The Church
"If Jesus so loved the church as to give himself for her, much more what he has is settled on her."
- John Flavel, The Fountain of Life Opened Up, pg 530
"Thou art not saved for being a member of the church of Rome, or Corinth, or Ephesus, or Philippi, or Thessalonica, or of any other such; but for being a member of the universal church or body of Christ, that is, a Christian."
- Richard Baxter, A Christian Directory, pg 52-53
"There is no entering in God's church but by coming into Christ's church; nor are any looked upon as members of the kingdom of God among men but those that are willing to submit to the grace and government of the Redeemer."
- Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, pg 1583
"As Christ was, so His church is to be in this world. Christ came into this world not to be ministered unto, but to minister, not to be honored, but to save others. His church, when she understands her work, will perceive that she is not here to gather to herself wealth or honor, or to seek any temporal aggrandizement and position; she is here unselfishly to live, and if need be, unselfishly to die for the deliverance of the lost sheep, the salvation of lost men."
- Charles Spurgeon, from his sermon "The First Cry From The Cross"
