When is the church not the church?

I’ve spoken a lot about the church on Substack lately — a few weeks ago I spoke about how it was important to separate ourselves from churches which are not true churches. In this podcast, I wanted to look practically about how we can tell the difference between a true church and a fake one. In particular we look at (1) submitting to the Scriptures; (2) taking holiness seriously; (3) taking discipleship seriously — especially for children and new Christians. Separation can be painful but I believe it is the most loving option.

I quote from J.C. Ryle’s piece “Bible Reading”, which can be found online here.

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