CHRIST’S RELATIONSHIP TO THE CHURCH #3

Holy writ also describes our Lord as the PURCHASER of the church. The apostle Paul declares, “Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood” (Acts 20:28). Paul said that Jesus “gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself H…