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Excellency and Glory of the Church, The

 

Excellency and Glory of the Church, The

Derived from God - Isa 28:5

Derived from Christ - Isa 60:1; Lu 2:34

Result from the favour of God - Isa 43:4

God delights in - Ps 45:11; Isa 62:3-5

Saints delight in - Isa 66:11

CONSIST IN ITS

• Being the seat of God's worship
- Ps 96:6
• Being the temple of God
- 1Co 3:16,17; Eph 2:21,22
• Being the body of Christ
- Eph 1:22,23
• Being the bride of Christ
- Ps 45:13,14; Re 19:7,8; 21:2
• Being established
- Ps 48:8; Isa 33:20
• Eminent position
- Ps 48:2; Isa 2:2
• Graces of character
- So 2:14
• Perfection of beauty
- Ps 50:2
• Members being righteous
- Isa 60:21; Re 19:8
• Strength and defence
- Ps 48:12,13
• Sanctification
- Eph 5:26,27

Augmented by increase of its members - Isa 49:18; 60:4-14

Are abundant - Isa 66:11

Sin obscures - La 2:14,15

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