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The Church is a DIVINE INSTITUTION (1 Corinthians
1:2 Church of God; 1 Timothy 3:15 The church of the living God) |
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Jesus Christ is the FOUNDER and HEAD of the
church (Matthew 16:18; Romans 16:16; Ephesians 5:23, 24) |
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The Church is the PILLAR and GROUND OF TRUTH (1
Timothy 3:15) |
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The Church is God's UNIQUE and ONLY EDIFYING
AGENCY (Acts 2:41, 42; 11:25, 26:; Ephesians 4:11,12) |
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The Church is God's UNIQUE PLACE WHERE HE SPEAKS
TO HIS CHILDREN THROUGH HIS WORD (Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 29: 3:6, 13) |
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The Church is God's UNIQUE and ONLY ORDINANCE
OBSERVING AGENCY (Baptism: Acts 2:41; 18:8, Lord's Supper: 1 Corinthians
11:24-26) |
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The church is God's UNIQUE and ONLY OFFICER
FUNCTIONING AGENCY (1Timothy 3 bishops and deacons; Philippians 1:1) |
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The Church is God's UNIQUE and ONLY DISCIPLINING
AGENCY (Matthew 18:17; 1 Corinthians 5) |
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The Church is God's UNIQUE GOSPEL SPREADING
AGENCY (Matthew 28:19,20; 1 Thessalonians 1:8) |
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The Church is God's UNIQUE and ONLY AGENCY TO
TRAIN, AUTHORIZE, and SEND FORTH PASTORS, EVANGELISTS, and MISSIONARIES
(Ephesians 4:11,12; Acts 13:1-4). This is the responsibility of local
churches. This is not the job of Schools' Colleges' and Universities' that
are many times not under the authority of the local church. How sad that
most churches have abdicated this sacred responsibility! |
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The Church is God's UNIQUE and ONLY AGENCY THAT
IS STRENGTHENED and EMPOWERED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT (Acts 1:8; Ephesians 3:16;
Colossians 1:11; Luke 24:49) |
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The Church is God's UNIQUE AGENCY THAT IS IN
CONSTANT NEED OF REPENTANCE (Revelation 2:5, church at Ephesus; Revelation
2:16, church at Pergamos; Revelation 2:21,22, church at Thyatira; Revelation
3:3 church at Sardis; Revelation 3:19, church at Laodicea) |
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The Church is God's UNIQUE and ONLY AGENCY TO
RECEIVE TITHES, OFFERINGS, and FINANCIAL GIFTS FROM GOD's PEOPLE (2
Corinthians 8:1,2, churches are used as examples; 1 Corinthians 16:1,2,
addressed to a local church, Corinth; Acts 4:37 Apostles' feet) |
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The New Testament clearly teaches that every
saved person needs a godly spiritual Pastor and the fellowship of a New
Testament Church, and every saved person should faithfully attend and
fellowship with a local New Testament Church (1 Peter 5:1-3; Acts 2:41, 42;
11:25; Ephesians 4:11, 12; Hebrews 10:25) |
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It is clearly and obviously God's will for every
saved person to be a faithful member of a New Testament Church. |
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