This profound truth — that Christ reigns as head of the church — carries immense weight. Countless martyrs have sacrificed their lives to defend it. In 17th-century Scotland, Covenanters huddled in misty glens, clutching tattered Bibles. Hunted for rejecting the king’s claim over the church, they sang psalms defiantly, their voices echoing across the moors. A mother, shielding her child, whispered of Christ’s sole headship before facing exile.
Charles Spurgeon wrote, “To know this truth is to hold a most weighty trust, with which we must not trifle. Martyrs have bled for this truth. Scotland’s heather has been stained in ten thousand places, and her waters have been dyed crimson for the defense of this weighty doctrine.”
For the polity and government of the church, there is no greater or more important statement than this: Christ is the head of the church.
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