- The church belongs to Christ.
- Acts 20:28 - Jesus purchased the church with His own blood.
- Matthew 16:13-18 - Jesus built His church.
- Colossians 1:13-18 - Jesus is the head of the church.
- Ephesians 1:20-23 - Jesus is head over all things to the church.
- Ephesians 5:23-32 - The church is subject to Christ.
- “Church” refers to all people who are in a saved relationship through Christ.
- “church” (Greek transliteration: ekklesia) - “a calling out”
- Ephesians 5:23 - “Savior of the body”, “holy and blameless”
- Hebrews 12:22-24 - “who are enrolled in heaven”
- I Peter 2:5 - “a spiritual house”, “now you have received mercy”
- The word “church” used in three ways:
- In the singular sense:
- “I will build my church” (Matthew 16:18
- In the plural sense:
- “All the churches of Christ greet you” (Romans 16:16
- In the assembled sense:
- “Therefore if the whole church assembles together”(I Corinthians 14:23
- In the singular sense:
- How do we get into the saved relationship, and thus, the church?
- Acts 2 - Beginning of the church!
- We get into Christ and His church the same way they did that day: hear, believe, repent, confess, and be baptized.
- Baptism
- What is we just went back to the Bible?
- There would only be:
- One church
- One “type” of Christian
- New Testament worship
- New Testament church work (I Corinthians
- Elders, deacons, and members
- There would only be:
DW
February 06, 2011
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