The church is the people of God in this age, and we exist to proclaim His excellencies as testifiers of His redemptive grace that drew us out of sin and into a new life in conformity to His holy character.

Christ is the cornerstone with which every member aligns himself. The spiritual house, the church of God, is the fulfillment of God’s plan, even as He predicted the rejection of Christ by Israel and the establishment of another place of worship.

God’s purpose for His people in this age is that as His church they would be built up together as a spiritual house of worship.

We were born to grow. God’s purpose for regeneration is maturity. Between spiritual birth and heaven is a long process of maturation in which we eagerly long and so drink of the pure milk of the Word so that we are nourished and sustained and matured and prepared to meet the Lord face to face.

We were saved to love. God’s word converted our souls (purified and regenerated by it) so that we would exercise God’s divine love toward His people.

Redemption through Christ the ransom is God’s eternal plan. Before creation, God forged a plan to redeem sinners through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ.