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Pilgrim said:

How many people have made a profession of faith and been baptized but show no evidence of being regenerate; a "genuine" believer? Thus, church membership in their case is no indication that their faith is "genuine".

Agreed! Church membership does not prove that a person is a genuine Christian. Conversely how many "genuine" Christians avoid making a commitment to a local church simply because there are goats among the sheep? A genuine Christian joins a church to find fellowship with the Lord and His people and to avail themselves of the means of grace. Unfortunately in our day the difficulty can be in finding a "genuine" church which has all the marks of a true church.


Wes

When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of Glory died, my richest gain I count but loss and pour contempt on all my pride. - Isaac Watts