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Article 27: The Holy Catholic Church We believe and confess one single catholic or universal church—a holy congregation and gathering of true Christian believers,awaiting their entire salvation in Jesus Christ, being washed by his blood, and sanctified and sealed by the Holy Spirit.This church has
All things are only to serve the purpose of the church. All that he did, all that he does, is centered in his purpose to reveal himself in all his glory in the church. From the very beginning, in a certain sense of the word, that church was a catholic church.
The word “catholic” means “universal” and is a proper description of the true church of Christ. We ought not abandon the word to Romanism. That the church is universal is clear from many passages of Scripture. Revelation describes the catholic church in 7:9. There we read of a multitude that no man
These churches are in four countries and are part of the holy Catholic Church. For the church of Christ is catholic, Lo, universal and international in character and scope.
And when we do, what a blessing it is to be a member of the church, to have a church family where we can use our gifts for others and where others use their gifts for us so that there is no schism in the body. But as the apostle says, all the members have the same care for each other. So if one
The church, let it be noted, is here considered as an object of faith. The Catechism is expounding the first part of the ninth article of the Apostolic Confession: "I believe an holy catholic church." This means, of course, "I believe that there is such a church, which is both holy and catholic." We
It is a holy church, not because the members are sinless, but because they are sanctified in Christ. It is a catholic church that means it is universal. It is one organic whole, from Jew and Gentile, male and female, bond and free. Every elect believer has a place in that church and remains a living
We must never say, therefore, that the church was born on the day of Pentecost. On the contrary, from the beginning she was in the world. But when the Spirit of the exalted Lord is poured out upon all flesh, the shadows flee away, and reality is come. And the church then breaks through the limits of
Article 27, the Catholic Christian Church. We believe and profess one Catholic or universal church, which is a holy congregation of true Christian believers, all expecting their salvation in Jesus Christ, being washed by his blood, sanctified and sealed by the Holy Ghost. This church hath been f
Believe also an holy, catholic church, as it takes form in the congregation of which you are a member.