[225] Our Resurrection Bodies
When Christians die, their souls are perfected. When Christ returns we receive imperishable, glorious, powerful resurrection bodies.
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When Christians die, their souls are perfected. When Christ returns we receive imperishable, glorious, powerful resurrection bodies.
God’s purpose in saving his people is to make them holy and bring them to heaven to live with him forever; to die is gain!
Christians do not just relate to God as individuals, but as members of his church, which exists for his glory.
The church is composed of all of God’s redeemed children from all ages.
The visible church includes people who are not truly born again and we are called to judge those who claim to be Christians.
The first and most important mark of a true church is that the Word of God is faithfully preached, heard and obeyed.
True churches are distinguished by the faithful preaching and hearing of the infallible Word of God.
The true church is the gathering of all of God’s covenant children, the true children of Abraham in the covenant of grace.
The heart of the covenant is: I will be your God and you will be my people. We belong to Jesus, he is our Lord and we must obey.
All Christians should be members of a local church, be accountable to that church and use their gifts to build it up.
Christians should place a very high priority on gathering together to worship God and participate in each other’s lives.
The church is God’s witness to the world and must not conform to the world. Each local church should be governed by elders.
The kingdom of God is the rule of God and will ultimately be perfectly revealed in heaven.
The study of eschatology comforts Christians by answering the questions left open by the other five loci of reformed theology.
The study of eschatology makes clear that Christ victory over sin, death and Satan is a perfect victory.