congregation fails to hold out the Word in the dark world, all the labors bestowed on it will come to nothing. As we select a local church where we will be active members, we must seek a church which is fulfilling its task of being both the custodian of God’s truth and the conveyor of it. Biblical directives must grip us as we seek always to be well-pleasing to our Lord. But these directives must not transport us into an unreal world in isolation from the real world in which we live, lest we fail
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