{"id":2277,"date":"2020-01-10T19:18:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T00:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awarningministry.com\/?p=2277"},"modified":"2020-01-13T14:14:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T19:14:12","slug":"the-mystical-invisible-universal-church-examined-in-scripture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awarningministry.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/10\/the-mystical-invisible-universal-church-examined-in-scripture\/","title":{"rendered":"THE MYSTICAL INVISIBLE UNIVERSAL “CHURCH” \u2026 Examined in Scripture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

THE MYSTICAL INVISIBLE UNIVERSAL “CHURCH” \u2026 Examined in Scripture BY LES POTTER PH.D. Fourth Edition page 103-104<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

XII. Conclusion.<\/strong>
“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.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Our position is simply the historic Baptist position. We have held this position since the days of Christ\u2019s 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 \u201cchurch,\u201d we are not their enemy. Nor are they ours (Luke 9:49-50). Nevertheless, our position is that when God\u2019s 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.” <\/strong>
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Review and Discussion: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

    \u00a9Copyright 2005 4th edition 2013 Les Potter Ph.D All rights reserved <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For additional copies Visit: www.localchurchbiblepublishers.com Or call: 517-882-2112<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives \u2013 Historic & Scriptural Baptist Position Concerning the Kingdom of God<\/a><\/blockquote>