Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquities. —Psalm 103:2‒3. Christendom, the one holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, God’s chosen people, those who through true faith in Jesus Christ have…

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned, and avoid them. – Romans 16:17. A congregation that has, teaches, confesses, and practices all the doctrines of God’s Word in…

If ye continue in My Word, then are ye My disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. – John 8:31-32. There are so many denominations on earth, with various doctrines and various…

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net that was cast into the sea and gathered of every kind. – Matthew 13:47. All professing Christians throughout the world are part of what is commonly called the visible church. In…

For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so…

Christ also loved the Church and gave Himself for it, that He might sanctify it. —Ephesians 5:25-26. The one “Holy Christian Church” of which we speak in the Third Article of the Apostles’ Creed is the “Communion of Saints,” that is…

Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost. – Acts 7:51. When, through the Word and Spirit of God, one has been brought out of darkness into light, and so belongs to God’s chosen…

Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people, that ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. – I Peter 2:9. Here on…

[Christ was] put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the spirit; by which also He went and preached unto the spirits in prison which sometime were disobedient. —I Peter 3:18-20. “[Christ was] put to death in the flesh.” By virtue…

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him. – Philippians 2:9. God has raised Christ from the state of obedient humiliation, and has exalted Him to the very highest height and sublimity. Now Christ, also according to His human nature, uses…