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The church is called “catholic” or “universal” because it has spread throughout the entire world, from one end of the earth to the other. It is also called catholic because it teaches fully and unfailingly all the doctrines which men should know about, both visible things and invisible things, the realities of heaven and earthly … Continue reading “CHURCH,
CATHOLIC”

The duty of the church is to comfort the disturbed and to disturb the comfortable. Michael Ramsey

There are many sheep without, many wolves within. Augustine of Hippo Before Christ comes it is useless to expect to see the perfect church. J.C. Ryle The day we find the perfect church, it becomes imperfect the moment we join it. C.H. Spurgeon

A cloud of witnesses. The Bible, Hebrews 12:1

See also: Incarnation Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. The Bible, Luke 2:14 My husband likes those nativity cards, but I prefer something more Christmassy. Conversation overheard in a charity shop. Author unknown Selfishness makes Christmas a burden; love makes it a delight. Author unknown Bethlehem and … Continue reading “CHRISTMAS”

The Church does not superstitiously observe days, merely as days, but as memorials of important facts. Christmas might be kept as well upon one day of the year as another; but there should be a stated day for commemorating the birth of our Savior, because there is danger that what may be done on any … Continue reading “CHRISTMAS,
OBSERVANCE OF”

A large part of the professing church is nothing better than the world, wrongfully named with Christ’s name. C.H. Spurgeon The generality of nominal Christians are almost entirely taken up with the concerns of the present world. They know indeed that they are mortal, but they do not feel it. The truth rests in their … Continue reading “CHRISTIANS,
FALSE”

We affirm that, while all believers are indwelt by the Holy Spirit and are in the process of being made holy and conformed to the image of Christ, those consequences of justification are not its ground. The gospel of Jesus Christ: An evangelical celebration

This is the unique element in the gospel, which tells us that what we could never do, God has done. We cannot climb up to heaven to discover God, but God has come down to earth, in the person of his Son, to reveal himself to us in the only way we could really understand: … Continue reading “CHRISTIANITY,
UNIQUENESS OF”

The founders of the world’s religions say, “Do! Do! Do!” but Christ says, “Done! It is finished!” Steve Kumar