Session 6 • "One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic Church" (Derick Parfan)

If God dwells in the church—not the building, but the people—then the church is essential because God is essential. The church is not just necessary; it is glorious and majestic because its identity is bound up with the triune God, who is glorious and majestic. So every time you think about the church, remember: you cannot belittle, ignore, or despise the church without belittling, ignoring, or despising the God who created, redeemed, and indwells her. And if you belong to Christ, you belong to this church. What a glorious reality! // Ptr. Derick Parfan, Session 6, “The One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church”: On Confessing the Triune God with His Church