COMMENTS
The Lord's Church, the only one to which the name ecclesia … or Church, is properly applicable, is so insignificant, so unostentatious, and comparatively so poor in this world's riches, that it is not recognized nor recognizable from the worldly standpoint. It is neither man-made nor man-ruled; nor are its members enrolled on earth, but in heaven (Heb. 12:23). Its Head and Bishop is the Lord; its law is His Word; it has but one Lord, one faith, one baptism; and it is built upon the testimonies of the holy Apostles and prophets—Jesus Christ Himself being its chief Cornerstone.
The word "Church," in Greek, designates the elect character of God's people. They are indeed the "called out"; for they are separated by the Lord from the kingdom of darkness and the rule of Satan into the Kingdom of God's dear Son, and brought under the rule of Christ. The pillar that sustains Her and the foundation upon which She is built is Jesus Christ, Her Lord; and founded upon this Rock, She will remain to all eternity.
Isa. 62:12; Matt. 15:13; 16:18; Heb. 12:23; Eph. 1:22, 23; 2:20-22; 5:23-32; John 15:1-8; Rom. 12:4, 5; 1 Cor. 3:9; 12:12-28; 2 Cor. 6:16; Heb. 3:6; Rev. 21:2, 9, 10.
