Foothill Bible Church Discovery Class

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Foothill Bible Church Discovery Class
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THE CHURCH
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The truth about the church is that it is
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I. The Body of Christ

• A. What - Eph 122-23 The Body of Christ
• A Mystery - Col 124-27 Eph 31-10 Rom
  1625-27 Rom 1125
• B. Who - Many different members with different
  functions, but all important I Cor 1212-27
• C. Where - Not just a building, not just a local
  group, but all believers in Christ "called out"
  Acts 1514
• D. Why - For His glory Eph 112
• E. When - Began at Pentecost Acts 247

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II. Not Israel

• A. Israel is God's Covenant People
• Romans 94 cf. Ephesian 211-12 Gen 1315-16
  cf. Gen 283-4 Gen 177,13,19 I Chron 1617
  Psalm 10510 Ez 1660II Sam 235 Is 553 Acts
  312 25.
• B. Covenant's with Israel have been partially
  fulfilled (Gen 132,8,14-15, etc. and Gen 212)
  and therefore
• C. Covenants with Israel are guaranteed ultimate
  fulfillment (Psalm 6935-36 Matt 243,15,30
  2531 Rom 1125-27)
• D. Israel and Gentiles are contrasted in the New
  Testament (Acts 312 48 2128 Rom. 101)

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• E. Israel and the Church are contrasted in the
  New Testament (Rom 111-25 I Cor. 1032 Acts
  2028 I Cor 159 Phil 35-6).
• F. Israel and Abraham's descendants are
  contrasted in the New Testament (Rom 96-13 Gal
  422-23 36-9)

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III. A Local Assembly (How)

• A. Made up of believers who are members of the
  Body of Christ Heb 1019-25
• B. Called to unity - not division Eph 41-6
• C. Given leadership in order to develop Eph
  411-16, Titus 15-9, I Tim 31-13

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