Sec. 10, 1 Ecclesiology, Doctrine of the Church: The Basics

We come to a new section: the Church. “Ecclesiology” literally means the “study of the church.” What is the church? How does it live in community? What does the church do? Who are its members? How big or small was it in the NT? Where did it meet? In this post I also briefly look at modern church structure and the NT roles of overseers, pastors, and elders and other leaders.

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2 Life of the Church

God’s Son is the Lord of the church. He sends his Spirit to all believers, as they gather together. His presence is in the assembly. The Spirit inspired Scripture, which the church should study, deriving doctrine from it. The Spirit will also inspire praise and worship in the Son’s community. Finally, this post has a table of the famous “one another” verses.

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