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framed together, groweth unto a holy temple in the Lord.” — Ephesians
2:20, 21.
(1.) This building — the church — is “fitly framed together.”
(2.) It is framed — JOINED to its foundation — “in whom.”
(3.) A church being framed to the foundation so as to be removed from the
foundation is not “fitly framed,” the only “fitly” framing, according to the
spirit and the design of Christianity, is that which so frames the church into its
foundation, that it can never be razed by the devil; and, thus, Wesleys,
Campbells, Calvins left to rebuild it.
(4.) As it is “fitly framed” into its foundation, if the devil has forced it into
Babylon, the foundation, too, is gone; for they are “fitly framed together.”
VII. “Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved.” —
Hebrews 12:28. Greenfield, Liddell, Scott and Thayer define the Greek,
here rendered “moved,” “shaken,” and the Bible Union and the New Revision
render it “shaken” instead of “moved.”
(1.) If this kingdom cannot be “shaken,” surely the church cannot be forced
from its foundation into Babylon.
(2.) The church, therefore, must ever be faithful to its husband — Church
Perpetuity.
VIII. Christ is the King of His church. — Matthew 21:5.
(1.) To destroy the kingdom is to destroy the king as king.
(2.) If Christ’s church has been destroyed, as king, Christ is destroyed. f36
(3.) But as His kingship in His church is essential to save a lost world, if for no
other reason, He would preserve His church from apostacy.
(4.) In no instance has a king ever lost his kingship, except by being too weak
to save it.
(5.) But Christ has “all power;” therefore, He will save His kingship by saving
His church from apostasy.
IX. Christ is “High Priest” of His church. — Compare Hebrews 10:21
with 1 Timothy 3:15.
(1.) Christ’s priesthood is essentially related to His church.
(2.) Therefore to destroy His church is to destroy His priesthood.