Men in the Net

Background
a. Of the kingdom of heaven
b. Of fishing and fishermen
c. Of nets
d. Of fishes
e. Of sorting

Two Implications
a. "The Church is rightly compared to a net which catches fishes of all kinds" (2nd Helvetic Confession, art.17)
b. "Out of [the visible church] there is no ordinary possibility of salvation" (WCF 25:2)

Three Applications
a. See to it that you are in the net of Christ
b. Make sure you are a good fish of Christ
c. Persevere in the net of Christ