What does Scripture call believers who come from various backgrounds?
Scripture calls believers who come from various backgrounds "living epistles." They are also described as trophies of God's grace. This change is not credited to any teacher, but to their seeing and believing what Ephesians chapter 1 says about trusting in Christ.
Les explains that people from various backgrounds and lifestyles can become what the Scriptures call living epistles. He calls them trophies of God's grace, stressing that this is not anything Les Feldick did, but that they saw what Ephesians chapter 1 says. In Ephesians 1:12, Paul writes to believers, not to lost people, saying they should be to the praise of His glory, who first trusted, believed, or placed their faith in Christ. After hearing the Word of Truth—the Gospel that Christ died, was buried, and rose from the dead—and after believing, they are addressed as believers. Les notes this verse says nothing about church membership, though he is not against the local church.