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Ques. 55. What do you understand by "the communion saints"? Ans. First, that all and every one, who believes, being members of Christ, are in common, partakers of Him, and of all His riches and gifts; secondly, that every one must know it to be his duty, readily and cheerfully to employ his gifts, f
Thus there is a certain natural communion of men, even though this fellowship is ruptured by sin. The basis of this natural communion is that God made all men of one blood: there is a basic unity and affinity among men. And the possibility of fellowship in this communion is given with, the manifold
But, lest we miss a vital point, let us add immediately, that in the application of this spiritual truth it is an impossibility to sever the spiritual from the physical. Let us make this plain. Someone may say to us, but your tie is spiritual, that has nothing to do with your physical day to day dea
The expression “the communion of saints” in the Apostles’ Creed is made up of two terms, communion and saints. Saints The word “saint” is very common in the New Testament: it means “holy one.” The ultimate saint is God himself, for he is the Holy One. Because God is holy, His people must be—and ar
Remember that we are all part of one body: the body of Christ. Communion of the Saints
This article on "The Communion of Saints" is part 2 of 2. Read part 1 here. Communion of Saints
We have already said that the communion of the saints is the gathering of all of the many saints of God into one. The center of the unity of the communion of the saints is the Lord Jesus Christ. This is a truth that is beautifully described by several figures in the Scriptures. The most common figur
The communion of saints means there is a spiritual bond, something that we possess in common. By the communion of saints, we understand that all and everyone who believes, being members of Christ, are in common partakers of Him and of all His riches and gifts. We're not confessing a communion o
He justifies. He saves. He sanctifies. He preserves, even to the end, so that we who believe can confess, I am and forever shall remain a living member of that church. Very closely related to that truth is what Scripture teaches concerning the communion of saints. Those who are the members of Ch
Communion of the Saints