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Analogy Apologetics book · Chapter 12

Find the Church

Chapter 12 starts with a practical question: “Which store?” Follow the analogy, then examine the four marks as clues for recognizing the Church.

Analogy Apologetics book · Chapter 12

From the question to the clues

Begin with an incomplete instruction. Then inspect each mark with a biblical passage and a question for discussion.

01 / The analogy

“Go pick it up at the store.”

A friend asks you to collect something valuable and specific. You arrive in a district with many stores, but your friend has not said which store or named the item. What would help you find it?

Choose a response to discuss the analogy.

02 / The four marks

Investigate the clues

Choose a mark. Open its passage, consider the question, then reveal how Chapter 12 applies it.

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The store story is an analogy for asking where to look; it does not replace careful study of Scripture and the Church. The marks are characteristics for investigation, not a score assigned to particular Christian communities. Holiness concerns Christ and the grace he gives the Church; it does not mean that every member is without sin.