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The Church Universal and Local

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The church
  • Universal sense: Ephesians 3:15; 2:12; Hebrews 12:23
  • Local sense: I Corinthians 1:2; Philippians 1:1
    • Apostasy in the church
    • Apostasy within the church often arose because of laziness within the eldership. Rather than handling their own needs, they sent money to another local church and let them handle it. This is not God’s pattern.
      • Universal
      Local
      Lord adds (Acts 2:47)
      Membership
      Man joins
      With deity (I John 1:7)
      Fellowship
      With man
      Christ controls (Revelation 2:5)
      Discipline
      Man controls (I Corinthians 5:4-5, 7)
      Eternal (Philippians 1:27)
      Duration
      Time
      Independent
      Function
      Joint
      Individual
      Oversight
      Elders
      • There is no such thing in scripture as joint participation of churches.
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