The Church Our Mother: Why Believers Must Remain Within Her Care | John Calvin
Deep Dive into Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin - The True Church with Which as Mother of All the Godly We Must Keep UnityThe church is understood in two distinct ways: the Invisible Church, which consists solely of the elect known only to God, whose foundation is secret election and whose membership passes human understanding; and the Visible Church, which is the multitude spread across the earth who outwardly profess to worship one God and Christ.The Visible Church is indispensable, serving as the "mother of all the godly." God instituted the church to accommodate human…
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