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Dr. Abraham Kuyper used a fitting illustration, when he spoke of the peas in a pod. If you raise peas in a garden, it is impossible that you tend the peas, but ignore the pod. True, when the peas are ripe, and picking time has come, you shell the peas and throw the pod away. Similarly, you remove a
In Acts 20:28, Paul instructs the elders in the church at Ephesus to take heed to themselves and to all the flock over which God has made them overseers. Those elders were not in doubt as to who were members in their congregation. Taking heed to the flock would be impossible, if there were no recogn
God has placed us in our church; if we change we have to explain this to God. Finally, there is the matter of spiritual growth. We need a church that will feed our souls; this is one benefit of church membership. God uses the ministry of the Word to help us grow spiritually so we can worship God and
In the light of our Three Forms of Unity, let’s take a look at the topic of Church Membership. Why is church membership necessary? (Belgic Confession Art. 28; Heidelberg Catechism L.D. 21; Heb. 2:12) To what church are we called to be members of? (Belgic Confession Art. 29; Col. 1:23; Matt. 28:1
We believe that no one ought to seclude himself and be contented to be alone; but that all jointly should keep and maintain the union of the Church, and submit to the public teaching, and to the yoke of Jesus Christ, wherever God shall have established a true order of the Church, even if the magistr
Ronald L. Cammenga is pastor of the Protestant Reformed Church of Loveland, Colorado. Last time we established the importance and the duty of membership in the visible, instituted church of Jesus Christ. There are many today who disparage church membership. There are many who find it quite sufficie
Aaron Lim (Singapore) CONTENTS I. Defining Membership in the Church II. Understanding the Implications of Membership III. Answering Common Objections IV. Conclusion I. Defining Membership in the Church This article has been written for the purpose of understanding the nature of church members
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This article is the shortened version of the recently published booklet by me under the same title. This abridgment necessarily omits much of the booklet, including elements that I consider to be of great importance both to the subject and to the thinking of Reformed persons concerning church member