THE MYSTICAL INVISIBLE UNIVERSAL “CHURCH” … Examined in Scripture

THE MYSTICAL INVISIBLE UNIVERSAL “CHURCH” … Examined in Scripture BY LES POTTER PH.D. Fourth Edition page 103-104

XII. Conclusion.
“Human nature can be the greatest obstacle to the apprehension of truth. Thank the Lord, salvation is by grace and not perfect knowledge! There are some brethren who will not, and cannot, embrace the truths discussed herein until the rapture. Anyone who has invested years of their life in a para-church ministry will certainly not welcome any discussion of it. There are some whose complex multi-dispensational system is virtually short-circuited by these truths. It may take time for them to untangle their system. The pure simplicity of the Biblical New Testament church can be hard to see when you are accustomed to looking beyond it. Once they start asking challenging questions, they are thinking it through. They may start by asking if you belong to one of those heretical groups they have heard of and have been warned about. The best answer is from the Bible.

Our position is simply the historic Baptist position. We have held this position since the days of Christ’s earthly ministry. This is a fact clearly established by our own extant writings, historical accusations of our persecutors, and the Bible itself. But we do not believe we have a corner on truth, or that salvation is found only in our midst. We do not believe Baptists will have their own rapture, nor do we base our worth solely on a genealogy of succession. If there are brethren in Christ who are frustrated with the Scriptural examination of their “church,” we are not their enemy. Nor are they ours (Luke 9:49-50). Nevertheless, our position is that when God’s word clearly defines and interprets itself (apart from imposing an external premise) we are obligated to stand true to it as did our Baptist forefathers.”

Review and Discussion:

1. Can brethren be as saved as you are but be wrong on New Testament church truth?
2. Does the apprehension of New Testament church truth give us any level of immunity to error in other areas?
3. Could a brother who rejects New Testament church truth be scripturally correct on something in which we are in error?

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