The Church, Spiritual, Organized, & Hypocrites

Sermon on Article 27 - 28 Belgic Confession - Lords Day February 16th, 2025 - Trinity Reformed Church
Looking at the church there is the spiritual side and visible side. The spiritual church are the elect. Those who are saved by faith in Christ. Jesus did not mean angels.

Matthew 16, John 3 the church is made up of people once lost, now redeemed. Those whose names are written in the book of life.. Roman 8 He foreknew them, predestined them. We are united spiritually to Him. That's real and that is absolute..

The visible Church. Rome defines the church as the visible, the papacy, the magisterium, traditions.

Other issue is over emphasizing the spiritual church and a rejection the organized body. Christians that don't submit to a local church body.

In Revelation they are organized churches. They claim to be the church but they are the synagog of Satan. You have the appearance you are alive but you are dead..The message is repent and believe the Gospel..

“Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭13‬:‭24‬-‭25‬ ‭NKJV‬‬