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What Makes a Church Reformed?

David Engelsma·2020-06-01
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Introduction             The question is not, “Who makes a church Reformed?” The answer to this question would be, “the Spirit of Jesus Christ.” By his Spirit, Jesus Christ himself, who is the head of the church (Eph. 5:23), creates a group of believers and their children as his body in a certain place at a certain time in connection with qualified men as elders and deacons (1 Tim. 3). As the creation of Jesus himself, this congregation preaches the pure gospel of holy scripture, administers...

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Author
David Engelsma
Date

2020-06-01

Source
Beacon Lights
Scripture References
Ephesians
Ephesians 5:23Ephesians 6:4
1 Timothy 1
Confessional References
BC Article 29
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