Quotes about Church

The church of God can be established in no other way than by the Word.

The difference between us and the papists is that they do not think that the church can be 'the pillar of the truth' unless she presides over the word of God. We, on the other hand, assert that it is because she reverently subjects herself to the word of God that the truth is preserved by her and passed on to others by her hands.

it is the peculiar privilege of the Church, to know what the Divine judgments mean, and what is their tendency.

The true structure of the church is the Kingdom of God, and this is neither frail nor like a tent in any way.

God has so ordained and governed the Christian church that the cross has been the preparation for victory, and death the way to life.

As to their question-How can we be assured that this has sprung from God unless we have recourse to the decree of the church?-it is as if someone asked: Whence will we learn to distinguish light from darkness, white from black, sweet from bitter? Indeed, Scripture exhibits fully as clear evidence of its own truth as white and black things do of their color, or sweet and bitter things do of their taste.

It is one of the tricks of Satan to defraud godly ministers of support, that the Church may be deprived of such ministers.

Those who strive to delay or hinder the restoration of the church will accomplish nothing. God is its vindicator, and he will judge all peoples.

For in our own day we see many who are stupid enough to be so overcome by the mere title of "the church," that they take sides with the pope, and would be damned forever rather than raise a finger against his authority.

This then is the highest adornment of the Kingdom of Christ, that he rules over his church by his Spirit.

For every family of the pious ought to be a church.

For access to the church of God was open to the Gentiles who were to take the place left empty by the Jews.