And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
ENCOURAGING REMINDERS
“I needed to hear that”
P. 82-83, Pars. 1-3, Box 2; 1 — Kingly and priestly jobs
1 Peter 2:9 “But you are a chosen race, a royalpriesthood, a holy nation, a people for his possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”
Kingly job as members = “make disciples, enlarging the kingdom”
Priestly job as members = “maintain our holiness by guarding the what and who of the gospel, protecting the kingdom”
CLUELESS CONCEPTS
“I’m not sure what this means.”
P. 75, Par. 2 — “Church membership is how we formally recognize and commit to one another as believers.”
CHALLENGING CONSIDERATIONS
“I’m not sure I agree.”
P. 72, Par. 1 — “Christins today don’t often think of churches as possessing a God-given authority. Parents? Yes. Government? Yes. But churches?”…
Matthew 16:19 CSB
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven.”