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Westminster Confession of Faith (modernized) · Chapter 25

Of the Church

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2. The Visible Church, which is also Catholic or Universal, under the Gospel (not confined to one Nation, as before, under the Law) consists of all those, throughout the World, that profess the true Religion;a and, of their Children:b and is, the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ,c the House and Family of God,d out of which, there is no ordinary possibility of Salvation.e

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

  1. a1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Corinthians 12:12–13; Psalm 2:8; Revelation 7:9; Romans 15:9–12
  2. b1 Corinthians 7:14; Acts 2:39; Ezekiel 16:20–21; Romans 11:16; Genesis 3:15; Genesis 17:7
  3. cMatthew 13:47; Isaiah 9:7
  4. dEphesians 2:19; Ephesians 3:15
  5. eActs 2:47

Commentary

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