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  E C C L E S I O L O G Y: T H E D O C T R I N E O F T H E C H U R C H  I B E L I E V E :  T H E C H U R C H I S T H E B O D Y O F S A V E D , BAPTI ZED, BELIEVERS CAL LED OUT OF THE WORLD  T O S E R V E A N D W O R SHIP C H R IS T, T O S H A R P E N EACH O THER THROUGH EDI FICATION AND TO EVANGELIZE THE L OST . A. THE CHURCH HAD ITS OFFICIAL BEGINNING DURIN G THE EARTHLY MINIST RY OF CHRIS T AND EMPOWE RED AT PENTECOST WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT CAME UPON BELIEVERS TO REGENE RATE, INDWELL, BAPT IZE, AND SEAL THEM. ! MATT. 16 :18 , ACTS 2 " B. THE LOCAL CHURCH IS A CONGRE GATION OF BAPTIZED BELIEVERS DESIGNED FOR ITS MEMBERS TO EDIFY ! BUILD UP "  EACH OTH ER ! EPH. 4:11 # 12, 5:25 # 2 7 " , AND WHOSE MISSI ON I S TO CARRY OUT THE GRE A T COMMISSI ON ! MATT. 28:19 # 2 0 " . C. GOD HAS ORDAINED TWO OFFICES FOR THE LOCAL CHURCH. 1. T HE P A STO R IS T H E O VERSEER’ O F T H E LOCAL CHURCH. !  A C T S 2 0: 2 8 , 1 S T  PE TE R 5 :1 " 4 # ECCLESIOLOGY BURDEN MINISTRIES

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 E C C L E S I O L O G Y: T H E D O C T R I N E O F T H E C H U R C H 

 I B E L I E V E : T H E C H U R C H I S T H E B O D Y O F S A V E D,

B A P T I Z E D, B E L I E V E R S C A L L E D O U T O F T H E W O R L D

T O S E RV E A N D W O R S H I P C H R I S T, T O S H A R P E N

E A C H O T H E R T H R O U G H E D I F I C AT I O N A N D T O

E VA N G E L I Z E T H E L O S T.

A . T H E C H U R C H H A D I T S O F F I C I A L B E G I N N I N G

D U R I N G T H E E A R T H L Y M I N I S T R Y O F C H R I S T

A N D E M P O W E R E D A T P E N T E C O S T W H E N T H E

H O L Y S P I R I T C A M E U P O N B E L I E V E R S T O

R E G E N E R A T E , I N D W E L L , B A P T I Z E , A N D S E A L

T H E M . ( M A T T. 1 6 : 1 8 , A C T S 2 )

B . T H E L O C A L C H U R C H I S A C O N G R E G A T I O N O F

B A P T I Z E D B E L I E V E R S D E S I G N E D F O R I T S

M E M B E R S T O E D I F Y   ( B U I L D U P ) E A C H O T H E R  

( E P H . 4 : 1 1 - 1 2 , 5 : 2 5 - 2 7 ) , A N D W H O S E M I S S I O N I S

T O C A R R Y O U T T H E G R E A T C O M M I S S I O N ( M A T T .

2 8 : 1 9 - 2 0 ) .

C . G O D H A S O R D A I N E D T W O O F F I C E S F O R T H E

L O C A L C H U R C H .

1. T H E P A S T O R I S T H E ‘ O V E R S E E R’ O F T H E

L O C A L C H U R C H . (  A C T S 2 0 : 2 8 , 1 S T P E T E R

5 : 1 - 4 )

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A . T H E P A S T O R M U S T M E E T T H E Q U A L I F I C A T I O N SO F S C R I P T U R E . ( 1 S T T I M O T H Y 3 : 1 - 7 )

B . T H E P A S T O R M U S T F E E D A N D P RO T E C T H I S

" F L O C K " ; H I S P R I M A R Y D U T Y I S T H A T O F

C O M M U N I C A T I N G T H E W O R D O F G O D . ( 2 N D T I M .

4 : 2 , T I T U S 1 : 9 , 1 S T P E T E R 5 : 2 )

2 . T H E D E A C O N S A R E T H E S E R VA N T S O F T H E

L O C A L C H U R C H . (  A C T S 6 : 2 - 4 )

A . T H E D E A C O N M U S T M E E T T H E Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S

O F S C R I P T U R E . ( 1 S T T I M O T H Y 3 : 8 - 1 3 )

B . T H E D E A C O N S H O U L D T A K E C A R E O F T A S K S S O

 A S T O A L L O W T H E P A S T O R T I M E T O S T U D Y A N D

P RA Y .

C . G O D H A S O R D A I N E D T W O O R D I N A N C E S F O R T H E

C H U R C H .

1 . B E L I E V E R S S H O U L D B E  I M M E R S E D I N W AT E R 

 A F T E R T H E Y H AV E B E E N B O R N A G A I N AC C O R D I N G

T O T H E B I B L E ( M AT T. 3 : 1 6 , 2 8 : 1 9 , A C T S 2 : 3 8 , 4 1 ; A C T S

8 : 3 5 - 3 7 ) . B A P T I S M P I C T U R E S C H R I S T ' S D E A T H ,

B U R I A L A N D R E S U R R E C T I O N . F O R T H E B E L I E V E R I T

I S A P U B L I C T E S T I M O N Y O F S A L VAT I O N A N DI D E N T I F I C A T I O N W I T H C H R I S T ( R O M A N S 6 : 3 - 4 ,

C O L O S S I A N S 2 : 1 2 ) .

2 . B E L I E V E R S S H O U L D R E G U L A R L Y T A K E P A RT I N

T H E L O R D ' S S U P P E R T O R E M E M B E R C H R I S T ' S

P A Y M E N T F O R S I N ( 1 S T C O R I N T H I A N S 1 1 : 2 3 - 2 6 ) .

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D . I A M A B A P T I S T B E C A U S E I B E L I E V E I N T H EF O L L O W I N G :

1 . B I B L I C A L A U T H O R I T Y  –  T H E B I B L E I S T H E

F I N A L A U T H O R I T Y I N A L L M AT T E R S O F F A I T H A N D

P R A C T I C E B E C A U S E T H E B I B L E I S I N S P I R E D B Y G O D

 A N D B E A R S T H E A B S O L U T E A U T H O R I T Y O F G O D

H I M S E L F .

  ( 2 N D T I M . 3 : 1 5 - 1 7 , 1 S T T H E S S . 2 : 1 3 , 2 N D P E T E R 1 : 2 0 , 2 1 )

2 . A U T O N O M Y O F T H E L O C A L C H U R C H  –  T H E

L O C A L C H U R C H I S A N I N D E P E N D E N T B O DY

 A C C O U N T A B L E T O T H E L O R D J E S U S C H R I S T, T H E

H E A D O F T H E C H U R C H . A L L H U M A N AU T H O R I T Y

F O R G O V E R N I N G T H E L O C A L C H U R C H R E S I D E S

W I T H I N T H E L O C A L C H U R C H I T S E L F . T H E R E F O R E ,

T H E C H U R C H I S A U T O N O M O U S , O R S E L F -

G O V E R N I N G . ( C O L O S S I A N S 1 : 1 8 , 2 N D C O R . 8 : 1 - 5 , 1 9 , 2 3 )

3 . P R I E S T H O O D O F T H E B E L I E V E R  –  E V E R Y

B E L I E V E R T O D AY I S A P R I E S T O F G O D A N D M A Y

E N T E R I N T O H I S P R E S E N C E I N P R A Y E R D I R E C T LY

T H R O U G H O U R G R E AT H I G H P R I E S T, J E S U S C H R I S T.

N O O T H E R M E D I A T O R I S N E E D E D B E T W E E N G O D

 A N D P E O P L E . ( 1 S T P E T E R 2 : 5 , 9 ; R E V. 5 : 9 , 1 0 ) 

4 . T W O O R D I N A N C E S  –  T H E L O C A L C H U RC H

S H O U L D P R A C T I C E T W O O R D I N A N C E S : ( 1 ) B A P T I S M

O F B E L I E V E R S B Y I M M E R S I O N I N WAT E R ,

I D E N T I F Y I N G T H E I N D I V I D UA L W I T H C H R I S T I N

H I S D E A T H , B U R I A L , A N D R E S U R R E C T I O N , A N D ( 2 ) 

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T H E L O R D ’ S S U P P E R , O R C O M M U N I O N ,C O M M E M O R A T I N G H I S D E A T H F O R O U R S I N S .

( M A T T. 2 8 : 1 9 , 2 0 ; 1 S T C O R . 1 1 : 2 3 - 3 2 )

5 . I N D I V I D U A L S O U L L I B E R T Y  –  E V E R Y

I N D I V I D U A L , W H E T H E R A B E L I E V E R O R A N

U N B E L I E V E R , H A S A L I B E R T Y T O B E L I E V E T H E

G O S P E L O R R E J E C T T H E G O S P E L . ( R O M . 1 4 : 5 , 1 2 ; 2 N D 

C O R . 4 : 2 ; T I T U S 1 : 9 )

6 . S AV E D, B A P T I Z E D C H U R C H M E M B E R S H I P  –  

L O C A L C H U R C H M E M B E R S H I P I S R E S T R I C T E D T O

I N D I V I D U A L S W H O G I V E A T E S T I M O N Y O F

P E R S O N A L F A I T H I N C H R I S T A N D H AV E P U B L I C LY

I D E N T I F I E D T H E M S E L V E S W I T H H I M I N B E L I E V E R’ S

B A P T I S M . (  A C T S 2 : 4 1 - 4 7 , 1 S T C O R . 1 2 : 1 2 )

7 . T W O O F F I C E S  –  T H E B I B L E M A N D AT E S O N LY

T W O O F F I C E S I N T H E C H U R C H - - - P A S T O R A N D

D E A C O N . T H E T W O O F F I C E S O F P A S T O R A N D

D E A C O N E X I S T W I T H I N T H E L O C A L C H U R C H , N O T

 A S A H I E R A R C H Y O U T S I D E O R O V E R T H E L O C A L

C H U R C H . ( 1 S T T I M . 3 : 1 - 1 3 , A C T S 2 0 : 1 7 - 3 8 , P H I L I P P I A N S

1 : 1 )

E . C H U R C H D I S C I P L I N E . ( M A T T H E W 1 8 : 1 5 - 2 0 )

1 . C H U R C H D I S C I P L I N E I S T H E T O O L B Y W H I C H

T H E L O R D K E E P S T H E C H U R C H U N S P O T T E D F R O M

T H E

W O R L D, A N D I N S T R U C T S A N D C O R R E C T S I T S

M E M B E R S .

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T H E P U R P O S E S O F C H U R C H D I S C I P L I N E A R E P U R I T Y A N D R E S T O R AT I O N .

B I B L I C A L R E A S O N S F O R C H U RC H D I S C I P L I N E A R E

I M M O R A L I T Y ( 1 S T C O R . 5 ) , F A L S E D O C T R I N E ( 1 S T T I M .

6 : 1 - 5 ) , D I S O R D E R LY WA L K ( 2 N D T H E S S . 3 : 6 , 1 4 ) ,

D I V I S I O N S ( R O M . 1 6 : 1 7 - 1 8 ) , A N D A N U N R E P E N T A N T

 AT T I T U D E ( M A T T . 1 8 : 1 5 - 1 7 ) .

B I B L I C A L  A T T I T U D E S I N C H U R C H D I S C I P L I N ES H O U L D B E S P I R I T U A L I T Y, H U M I L I T Y, A N D

M E E K N E S S ( G A L . 6 : 1 ) , A N U N C O M P R O M I S I N G S T A N D

 A G A I N S T S I N ( 1 S T T I M . 5 : 2 0 ) , L O V E ( 2 N D T H E S S . 3 : 1 5 ) ,

 A N D F O R G I V E N E S S ( E P H . 4 : 3 2 ) .

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