earl40
Puritan Board Professor
Below we have "The visible church" with the definition that follows. What is the proper way to read this about what it is speaking of? Specific churches that contain members, or members of churches?
II. 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;[2] and of their children:[3] and is the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ,[4]the house and family of God,[5] out of which there is no ordinary possibility of salvation.[6]
I am leaning toward that it is speaking of.....Specific churches that contain members, though the "and their children" does appear to speak of members of churches.
II. 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;[2] and of their children:[3] and is the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ,[4]the house and family of God,[5] out of which there is no ordinary possibility of salvation.[6]
I am leaning toward that it is speaking of.....Specific churches that contain members, though the "and their children" does appear to speak of members of churches.