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Harold Camping refuted: tHe neCessity of membersHip in tHe CHurCH (institute) (2) Rev. Martyn McGeown IV. The Necessity of Church Membership A. The Testimony of Scripture Many Christians today rightly deride the nonsensical theories of Harold Camping and would vehemently deny that the church institu
What is the institute of a church? The institute of a church includes the preaching of the Word, the administration of the sacraments and the exercise of Christian discipline. It also includes all catechetical instruction and family visitation. To say that the Lord never blesses the institute of a c
When we speak of the church as institute, we speak of the ruling body in the church – the consistory, of the preaching of the Word, of the sacraments, of Christian discipline. Under the church as institute is the teaching of Catechism, for that is also part of the preaching of the Word. Therefore, t
The visible Church, which is also catholic or universal under the Gospel . . . consists of all those throughout the world that profess the true religion; and of their children: and is the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ, the house and family of God, out of which there is no ordinary possibility of
The church as institute is the gathering of believers in any one locality under the office of Christ, that is, under the ministry of the Word, the rule of elders, and the office of mercy vested in deacons. If believers do not gather under the office of Christ, they do not in such gatherings manifest
While it is certainly true that parachurch organizations can include all such organizations, it is also clear that a certain distinction has to be made here. This distinction arises out of a common yet very important distinction in the nature and idea of the church. All theologians in the Protestant
But the fact of the matter is that this distrust of the institute is more wide-spread than we often imagine. It is becoming increasingly clear that, among some conservatives in the church world, there is also this deep-seated distrust of the institute. It appears on occasion especially among those w
If this is the role of the church institute, then it is no wonder that the church institute does not have a very important place in the Christian's life. What the church institute is supposed to do can very well be done by other organizations. It is not surprising therefore, to: discover that the sa
And this leads to the conclusion that there is no salvation apart from the church institute. Article 28 of the Belgic Confession reads in part, "We believe, since the holy congregation is an assembly of those who are saved, and that out of it there is no salvation, that no person of whatever state o
We should be thankful to God for the church of which we are a living member and forever shall remain! This church of which we are a part also manifests itself on this earth as the church institute. Prof. Hanko took up this subject in his speech on Wednesday evening. He spoke from I Timothy 3:15 and