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1. Created in the image of God God originally created man in his “image”. God wants to have a loving fellowship with us, and initially man had a peaceful existence in Paradise. But when man was tempted by the Devil to sin, and fell to temptation, sin entered the world and became a tragic part of humanity, resulting in death, …
God’s plan is to reconcile all people to himself and to gather all his children into a loving fellowship. This communion is a reflection of the unity between the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and is manifested above all in the Church, the family and the Lord’s Supper. All believers are brought together in the Body of Christ …
God is gathering people from all nations and languages into a new people with faith in Jesus as the common denominator. The believer is born again into the family of God and is filled with God’s Holy Spirit. Because every believer has his or her sins forgiven and is reconciled with God, they now want to show the same mercy …
Old Testament In the Old Testament, the priesthood was reserved for men (Ex 28:1), but God sometimes called women into leadership positions in other areas, such as Miriam (Ex 15:20, Mic 6:4) and Deborah (Jdg 4:4-5). Jesus But when we get into the New Testament, we can begin by noting that Jesus had many female followers. Women accompanied Jesus and …
The New Testament describes various ministries that the Holy Spirit can give to those he sees fit. In general, all Christians share a common mission, but some are called by God to perform a specific task and are equipped with the necessary gifts of the Holy Spirit. The purpose of these ministries is to serve the church and spread the …
Jesus is the Lord of the church and the Holy Spirit is the leader of the church. God calls and equips some to be leaders in the church with him. The words most often used about church leaders are “presbyteros”, which translates to “elder”, “episkopos”, which translates to “overseer” and “poimaino”, which translates to “shepherd” or “pastor”. These words are …
The church is sometimes described as “the body of Christ”. When we are saved, we belong to Christ and symbolically become part of his body. When Jesus walked down here on earth 2000 years ago, his body was down here and with it he went around laying his hands on the sick so that they were healed, with his mouth …
Being a “free” church means that each individual congregation is the body of Christ in its fullness, while at the same time being part of the universal church and cooperating with other local congregations. There is no denomination or governmental authority over the congregation, but Jesus is the head of the church and each local congregation is led and funded …
God’s church is referred to in the Bible by several different names that in different ways say something about the nature of the church and what its function and purpose is. Some examples are Believers, body of Christ, God’s children, Christians, the flock of God, Sanctified, the Saints, the church of God, the Israel of God, elect Exiles, the Disciples, …
The church is a community of believers with Jesus Christ at its center. The church is God’s beloved people who have been called out of the world, yet remain in the world to serve as a light to the world by loving one another, living holy lives and praising God. The congregation is led by a spiritual leadership and gathers …