The Tension of The Church* (1)

The doctrine of the Church is for the student of Holy Writ a fascinating subject. This is true, on the one hand, because of the many current erroneous views of this subject. Whereas Holy Writ emphasizes the unity of this Body of Christ, in history she continually reveals herself as torn by dissension and strife. An outstanding example of this throughout the Old Dispensation was Ephraim's jealousy of Judah which finally culminated in the division of the kingdom. Soon, in the New Dispensation, a...