Eph
Ro
1Jo 4:4 ¶ Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them:
because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Ro 8:29 ¶ For
whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of
his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
God the
father, Jesus Christ the first born son, and us the other children.
We are commanded by
God and Jesus Christ out Elder brother to love one another, as a special family
of God.Joh 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you,
That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another 35 By this
shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
1Jo 2:8 Again, a
new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you:
because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. 9 He that saith he
is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in
darkness even until now.
10 He that loveth
his brother abideth in the light, and there is none
occasion of stumbling in him. 11 But he
that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth
not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath
blinded his eyes.
The Church is a Kingdom with
Jesus Christ as the King!
Mat. 16:18-19
14 In whom we have redemption through his
blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
This Kingdom is what will be
delivered up in heaven to the Father by Jesus Christ.
1Co 15:24 Then
cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the
Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. 25 For he must reign, till he hath put all
enemies under his feet. 26 The last
enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
The Church, the Kingdom of
God are the saved!
The Church is the body of
Christ, with Christ Jesus as the head
Eph. 22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be
the head over all things to the church,
23 Which is his body, the fulness
of him that filleth all in all.
1Co 12:13 For by
one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles,
whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
14 For the body is not one member, but many.
15 If the foot shall say, Because
I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
The Church is a building, the
house of God with Jesus as the conner stone.
Eph 2:20 And are built upon
the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the
chief corner stone; 21
In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth
unto an holy temple in the Lord:
22 In whom ye also are builded
together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
The Church is a Kingdom, a
Family, a Building, a Body compose of all types of
people. People from every race, every
nationality, every sex, young and old, rich and poor, the are
joined together to from the Church.
Eph. 2:11-22
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The Church is organized with
Elders (Bishops), Deacons, members (saints).
Php 1:1 ¶ Paul and Timotheus,
the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at
Qualifications are given for
Bishops (Elders) and deacons.
All baptized believers are
members. 1 Cor. 12:13
Titus 1:5-7 & 1 Timothy
3:1-13
A Church without elders and
deacons is a church that is wanting and lacking in
development. They appointed Elders in
every congregation.
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For the church to be properly
structured it will have Elders and deacons who lead and tend to the flock. This is Bible and it is scriptural and
spiritual.
The elders are to feed
(teach), take the oversight, and shepherd the flock. God holds them accountable.
1Pe 5:1 ¶ The elders which
are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings
of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
2 Feed the flock of God which is among you,
taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy
lucre, but of a ready mind; 3 Neither as
being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
Ac 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the
flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the
church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
The members are to summit to
the elders. Just as a
wife is to summit to her husband.
Heb 13:7 Remember them
which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose
faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
The church assembles every 1st
day of the week (Sunday) to participate in communion. This is purpose of the church coming together
on Sunday.
Ac 20:7 ¶ And upon
the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread,
Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his
speech until midnight.
The breaking of the bread
which they did is the communion.
1 Cor
While they were there they
had preaching(teaching), singing, praying, and they
took up a collection.
One cannot join the Church, they are added by God as it pleases him. 1Co 12:18 But now hath God set the
members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
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