THE LORD'S CHURCH IS UNIQUE!

Unique is defined as: "one and only; different from all others; having no like or equal."

With this definition before us we can understand the thought behind the title of this article. The Lord has but one church. It is different from all others. It has no like or equal. This is the clear teaching of the Bible.

In spite of the message of the Bible false teachers would lower the Lord's church to the same level with man-made churches. To them the Lord's church is just one denomination among hundreds. Denying the uniqueness of the church they rob her of the glory and power which God has given her. She no longer provides special blessings and benefits for sinful man.

To refute such an idea let's notice two Bible truths which magnify the uniqueness of the church and place her in a class by herself.

First of all, the Lord's church is unique because God made her that way. A reading of Ephesains 4:4-6 reveals that there is one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism and one God the Father. A reading of Colossians 1:18 reveals that the "one body" of Ephesians 4:4 is the Lord's church. Just as there is but one Holy Spirit, one Lord Jesus Christ and one God the Father, there is but one church which is a part of God's plan of salvation for sinful man. If the Lord's church is not unique, neither are the three Persons of the Godhead. To put the Lord's church on the same level with man-made churches is to lower the three Divine Beings to man's level.

Another thing which makes the Lord's church unique is her Head. God has given that prominent position to Christ, Colossians 1:18. In contrast to the churches of men which might have a pope, or a president, or a Joseph Smith, or a Mary Baker Eddy and on and on, God has given Christ "to be the head over all things to the church." Only the saved, those obedient to the gospel of Christ, are added to the Lord's church, Acts 2:47. Only Christ has the power to save His church eternally, Ephesians 5:23; 1 Corinthians 15:24.