Thus we have found the church of the Scriptures to be the church of God, composed of every believer born of God, since God began the church at Pentecost. All believers are now baptized into the one body of Christ. To use the word “church” as meaning any worldly system is unscriptural.
We have found that true Christian ministry is direct from Christ, the ascended head of the church, that these gifts of Christ were never ordained, even by the apostles, and never should be ordained by men. To do so is to set aside the high privilege and administration of Christ. We have found no authority in the Word of God for such a person as a clergyman or minister over either a parish or a church.
We have found that the constitution of the church was, first, the personal presence of the Holy Spirit. Second, He uses whom He will of the gifts in the assembly. And though all Christendom set aside the church constitution as found in Scripture, yet we find no reason why we should give up the Word of God to follow the traditions of men.
We have found that the first man who did refuse the order of God in the fellowship and ministry of his brethren, in order to establish his own clerical preeminence, was strongly condemned by the inspired Apostle John. The destiny of the church is entirely heavenly, and it will soon be taken away from this dark night of sin and sorrow. The home above is prepared; the Man in the glory is waiting the moment when He shall rise and call us up to the skies. As Isaac waited for his Rebecca, so waits our precious Lord. Soon we shall meet to part no more — forever with the Lord.