What Is The Church

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What Is The
Church Of Jesus Christ?
Matthew 1618
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UNIVERSAL
LOCAL
All the Saved, of all the Earth, of All Ages
Christians working together in a given
location, under common oversight
Names Book of Life
Divine Oversight
Human Oversight
No Collective Work
Collective Works
Perfect Body
Imperfect Body
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Universal Saved Individuals
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Universal NOT Local Churches
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Universal NOT Local Churches
Sect or Denomination
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Our PRIORITY Should Be
Reconciling People To God
THEN helping them to become identified with a
local church with which to work and worship
faithfully.
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When Emphasis Is On Local Churches
See salvation as coming through local church
membership.
Emphasis on numeric growth.
Develop spirit of competition.
Abandon scriptural authority.
Serve man rather than God.
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For I determined to know nothing among you
except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. 1
Corinthians 22
...We beg you on behalf of Christ, BE RECONCILED
TO GOD. 2 Corinthians 520
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