The gospel creates church

Joanthan Leeman  |  Features  |  Church life
Date posted:  1 Jul 2019
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The gospel creates church

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Have you ever met someone who says they love the gospel, but not the church? Doing so is impossible, and I want to help you understand why.

The gospel is a message. That message, when embraced and trusted, creates a people. And those people in turn demonstrate the promises and truth of the message.

Call it history’s greatest virtuous cycle. The gospel creates the church, and the church protects and displays the gospel.

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