The Church & Last Things
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The Body
1 Corinthians 12:12–27 (ESV)
Each a member in it and has been given gifts to be used. Why? For the edification of the saints.
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution.
And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables.
Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty.
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,
in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.
So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:
shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly;
not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.
And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
True / False
The congregation is autonomous - its own self-determining body.
There is no hierarchical system above a local Baptist church.
The pastor is the Head of the church.
The local Baptist association exerts authority over a local Baptist church in that association.
Every local church has full authority to fulfill its ministry.
The local church works through democratic processes under the lordship of Christ.
The terms bishop, elder, and pastor all refer to the pastoral office, not to three separate offices.
Men and women are gifted for service in the church.
Scripture limits the office of pastor to men.
F = 1, 3, 4
T = 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Who is the head of the church?
What are the two ordinances of the church?
What is the primary mission of the church?
How can our church witness to the ends of the earth?
How does our church relate to the local association?
How does our church relate to the Baptist state convention?
How does our church relate to the Southern Baptist Convention?
How does our church relate to the International Mission Board?
What I like best about our church is...
One thing I would like to change about our church is...
One way I can help strengthen our church is...
“While baptism is not necessary for salvation, it is necessary for obedience?”
What does this statement mean?
The mode or form of baptism is not important.
Baptists practice baptism by immersion because of tradition.
The Greek word for Baptism refers to complete immersion in water.
We are commanded to baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.
A believer publicly professes faith in Christ by the act of baptism.
Baptism pictures a believer’s death to sin and his resurrection to walk in newness of life.
Baptism pictures Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection.
Scripture presents sprinkling as a legitimate mode of baptism.
F = 1, 2, 8
T = 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Statement on the Lord’s Supper (p. 93).
Lord’s Day (p. 101).
Four Primary Elements of Corporate Worship:
Preaching
Songs and Hymns
Scripture Reading
Prayer
The Kingdom of God
vs
The kingdom of the world
What four things occur when Christ returns?
page 113
God is not bound by time.
Christ will return in humility.
The dead will be resurrected when Christ returns.
Heaven is a place where we will serve and praise God.
Scripture uses images to describe hell to indicate that hell is a symbol of judgment, not a real place.
At the final judgment believers will be declared righteous in Christ.
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