Publication date
1932
Booklets
What is Truth
Publication page
20
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20 
WHAT 
IS 
TRUTH 
' 
? 
mind. 
Jesus 
is 
authority 
for 
the 
statement 
that 
the 
Bible, 
which 
is 
God's 
Word, 
is 
the 
truth. 
The 
Bible 
makes 
the 
plain 
statement 
concerning 
the 
church, 
and 
all 
whe 
believe 
the 
Bible 
will 
be 
satisfied 
with 
its 
testimony. 
The 
word 
ohm'ch 
literally 
means 
"a 
calling 
out". 
A 
company. 
of 
people 
taken 
out 
from 
a 
lar 
ger 
body 
and 
set 
aside 
for 
a 
specific 
purpose 
may 
properly 
be 
defined 
as 
a 
church. 
The 
term 
is 
often 
applied 
to 
a 
body 
of 
people, 
which 
peo­ 
ple 
may 
have 
no 
relationship 
whatsoever 
to 
the 
true 
church. 
Many 
organizations 
of 
men 
have 
been 
formed 
and 
which 
organizations 
are 
called 
by 
the 
name 
of 
'church', 
but 
none 
of 
which 
form 
any 
part 
of 
the 
true 
church. 
No 
man 
has 
au­ 
thority 
to 
d 
ete 
rmine 
what 
is 
the 
church 
and 
who 
are 
the 
members. 
That 
must 
be 
determined 
by 
the 
Word 
of 
God. 
The 
true 
church 
is 
composed 
of 
Christ 
Jesus 
and 
all 
others 
who 
are 
made 
like 
him. 
Jehovah 
God 
selects 
the 
church, 
and 
th 
erefore 
the 
true 
church 
is 
design 
a 
ted 
the 
church 
of 
God. 
The 
lan 
g 
uage 
employed 
in 
1 
Timothy 
3: 
15 
is, 
"The 
church 
of 
th 
e 
living 
God." 
In 
Hebrews 
12 
: 
23 
the 
same 
company 
is 
designate9. 
the 
"church 
of 
the 
firstborn, 
which 
are 
written 
in 
h 
eave 
n" 
. 
The 
true 
church, 
therefore, 
means 
the 
people 
of 
God 
tak 
­ 
en 
out 
from 
amongst 
humanity 
and 
set 
aside 
for 
his 
purpos 
es 
. 
The 
rule 
followed 
in 
the 
Catholic 
and 
in 
the 
Protestant 
organizations, 
which 
are 
called 
20 WHAT IS TRUTH? mind. Jesus is authority for the statement that the Bible, which is God’s Word, is the truth. The Bible makes the plain statement concerning the church, and all who believe the Bible will be satisfied with its testimony. The word church literally means “a calling out”. A company. of people taken out from a larger body and set aside for a specific purpose may properly be defined as a church. The term is often applied to a body of people, which people may have no relationship whatsoever to the true church. Many organizations of men have been formed and which organizations are called by the name of ‘church’, but none of which form any part of the true church. No man has authority to determine what is the church and who are the members. That must be determined by the Word of God. The true church is composed of Christ Jesus and all others who are made like him. Jehovah God selects the church, and therefore the true ehurch is designated the church of God. The language employed in 1 Timothy 3:15 is, “The eburch of the living God.” In Hebrews 12: 23 the same company is designated the “church of the firstborn, which are written in heayen”. The true church, therefore, means the people of God taken out from amongst humanity and set aside for his purposes. The rule followed in the Catholic and in the Protestant organizations, which are called

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