Nov 24
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- Who is the head of the church? Who has all church power been given to? Who gave it to him? Why has it been given to him? Why does this matter?
- What is the first thing that Christ does in the execution of his church power?
- What does it mean that “the Lord Jesus calleth out of the world unto himself, through the ministry of his word, by his Spirit, those that are given unto him by his Father”? For help, see Second London Confession (2LCF) chapters 3 and 10.
- What do these words refer to: “that they may walk before him in all the ways of obedience, which he prescribeth to them in his word”?
- What does this phrase mean: “Those thus called, he commandeth to walk together in particular societies, or churches”?
- What are the two purposes of the church membership mentioned at the end of 2LCF 26.5?
- What would you say to a professing believer who says, I love Jesus but I don’t want anything to do with the church?