The Ark of Safety

Is There Salvation Outside of the Church?

By Ryan M. McGraw

2018

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This book explores the Westminster Confession of Faith’s claim that “there is no ordinary possibility of salvation” outside of the church by asking what it means, whether it is biblical, and why it is important. The author concludes that the Westminster Confession rightly stresses the role of the church in bringing people to salvation without making this claim absolute. We should love the church because Christ loved it and gave Himself for it. He died for the church so that we might live in and with it. Let us study this subject with our Bibles in our hands, the Spirit in our hearts, prayer on our lips, and our forefathers helping us along. Table of Contents: Part One History—What Does WCF 25.2 Mean?

Reformation and Early Reformed Background
The Westminster Confession of Faith and Beyond Part Two Theology—Is WCF 25.2 Biblical?
The Church in the Old Testament
The Visible Church in the New Testament
The Invisible Church in the New Testament Part Three Practice—Why Is WCF 25.2 Important?
The Ordinary Necessity of the Visible Church for Salvation

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Author

Ryan M. McGraw

Author · 16 books

Ryan M. McGraw is the pastor of First Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Sunnyvale, CA (http://firstopc.org/). He ministered previously to Grace Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Conway, SC. Pastor McGraw is a graduate Cal State Fullerton (B.A.) and of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (MDiv and ThM). He obtained his PhD in historical theology from the University of the Free State (Jonathan Edwards Centre Africa). Ryan is Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and he is a Research Associate for the Jonathan Edwards Centre Africa. He regularly contributes articles and book reviews to numerous publications. He is married to Krista, and they have three sons. You can listen to his sermons at http://www.sermonaudio.com/source\_det...