(25) Of the Church

"A Christian without a church is a Christian in trouble." Like a lion hoping to snatch prey that wanders from the herd so Satan aims to devour professing Christians who are disconnected from the church. We need the church.

To become safely persuaded of this truth we need to know what the church is. It isn't an affinity group; a club we join because of shared circumstances and interests. It isn't a teaching center that we can utilize whenever we feel the need for solid counsel. In this broken world, the church—which presently groans with the rest of creation—is an essential part of God's rescue plan for lost sinners.