The Marks of a Living Church
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Faith – receiving the Word with the Spirit’s power.
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Love – laboring for neighbor amid affliction.
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Hope – steadfastly waiting for Christ’s return.
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Election – grounded in Christ, not in speculation.
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Conversion – turning from false gods to the living God.
As Gerhard writes, “Where these three—faith, love, and hope—flourish, there the Church is alive, for Christ Himself dwells there through the Spirit.”