Who is Church Membership For? The Keys and the Church your brother sins against you, go and tell him his Matthew 18:15–18 Matthew 5:3 are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the “If ““Blessed fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have kingdom of heaven.” gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two Matthew 7:21 everyone who says to me, Lord,’ will 16 ““Not ‘Lord, enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my others along with you, that every charge may be established by the Father who is in heaven.” evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, 17 everyone who acknowledges me before men, I Matthew 10:32 “So tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven,” him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Truly, I say to you, 18 Matthew 18:4 humbles himself like this child is the “Whoever whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” Membership Throughout the New Testament The Keys Exercised Through Baptism & Lord’s Supper therefore and make disciples of all nations, Matthew 28:19 “Go baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Discussion… church is a group of Christians who regularly gather in “A Christ’s name to officially affirm and oversee one another’s membership in Jesus Christ and his kingdom through gospel preaching and gospel ordinances.”
The Keys and the Church Matthew 18:15–18 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” The Keys Exercised Through Baptism & Lord’s Supper Matthew 28:19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” “A church is a group of Christians who regularly gather in Christ’s name to officially affirm and oversee one another’s membership in Jesus Christ and his kingdom through gospel preaching and gospel ordinances.” Who is Church Membership For? Matthew 5:3 ““Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 7:21 ““Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 10:32 “So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven,” Matthew 18:4 “Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” Membership Throughout the New Testament Discussion…
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