THE DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH
R. B. KUIPER
“The Word of God tells us that Christ’s Church is glorious. Not only does history
ascribe to it a past that is in many respects glorious and does prophecy predict for it
a glorious future, it is essentially glorious. The Christian Church is glorious in its very
nature.”
“Today the glory of the Church is thickly veiled. It is no exaggeration to assert that in
the main it presents a picture of advanced decadence and extreme feebleness. The
Church is not being held, either by the world or by its own membership, in the high
esteem to which it is entitled.”
It is our conviction that we need Churches that are self-consciously distinct from the
culture. We need Churches in which the key indicator of success is not evident
results but persevering Biblical faithfulness. We need Churches that help us recover
those aspects of Christianity that are distinct from the world, and that unite us.
Therefore we have embarked upon a study of the Church in all her glory and
splendor.
Our theme verse Matthew 16:18 clearly states the importance of the Church.
Jesus said that said it is His Church and He is the One building it. Because we are
born again and are members of His Church we have joined Jesus’ building of His
Church. It is therefore imperative that we know what He wants us to be building and
how He wants it built. Four major questions will help us re-visit the biblical emphasis
placed on the Church. These questions will also guide us in our discussions on the
Church for the next several months.
1. WHAT IS THE CHURCH?
2. WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
3. HOW DO YOU RECOGNIZE IT?
4. WHAT IS THE CHRISTIAN’S RESPONSIBILITY TO IT?
Please join us for a thought provoking and life enriching time as we together
rediscover the glory of the Christian Church.
R. B. KUIPER
“The Word of God tells us that Christ’s Church is glorious. Not only does history
ascribe to it a past that is in many respects glorious and does prophecy predict for it
a glorious future, it is essentially glorious. The Christian Church is glorious in its very
nature.”
“Today the glory of the Church is thickly veiled. It is no exaggeration to assert that in
the main it presents a picture of advanced decadence and extreme feebleness. The
Church is not being held, either by the world or by its own membership, in the high
esteem to which it is entitled.”
It is our conviction that we need Churches that are self-consciously distinct from the
culture. We need Churches in which the key indicator of success is not evident
results but persevering Biblical faithfulness. We need Churches that help us recover
those aspects of Christianity that are distinct from the world, and that unite us.
Therefore we have embarked upon a study of the Church in all her glory and
splendor.
Our theme verse Matthew 16:18 clearly states the importance of the Church.
Jesus said that said it is His Church and He is the One building it. Because we are
born again and are members of His Church we have joined Jesus’ building of His
Church. It is therefore imperative that we know what He wants us to be building and
how He wants it built. Four major questions will help us re-visit the biblical emphasis
placed on the Church. These questions will also guide us in our discussions on the
Church for the next several months.
1. WHAT IS THE CHURCH?
2. WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
3. HOW DO YOU RECOGNIZE IT?
4. WHAT IS THE CHRISTIAN’S RESPONSIBILITY TO IT?
Please join us for a thought provoking and life enriching time as we together
rediscover the glory of the Christian Church.
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