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Chapter 3 | “The church is generated by the right preaching of the Word. The church is distinguished and contained by the right administration of baptism and the Lord’s supper. And the latter presumes and implies the practice of church discipline.”

Chapter 2 | “The church must be a reflection of God‘s unity, holiness, immensity, eternality, and truthfulness.”

Chapter 1 | “The church is the body of people called by God‘s grace through faith in Christ to glorify him together by serving him in his world.”

“Churches which preach the gospel are true churches; churches which do not are not. Churches that preach the gospel but possess a biblically deficient form of polity can be considered “true,” but “irregular,” not organized according to the rule of his Word. The role of good pastors is then to move their congregations toward increasing conformity to God’s Word, even if such work is slow.”