The Unity of the Church
Rev. Angus Stewart expounds on the doctrine of the church's spiritual unity as rooted in God's eternal decrees, the triune nature of God, and the work of the Holy Spirit in calling the elect into one body under Christ's headship. The article grounds church unity in biblical passages and Reformed theology, emphasizing that all true believers share one Spirit, one faith, and one baptism as members of Christ's mystical body.
Rev. Angus Stewart The unity of the church is set forth in the Apostles’ Creed: “I believe an holy, catholic church” (singular), and taught, for example, in Ephesians 4:4-6: “There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God …” The one church of Christ is a living organism (“one body”) with one head, Jesus Christ (“one Lord”), and one animating principle, the Holy Ghost (“one Spirit”), which worships and serves the...