Ecclesiology: The Study Of The Church

Front 1

The term ekklēsia is used four different connotations in the New Testament. Name them (4)

Back 1

Used in reference to:
1. the Israelites as they traveled in wilderness
2. a gathering of people (not necessarily Christians)
3. group of Christians in local congregation
4. all saved people in the present age

Front 2

List (5) descriptive terms or figures of speech used in the Bible in reference to the church.

Back 2

1. God's flock
2. God's field
3. the shepherd and his sheep
4. the heir
5. the master and his servants

Front 3

List any (20) responsibilities of believers toward each other, according to the New Testament.

Back 3

*A-L, no M, no QR, no UV, 3 No's*
1. Accept one another
2. Be at peace with each other.
3. Carry eachother's burdens.
4. Do not lie to each other.
5. Encourage one another.
6. Forgive each other.
7. Greet one another w/ holy kiss.
8. Honor one another above yourself.
9. Instruct one another.
10. Judgment-stop passing on one another.
11. Keep on loving each other.
12. Live in harmony with one another.
13. Nobody should seek own good, but good of other
13. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.
14. Pray for each other.
15. Serve one another in love.
16. Teach and admonish one another.
17. Wash one another's feet.
18. Do not slander one another.
19. Do not grumble against each other.
20. Do not share in sins of others.

Front 4

List any (10) of the Biblical qualifications for a bishop/elder/pastor.

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*2 A, 2 T, 2 one, 4 not*
1. above reproach
2. able to teach
3. the husband of one wife
4. temperate
5. one who manages own family well
6. one who has good reputation
7. not given to drunkeness
8. not violent, but gentle
9. not a lover of money
10. not quarrelsome

Front 5

List (5) responsibilities a pastor has toward the congregation.

Back 5

1. Leading congregation
2. Protecting congregation from false teachers and power hungry people within.
3. Communicating God's Word through preaching, teaching, evangelism.
4. Rebuking false teachers.
5. Being example of a servant.

Front 6

List (10) things included in God’s purpose for and through local churches today.

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1. bear witness to the truth
2. bring glory to God
3. exalt the Lord
4. worship the Lord
5. pray for each other
6. teach the believers in their churches
7. fellowship with each other
8. meet each other's needs
9. build up each other
10. discipline their members

Front 7

List (4) ways believers should edify each other.

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1. build up through prayer
2. build up through encouragement
3. build up using spiritual gifts
4. bearing each others burdens
5. sharing with others in need

Front 8

Specifically what about the church involved a “mystery,” according to Ephesians 3:3-6 and Colossians 1:26-27?

Back 8

The bringing together of Jews and Gentiles in one body is called a "mystery." A "mystery" is something God had not revealed previously.

Front 9

Give (3) specific instances of passages (the essence of the text of the passages will be sufficient)
where the term ekklēsia (singular) is used in the New Testament in reference to more than a single local group of believers and explain how we know that those passages do indeed refer to more than a single local group of believers.

Back 9

1. Jesus declared, "On this rock I will build my church" (singular): Jesus was not referring to a particular local church. No local church is invincible.

2. Jesus "loved the church" (singular): Jesus did not die for a particular local church.

3. The church (singular) is called God's household… the pillar and foundation of the truth. No single congregation is "the pillar and foundation of the truth."

Front 10

Is the church distinct from Israel? Give evidence for your answer.

Back 10

Yes. Some people try to combine the church and Israel. Others try to apply to the church the promises that God made to Israel. However, the church is a distinct entity fro Israel. Some evidences:

1. After the church was established, Israel continued to be recognized as a people distinct from Gentiles and from the church.

2. Paul (a Jew himself) retains a distinction between Israel and the church in 1 Cor. 10:32: "Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God."

Front 11

Is the church distinct from the kingdom of God? Give evidence for your answer.

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Yes. Some try to combine the church and the kingdom of God, or believe that the church inaugurates the kingdom of God. Some evidences:

1. The terms "church" and "kingdom" are never used interchangeably.

2. The church is not mentioned in the OT, but the kingdom is mentioned throughout the OT.

3.The church is described as a mystery, but the kingdom was no secret.

4. The church exists in the present age, but the kingdom is future.

5. The church includes only saved human beings. The kingdom includes heavenly beings as well as human beings.

Front 12

Describe the significance of the term “body of Christ.”

Back 12

The church is not just an organization, but a living entity, or a body. Christ is the head and has authority and gives direction. All believers are members of the body and are united with Christ as the head. As members of the same body, we all serve and help each other through spiritual gifts.

Front 13

Describe the significance of the fact that all New Testament believers are priests, according to 1 Peter 2:5, 9 and Revelation 1:6.

Back 13

Believers are referred to as a holy and royal priesthood. 1 Peter 2:5 combines the figurative concepts of a building and a priesthood. In Revelation 1:6, believers are referred to as priests. In the OT, priests were servants to God and offered spiritual sacrifices.

Front 14

Is Peter the “rock” upon which the church is built? Give evidence for your answer.

Back 14

The church is NOT built on Peter. It is built on Jesus because Jesus is the rock. The name "Peter" means rock. In Matthew 16, Jesus tells Peter that "on this rock I will build my church. Though, Jesus was not giving supremacy to Peter. The church is founded upon Jesus and the truth that Peter proclaimed.

Front 15

Give evidence that only believers should be baptized.

Back 15

Baptism is meant to be an outward testimony that one has become saved, but nothing more. Baptism itself does not produce any spiritual change. Therefore, only believers should be baptized. In the Bible, after Jesus' death and resurection, believers were baptized AFTER they were saved. The books of Acts and Matthew command us to be saved and then be baptized.

Front 16

Give evidence supporting baptism by immersion.

Back 16

The primary meaning of "baptizo" is "to immerse." The prepostitions "into" and "out of" the water indicates that immersion was practiced. Immersion was practiced in Judaism and by early Christians. Every instance of believer's baptism in the New Testament allows for immersion.

Front 17

The reading of the Scriptures took place among gatherings of people in the New Testament. What followed the reading of the Scriptures?

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Followed by an explanation and application of the scriptures

Front 18

What was the heart of the teaching in the first century church?

Back 18

Jesus was indeed the Messiah. Jesus' claims about Himself were verified by His resurrection.

Front 19

What is the antidote to false teaching?

Back 19

Biblical teaching

Front 20

Summarize the steps a church should go through in disciplining its members, according to the New Testament. (7)

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1. Pray for the offender
2. Approach the offender humbly.
3. If offender does not respond to private counsel, take one or two others with you to approach the person.
4. Take the matter to entire congregation if the offender fails to heed council.
5. Remove the offender from fellowship of local church and cease association with that person.
6. Do not consider the offender to be an enemy. Pray for them continuously.
7. Forgive and restore the offender upon his/her repentance.

Front 21

MATTHEW 16:18 (ESV)

Back 21

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.

Front 22

MATTHEW 28:19 (ESV)

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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.

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COLOSSIANS 3:16

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Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

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EPHESIANS 5:25 (ESV)

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Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her

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EPHESIANS 4:11-12 (ESV)

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And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ

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1 CORINTHIANS 11:26 (ESV)

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For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

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2 TIMOTHY 2:2 (ESV)

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And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

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MYSTERY

Back 28

something God had not revealed previously

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EKKLESIA

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"church:" those who are "called out"

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POIMEN

Back 30

pastor

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DIAKONOS

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"deacon:" servant or minister

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AUTONOMOUS

Back 32

self-governing

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BAPTIZO

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"baptism:" to dip, plunge, immerse

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WORSHIP

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PROS- "toward" KUNEO- "to kiss" (PROSKUNEO)
WORSHIP: to declare the worth of someone else.

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FELLOWSHIP

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"sharing" and emphasizes the unity and oneness of believers

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MINISTRY

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involves serving others by meeting their needs

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EDIFY

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to build up