest. But now through the rain that often comes upon...