The New Testament Church

Author : Sunday Ayandare

Universal Church
Traits
Local Church
One (Ephesians 4:4) Number Many (Galatians 1:22; Romans 16:16)
Saints/Saved (1 Corinthians 1:2; Acts 2:47) Membership Some Saints / Some Sinners (1 Corinthians 1:2; 15:1-2
Heaven and Earth (Ephesians 3:15; Hebrews 12:3 Location Earth (1 Corinthians 1:2; Revelation 2:1
Lord Adds (Acts 2:47) How Entered Join (Acts 9:26)
Lord Removes (Matthew 13:41-42; Revelation 3:6 How Removed (1) Death (1 Thessalonians 4:13-14)
(2) Disfellowship (1 Corinthians 5)
(3) Cast Out (3 John 9-10)
(4) Disassociate Oneself (1 John 2:19)
Head (Ephesians 1:22-23)
Chief Shepherd (1 Peter 5:4
King (Revelation 19:6Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists (Ephesians 4:11)
Organization Bishops, Deacons, Saints (Philippians 1:1)
Does Not Assemble, No Treasury, No Work / Function, Relationship in Christ As an Organization Assembles (Hebrews 10:25)
Has Treasury (1 Corinthians 16:1-2)
Has Work (1 Timothy 5:16)
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