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(6.) If this church has gone into Babylon He is gone there too, and all are lost
— “Lo I am with you alway even unto the end of the world. A men.” Bengel
says on this: “A continual presence, and one most actually present.” “This
promise also belongs to the whole church.” Inasmuch as Methodism,
Presbyterianism, Campbellism, etc., are “but of yesterday,” this promise
cannot apply to them. On this Stier says:
“He is present with his mighty defense and aid against the gates of hell, which
would oppose and hinder His church in the execution of His commands.” f34
So, G.W. Clark, Scott, Matthew Henry, Barnes, Doddridge, Olshausen, and
Adam Clark, et. mul. al.
V. “For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the
church: and he is the Savior of the body … Christ also loved the church, and
gave Himself for it … that He might present it to Himself, a glorious church,
not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that it should be holy and
without blemish.” — Ephesians 5:23, 29.
(1.) This is taken from the relation of husband and wife.
(2.) The husband that does not use his utmost power to save his wife is an
unfaithful husband.
(3.) Only his lack of power prevents him from saving his wife.
(4.) For Christ to not use His utmost power to save His church would be for
Him to be unfaithful to her.
(5.) Only by His lack of power can the church apostatize.
(6.) But, “all power in heaven and in earth” belongs to Him; therefore the
church is insured forever against apostasy. He “gave Himself for it” and He is
its “Savior.”
(7.) An apostate church is not a “glorious” church, has spots, wrinkles, serious
blemishes.
(8.) But, inasmuch as Christ’s church has “no such thing,” His church shall
never apostatize. On this Adam Clark says: “Christ exercises His authority
over the church so as to save and protect it.” f35 Verses 26 and 27, Bengel,
Matthew Henry and Adam Clark say allude to “the different ordinances which
He has appointed;” hence they agree that the passages speak of the Church
organization.
VI. Having been “built upon the foundation of the Apostles and prophets,
Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; in whom all the building fitly