Outline:
- The church
- Church membership
- The church is the household of God
- The church is the body of Christ
- The church is the temple of the Holy Spirit
- What does this mean for you and me?
- In order for membership at Franklin Street to be meaningful, we must limit our membership only to those who confess Christ.
- In order for membership at Franklin Street to be meaningful, we must live out our membership with a covenantal commitment.
Secondary sources cited:
- D. A. Carson, “Evangelicals, Ecumenism, and the Church,” in Evangelical Affirmations, eds. Kenneth S. Kantzer and Carl E. Henry (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990).