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title: 'The Church the Pillar and Ground of the Truth'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Nicholas Murray'
date: 1860-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Ecclesiology (General)'
- 'Bible and Canon'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Ephesians 2'
- 'Acts 17'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/murray-1860-the-church-the-pillar-and-ground-of-the-truth
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# The Church the Pillar and Ground of the Truth

The church—visible and invisible—is the house of the living God and the pillar and ground of the truth. Its duty is to hold and proclaim Scripture, not to make or enforce divine law.

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