Examining Church Membership (2)

In a previous article under this title the importance of church membership was established. The church as an organization is the mother of God's people. This is true from the viewpoint that through her ministry God brings His people to salvation in Jesus Christ and sustains them in that salvation. The ministries that God has given to the church are essentially three: the preaching of the Word, the administration of the sacraments, and the exercise of Christian discipline. These three labors of...