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The Church Universal and Local

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  • The saved man is the unit of the local church as well as the universal church.
  • Church universal:
    • General relationship (between man and Christ)
    • No organization
    • Independent function
    • No collective oversight
    • Church local
      • Special relationship
      • Togetherness
      • A joined fellowship
      • An overseen fellowship
      • Only authorized structure
      • The church
        • Universal
          • Membership: Lord adds
          • Fellowship: vertical
          • Discipline: Christ removes
          • Duration: eternal
          • Function: independent
          • Oversight: independent
          • Local
            • Membership: man joins
            • Fellowship: horizontal
            • Discipline: church removes
            • Duration: time, death
            • Function: joint action
            • Oversight: elders
            • Let us be content to do God’s work in God’s way!
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