Doctrine of the Church

The Church is a term which designates a totally unique

group of believers who at the moment of salvation were called out of the cosmic

system of Satan

and were placed into union with the Lord Jesus Christ through the Baptism of the Spirit and as a result have been provided with totally

unique privileges and opportunities to glorify God.

Pre-Canon: Before the New Testament was

completed (Book Acts 30-96 A.D.)

 

Post-Canon: After the New Testament was

completed (Epistles of New Testament 96 A.D.-

Rapture)

Preposition ek (ek), “out from.”

Verb kaleo (kalevw), “to call.”

As a secular term, he ekklesia was a technical term for the

lawful assembly of free Greek citizens met to transact public

affairs.

It is attested from Eurpides and Herodotus onwards (5th century B.C.) and denotes in

the usage of antiquity the popular assembly of the

competent full citizens of the polis, “city.”

Thus, ekklesia, centuries before the

LXX and the New Testament was clearly

characterized as a political phenomenon, repeated according to

certain rules and within a certain framework.

Ekklesia did not pass immediately from the heathen world to the Christian church; the

LXX supplied the point of transition.

EdahQahal

SunagogeEkklesia

Ekklesia, wherever it appears by itself as an ecclesiological term, is to be understood as an

abbreviation of the original term ekklesia tou theou, “the

church of God.”

The New Thayers Greek Lexicon lists the following

meanings for the word (pages 195-196):

 A gathering of citizens called out from their

homes into some public place; an assembly

an assembly of Christians gathered for worship

a company of Christians, or of those who, hoping for eternal salvation through Jesus Christ, observe their own religious rites, hold

their own religious meetings, and manage their

own affairs according to regulations prescribed for the body for order’s sake

those who anywhere, in city or village,

constitute such a company and are united

into one body

the whole body of Christians scattered

throughout the earth; collectively, all who

worship and honor God and Christ in whatever

place they may be.

A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian

Literature pages 240-241:

Assembly, as a regularly summoned political body

Assemblage, gathering, meeting

The congregation of the Israelites, especially

gathered for religious purposes

Of the Christian church or congregation

A church meeting 

The church or congregation as the totality of Christians living

in one place

Of house-churches 

The church universal, to which all believers belong

 The local church

The use of sunagoge in the early 1st century church declined because it was

permanently associated with the dispensation of the client nation of Israel, while the use of ekklesia increased, not only because it was already familiar

but also because it had an honorable meaning in Greek

culture.

The members of these 1st Christian congregations came

in a large degree from the Jewish synagogues which consisted of both Jews and

proselytes.

The 1st and 2nd century Christians did not employ synagogue as a term to describe themselves in order to avoid being identified with the client nation of Israel

since the latter belong to an entirely different dispensation.

Therefore, the term ekklesia was employed by the New Testament writers as a technical term to designate a

totally unique group of believers who at the moment of salvation

were called out of the cosmic system of Satan

and were placed into union with the Lord Jesus Christ through the Baptism of the

Spirit and as a result have been provided with totally unique

privileges and opportunities to glorify

God.

 The ekklesia began with

the Baptism of the Spirit on the day of

Pentecost in June of 30 A.D. (Acts 2), and will leave this earth at the

Rapture (1 Th. 4:13-17).

Israel had a "shadow" Christology and Church has a

"historical" Christology.

Baptism of the SpiritPlan of God for the

church ageEqual Privilege and Equal Opportunity

Portfolio of Invisible Assets

Royal Commisions

Mystery doctrineIndwelling of the Trinity

100% Availability of divine powerNo Prophecy

Invisible Heroship

SelectionSalvationElection

Election is the expression of the

sovereign will of God regarding escrow blessings and the provision of Equal

Privilege and Equal Oppurtunity to attain

them..

Israel (Deut. 7:6-7; 10:15; 14:2; Isa. 14:1; 44:1; 45:4; 48:12; Isa. 65:9; Ezek. 20:5; Psa.

135:4; Acts 13:17; 15:7; Rom. 11:5, 7,

28).

Christ (Isa. 42:1; Matt. 12:18; Luke 9:35; 23:35; 1 Pet. 2:4-

6).

Church (Rom. 8:30, 33; 9:24-26; 1 Cor. 1:27; Eph. 1:4, 18; 4:1, 4;

Phil. 3:14; Col. 3:12, 15; 1 Thess. 1:4; 2 Thess.

2:13; 2 Tim. 1:9; 2:10; Tit. 1:1; Heb. 3:1; James 2:5; 1 Pet. 1:1, 15; 2:4, 9, 21; 3:9; 5:10, 13; 2

Pet. 1:3, 10; Rev. 17:14).

In sharing the destiny of Christ, the church age believer as Royal Family

of God resides in the operational type spiritual life (royal palace) as the only means of fulfilling the plan of God for the

church age.

Possession of the operational type spiritual life or royal palace (Rom.

8:29).

Provision of the plan of God for the church age for every church age believer

(Eph. 1:11).

Equal Privilege and Equal Oppurtunity to fulfill the plan of God for the church age and

receive the distribution of Escrow Blessings (Eph. 1:3-6,

emphasis on the word predestination in verse 5).

2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture is God-

breathed (theopneustos) and is profitable for

teaching, for reproof, for correction, for

training in righteousness; that the

man of God may be adequate, equipped for

every good work.”

At the moment of salvation, the omnipotence of God the Holy Spirit places the church

age believer in an eternal union with Christ,

thus identifying the believer with Christ and making them a

permanent member of the Royal Family of God, a new spiritual species and eternally

secure

(Mark 16:16; John 7:37-39; 14:20; Acts 1:5; 2:1-4; Rom.

6:3-5; 1 Cor. 12:13; Gal. 3:26-28; Eph. 4:5; Col. 2:11-

13; 1 Pet. 3:21).

Webster’s New Universal Unabridged Dictionary defines the noun identification, “a

process by which a person ascribes to

himself the qualities or charcteristics of another

person.”

There are 2 identifications in the New Testament as related to baptizo:

 RitualReal

Ritual identification is the act of immersing or submerging

oneself in water in the ritualistic sense such as Pre-

Canon Christian water baptism, Baptism of Jesus,

Baptism of John.

Real identification is the act of identifying one thing with

another as in the Baptism of the Spirit, Baptism of Moses, Baptism of Fire, Baptism of

the Cross.

The Baptism of the Spirit never took place before the

day of Pentecost in June of 30 A.D. and will not take place

after the Rapture.

Positional: The entrance into the Plan of God for the Church Age

resulting in eternal security as well as 2 categories of positional truth (1 Cor. 1:2, 30; 1 Pet. 1:2; 1 Thess. 5:23; Eph. 5:26-27; Heb. 2:11; 10:10; Acts 20:32; 26:18; Rom.

6:3, 8; 2 Thess. 2:13).

Experiential: The function of the Church Age believer’s spiritual life in

time through the utilization of the 2 power options, 3 spiritual skills and 5 spiritual mechanics advancing through the 3 stages of spiritual adulthood with

its 3 categories of Suffering for Blessing resulting in the execution of the Plan of God for the Church Age

Ultimate: The perfection of the Church Age believer’s spiritual life

at the exit-resurrection or Rapture of the Church which is the completion of the Protocol Plan of God for the Church Age (1 Cor. 15:53-54; Gal.

6:8; 1 Pet. 5:10; John 6:40).

The filling of the Spirit is unique to the church age

and is the operational power of God the Holy

Spirit influencing the soul of the believer enabling them to grow to spiritual

maturity for the execution of the plan of God for the

church age

(Eph. 5:18; Gal. 5:16; John 4:24; Acts 2:4; 4:8, 31; 6:3, 5; 7:55; 9:17;

13:9; 11:24; 13:52; Luke 1:15, 41, 67; 4:1; 1 John 1:7; Eph. 5:1; 2 Cor. 3:3;

2 Pet. 1:4).

Efficacious Grace: Makes faith in Jesus Christ effective for salvation (2 Cor. 6:1-2;

Eph. 2:8-9).

Regeneration: Creates a human spirit at the

moment of salvation for the purpose of the

imputation of eternal life (John 3:1-16; Titus

3:5).

Baptism of the Spirit: Places every believer in union with Christ (Gal. 3:26-28; Eph.

4:6; 1 Cor. 12:13).

Indwelling of the Spirit: Creates a temple for the

indwelling of Jesus Christ (Rom. 8:11; 1 Cor. 3:16;

6:19-20; 2 Cor. 6:16).

Filling of the Spirit: Controls the soul of the

believer and is the means of executing the

plan of God for the church age (Eph. 5:18).

Sealing of the Spirit: Puts His stamp on the believer to

guarantee their salvation (2 Cor. 1:22; Eph. 1:13; 4:30).

Distribution of Spiritual Gifts: Gives every

believer a spiritual gift to (1 Cor. 12:4-11).

“Blasphemy” against the Spirit (Matt. 12:14-32)

“Resistance” of the Holy Spirit (Acts 7:51)

“Lying” to God the Holy Spirit (Acts 5:3)

“Grieving” the Holy Spirit (Eph. 4:30)

“Grieving” the Holy Spirit (Eph. 4:30)

The characteristics which are related to

self: 

Agape, “virtue-love”Chara, “contentment”

Eirene, “soul prosperity”

Characteristics which are related to people:

 Makrothumia,

“Patient-endurance”Chrestotes, “Integrity”

Agathosune, “Generosity”

Characteristics which are related to God:

 Pistis, “Faithfulness”Praotes, “Humility”

Enkrateia, “Discipline”

God the Holy Spirit is our Mentor (John 14:26; 16:12-14; 1 Cor. 2:9-16; 1 John

2:27).

The New Spiritual Species is the Christ nature which is

created by God the Holy Spirit at the moment of salvation

through Regeneration and the Baptism of the Spirit for the utilization of 100% divine

omnipotence

and is the enabling power for the church age believer to

execute the plan of God for the church age as an extension

of the dispensation of the hypostatic union.

This is brought by the Greek verb enduo, “to take on the nature of something (in the figurative sense),” plus the

accusative of the person Christon, “Christ Jesus.”

The Greek noun musterion (musterion) means “mystery, secret, secret teaching, hidden teaching, Bible Doctrine that

was never revealed to Old Testament saints, God’s set of instructions for the church age

believer”

The noun apokalupsis implies an “unveiling, disclosure by God Himself regarding things

previously unknown and things that cannot be

explained.”

The Old Testament prophets skipped over the church age in silence as in Dan. 2:40( )41;

7:23( )24; 8:22 ( )23; 11:35( )36; Hos. 3:4( )5;

5:15( )6:1.

Aletheia expresses “that which the human mind can only

understand through Divine revelation.”

They had a “shadow” Christology (Col. 2:17; Heb.

8:5; 10:1).

Alpha Company: The humanity of Christ (Matt. 28; Mark 16:1-14; Luke 24:1-12;

John 20:1-9). 

Bravo Company: The Church (1 Cor. 15:51-58; 1 Thess.

4:13-18).

Charlie Company: Old Testament believers and

Tribulational martyrs (Dan. 12:2-3; Matt. 24:31; Rev.

20:4).

Delta Company: Millennial believers.

Unbelievers: The Great White Throne Judgment of

unbelievers at the end of human history (Rev. 20:11-

15).

Israel was a Client Nation to God but now God only uses

Gentile nations as Client Nations since the church age runs co-terminous with “the times of the Gentiles” (Luke

20:21-24).

Baptism of the SpiritRapture

Bema Seat Evaluation: Involving all believers (2 Cor.

5:10; Rom. 14:10).

Crown of life (Rev. 2:10). 

Crown of righteousness (2 Tim. 4:7-8).

Crown of glory for the Pastor-Teacher (1 Pet. 5:4; 1 Thess.

2:19-20; 1 Cor. 9:24-27). 

Order of the morning star or the uniform of glory (Rev.

3:4).

New Knighthood (Rev. 2:17). 

New Title in the Lamb’s book of life.

Membership to the Paradise Club and access to the Gazebo in the Garden (Reve. 2:7, 14).

 

The winner believer will have his name recorded in the

historical record section of heaven (Rev. 3:12).

The winner believer will be acknowledged (homologeo)

before God the Father in heaven by the Lord Jesus

Christ at the Great Genuflex (Rev. 3:5).

The participants of the Marriage of the Lamb are the Bridegroom, the Lord Jesus

Christ and the Bride, the Church.

The Marriage Supper which is distinct from the Marriage takes place on earth and

involves regenerate Israel in the Millennial Kingdom (Matt.

22:1-14; Luke 14:16-24; Matt. 25:1-13).

The term ekklesia (e)kklhsiva) meaning

“assembly,” and translated “church” denotes the concept

of unity.

Son of God: TrinitySon of David: Israel

King of kings and Lord of lords: Church

Unity in the Body of Christ is based upon Who and What God is and

What He has provided and can only be

attained under 3 categories of sanctification which compose the plan of God for the church age for

the church age.

Unity in the church can only be achieved experientially through the

utilization of the 2 power options, the function of the 3 spiritual skills,

deployment of the 10 problem solving devices and execution of the 3 stages of

the operational type or adult spiritual life which compose the 4 spiritual mechanics or the essentials of the

church age

(John 4:24; 17:13-23; Rom. 6:19, 22; 12:5-13; Eph. 4:1-13; Phlp. 1:27; 2:2; 2 Tim. 2:21; 1 Pet. 3:15; 1 Thess.

4:3-4; 1 Tim. 2:15).