The Holiness of the Church
Rev. Angus Stewart expounds the doctrine of the church's holiness as taught in Ephesians 5 and the Apostles' Creed, arguing that holiness is essential to the church's identity and consists in the spiritual purity and devotion of all believing members. Stewart addresses threats to the church's holiness, including worldly conformity, false ecumenism, and corrupt doctrine, emphasizing that the church's sanctification is preserved through proper church discipline and faithful preaching of God's Word.
Rev. Angus Stewart In the Apostles’ Creed, the Christian confesses, “I believe an holy, catholic church.” The church’s holiness is taught in Ephesians 5:25-27: “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the church, and gave himself for it; that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.” The holiness of the...