The Holy Christian Church, The Holy Christian Church, the Communion of Saintsthe Communion of Saints

What does the title “The holy What does the title “The holy Christian church, the communion Christian church, the communion of saints” tell us about the people of saints” tell us about the people who belong to the church?who belong to the church?

Question #1Question #1

Who belongs Who belongs to the holy to the holy Christian Christian church?church?

Acts 5:14

1 Corinthians 1:2

Ephesians 5:25-27

Key Point #1

Romans 1:7

1 Corinthians 3:11

Romans 12:5

1 Timothy 1:1

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Luke 17:20-21

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believes in Jesus

faith

holy saints

Christ

Christ

founded on Christ

Ephesians 5:23

all sins away

1 Samuel 16:7

Key Point #4

believers

one body

knows its members

holy Christian churchcommunion of saints

Key Point #5

Acts 5:14Acts 5:14

Nevertheless, more and Nevertheless, more and more men and women more men and women believed in the Lord believed in the Lord and were added to and were added to their number. their number.

1 Corinthians 1:21 Corinthians 1:2

To the church of God in To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with to be holy, together with all those everywhere who all those everywhere who call on the name of our call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ--their Lord Jesus Christ--their Lord and ours:Lord and ours:

Ephesians 5:25-27Ephesians 5:25-27Husbands, love your wives, just as Husbands, love your wives, just as

Christ loved the church and gave Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and any other blemish, but holy and blameless. blameless.

The holy Christian The holy Christian _____ is everyone in _____ is everyone in the _____ who _______ the _____ who _______ in _____ as the _____.in _____ as the _____.

Key Point #1Key Point #1

churchchurchworldworld

believesbelieves JesusJesusSaviorSavior

Question #2Question #2

Why are the Why are the members of this members of this church called church called holyholy and and saintssaints??

Romans 1:7Romans 1:7

To all in Rome who are To all in Rome who are loved by God and called loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God peace to you from God our Father and from the our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 3:111 Corinthians 3:11

For no one can lay any For no one can lay any foundation other than foundation other than the one already laid, the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.which is Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 1:11 Timothy 1:1

Paul, an apostle of Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the Christ Jesus by the command of God our command of God our Savior and of Christ Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,Jesus our hope,

so in Christ we who are so in Christ we who are many form one body, many form one body, and each member and each member belongs to all the belongs to all the others.others.

Romans 12:5Romans 12:5

Key Point #2Key Point #2

All _______ everywhere in All _______ everywhere in the _____ are called ___ the _____ are called ___ and _____ because _____ and _____ because _____ took away their sins.took away their sins.

believersbelieversworldworld

holyholy saintssaintsJesusJesus

Question #3Question #3

Why is the church Why is the church called the called the ChristianChristian church?church?

Ephesians 5:23Ephesians 5:23

For the husband is the For the husband is the head of the wife as head of the wife as Christ is the head of Christ is the head of the church, his body, the church, his body, of which he is the of which he is the Savior.Savior.

Luke 17:20-21Luke 17:20-21Once, having been asked by the Once, having been asked by the

Pharisees when the kingdom Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus of God would come, Jesus replied, "The kingdom of God replied, "The kingdom of God does not come with your does not come with your careful observation, nor will careful observation, nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you."kingdom of God is within you."

1 Samuel 16:71 Samuel 16:7

But the LORD said to Samuel, But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."LORD looks at the heart."

Key Point #3Key Point #3The church of all _______ The church of all _______ everywhere in the _____ everywhere in the _____ is called _______ is called _______ because the ____ of because the ____ of every member is _______ every member is _______ on _____.on _____.

believersbelieversworldworld

ChristianChristianhopehope

foundedfounded ChristChrist

Question #4Question #4

Why is the church Why is the church called a called a communioncommunion of saints?of saints?

Key Point #4Key Point #4

All ________ everywhere in All ________ everywhere in the world are called a the world are called a _________ of _____ _________ of _____ because we all belong to because we all belong to one ____ and have _____ one ____ and have _____ as our ____.as our ____.

believersbelievers

communioncommunion saintssaints

bodybodyChristChrist headhead

Question #5Question #5

Why is God the only Why is God the only one who knows the one who knows the members of the holy members of the holy Christian church?Christian church?

Key Point #5Key Point #5

Only ___ knows who the Only ___ knows who the _______ of this ______ are _______ of this ______ are because he alone knows because he alone knows those who have ____ in those who have ____ in their _____.their _____.

GodGodmembersmembers churchchurch

faithfaith heartshearts

What I’ve LearnedWhat I’ve Learned

The holy Christian church The holy Christian church and the communion of and the communion of saints are the same group saints are the same group of people that includes all of people that includes all who are united by faith in who are united by faith in ChristChrist

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