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What’s Different About the Benchley Church?

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Introduction
  • II Thessalonians 2:16
    • We believe and practice what’s in the Bible – even the controversial stuff!
    • I Peter 3:21 – Baptism is required for salvation.
    • I Timothy 2:11-15 – Women are to be submissive in spiritual matters.
    • I Timothy 1:8-11 – Homosexuality is a sin.
    • Matthew 19:9 – Except in the case of adultery, divorce and remarriage is a sin.
    • James 2:24 – Man is not saved by faith alone.
    • John 6:59-66 – These beliefs make us less popular people, but that has always been the case for followers of Christ.
      • We organize ourselves as they did in the New Testament.

      • Philippians 1:1 – “saints … overseers and deacons”

        • Saints just meant “Christians” in the New Testament.

        • Deacon just means “servant.”

        • Overseers also serve the church and watch out for people’s souls. Overseers are also called bishops, elders, presbyters, shepherds, or pastors. See I Peter 5:2.

          • People today often confuse the term “pastor” with “preacher.”

          • Acts 9:26-28 – “associate with the disciples”

          • I Corinthians 5:1-2 – The sinful man was to be removed from their group.

            We believe God assigns unique work to local churches.

            • Churches provided for:

              • Philippians 4:15-16 – teaching and preaching of the gospel

              • I Corinthians 14:26 – worship and spiritual edification

              • Acts 4:32-35 – needy Christians

                We believe that nothing is more powerful than the love of Christ!
                • Romans 5:6-9; 6:4, 11
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