• Is the church essential?
    • It has always been God’s choice to save man where He chooses and upon what conditions He chooses.
      • II Kings 5:1-14 – Naaman had to respect God’s place and conditions to be cleansed.
      • Ephesians 3:10-11
    • Notice the importance God has put upon the church.
    • Some say they love Christ, but the church is non-essential.
    • Some say the church does not save; Jesus saves
      • Exodus 20:24; II Samuel 7:12-14 – God accepts people’s service in all places where He records His name. The saved relationship is now that place.
    • If saved out of the church, saved without a Savior.
      • Ephesians 5:23; 1:23
    • If saved out of the church, saved without being saved!
      • The church is the saved relationship.