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Church, Authority of
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Matthew 28:19-20  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) The church's preaching and publishing of Christ's gospel to the world is the primary means by which God calls various ones into His church to be trained. To those millions who hear it, but whom God is not calling at this time, it is merely a witness. What and Why the Church?

1 Corinthians 1:10  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) The members of God's church do not establish their own doctrines. If they did, confusion would result, for each member is at a different level of growth in knowledge and character. God's church is organized, speaking the same thing, unified through the authority God has placed in His ministers. The doctrines of God's church come from God through Jesus Christ through His Word and His inspiration in the men He has chosen to direct His church. Let it be emphasized that the church's purpose is not merely to give salvation to church members—the purpose is to teach and train them to become the instruments God will use to save the vast majority. Pentecost: Only 'Firstfruits' Now Called!

Revelation 3:7  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) The key of David - (See Isaiah 22:22; 9:6; Matthew 28:18) A misunderstanding of this symbol may have fostered abuses of church or ministerial authority. For decades, the church interpreted Revelation 3:7 to mean the church had "God's government," and the ministry too often wielded this club with a heavy hand (Ezekiel 34:1-10; Jeremiah 23:1-3). Revelation 3:7, however, is clear that the key of David belongs, not to the church, but to the One who is holy and true, Jesus Christ. He alone has the authority to govern the church and to open and shut doors before it. Jeremiah 23:20 predicts that we will fully understand this problem "in the latter days." Having experienced man's misuse of Christ's authority and the church's scattering, we should now see that in its administration the church must be very careful to stay within the bounds of true Christianity and not usurp God's prerogatives. Staff The Seven Churches: Philadelphia

 

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