Articles & Questions On: Ecclesiology (The Church)

Title	Author	Posted On
Lesson 12: Cultural Religion Versus Saving Faith (Hebrews 4:1-11)	Steven J. Cole	05/20/2013
Lesson 63: The Caring Church (Ephesians 6:21-24)	Steven J. Cole	05/15/2013
Lesson 50: Do You Really Love Your Wife? Part 2 (Ephesians 5:25-33)	Steven J. Cole	05/14/2013
Lesson 49: Do You Really Love Your Wife? Part 1 (Ephesians 5:25-33)	Steven J. Cole	05/14/2013
Lesson 48: What! Me, Submit to Him? (Ephesians 5:22-24)	Steven J. Cole	05/14/2013
Lesson 30: How Not to Live (Ephesians 4:17-19)	Steven J. Cole	05/10/2013
Lesson 29: Vital Signs of a Healthy Body (Ephesians 4:14-16)	Steven J. Cole	05/10/2013
Lesson 28: Growing into a Mature Church (Ephesians 4:11-13)	Steven J. Cole	05/10/2013
Lesson 27: Christ’s Purpose for His Church (Ephesians 4:7-10)	Steven J. Cole	05/10/2013
Lesson 26: The Basis for Christian Unity (Ephesians 4:4-6)	Steven J. Cole	05/10/2013
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Lesson 25: Preserving Unity (Ephesians 4:1-3)	Steven J. Cole	05/10/2013
Lesson 24: God is Able! (Ephesians 3:20-21)	Steven J. Cole	05/10/2013
Lesson 18: The Church: Why Marry It? (Ephesians 2:19-22)	Steven J. Cole	05/09/2013
Lesson 17: Reconciled Relationships (Ephesians 2:14-18)	Steven J. Cole	05/09/2013
United by Marriage (Ephesians 5:22-33)	Jeff Miller	05/09/2013
Lesson 18: Church Leadership: Keeping It Godly (1 Timothy 5:19-25)	Steven J. Cole	04/12/2013
Lesson 17: Paying Your Pastor(s) (1 Timothy 5:17-18)	Steven J. Cole	04/12/2013
Lesson 16: Caring For Widows (1 Timothy 5:3-16)	Steven J. Cole	04/12/2013
Lesson 11: Why Is The Church Important? (1 Timothy 3:14-16)	Steven J. Cole	04/12/2013
Lesson 10: Servants: Official and Otherwise (1 Timothy 3:8-13)	Steven J. Cole	04/12/2013
Lesson 9: What Does An Elder Look Like? (1 Timothy 3:2-7)	Steven J. Cole	04/12/2013
Lesson 8: Who’s In Charge Of The Church? (1 Timothy 3:1 and other Scriptures)	Steven J. Cole	04/12/2013
Lesson 7: The Conduct Of Women In The Church (1 Timothy 2:9-15)	Steven J. Cole	04/12/2013
1 Timothy	Steven J. Cole	04/12/2013
Lesson 13: Paul’s Team (Titus 3:12-15)	Steven J. Cole	04/11/2013
Lesson 12: Dealing with Factious People (Titus 3:9-11)	Steven J. Cole	04/11/2013
Lesson 9: Understanding Biblical Authority (Titus 2:15)	Steven J. Cole	04/11/2013
Lesson 6: Developing a Beautiful Body – Part 1 (Titus 2:1-5)	Steven J. Cole	04/11/2013
Lesson 5: Guarding the Flock (Titus 1:10-16)	Steven J. Cole	04/11/2013
Lesson 4: Elders: Men of the Word (Titus 1:9)	Steven J. Cole	04/11/2013
Lesson 3: Qualified Elders (Titus 1:6-8)	Steven J. Cole	04/11/2013
Lesson 2: Who Runs This Church? (Titus 1:5)	Steven J. Cole	04/11/2013
Titus	Steven J. Cole	04/11/2013
United by Ministry (Ephesians 4:7-16)	Jeff Miller	03/20/2013
United by the Spirit (Ephesians 4:1-6)	Jeff Miller	03/06/2013
United by Christ (Ephesians 2:11-22)	Jeff Miller	02/05/2013
Worship for the Soul (Psalm 122)	Jeff Miller	10/24/2012
Believer’s Baptism	Bill McRae	10/03/2012
The Church is Advancing (Acts 28:16-31)	Jeff Miller	03/15/2012
The Church is Preserving (Acts 27)	Jeff Miller	03/15/2012
The Church is Tried (Acts 26)	Jeff Miller	03/15/2012
The Church is Vigilant (Acts 20:17-38)	Jeff Miller	03/15/2012
The Church is Unleashed (Acts 16:22-40)	Jeff Miller	03/15/2012
The Church is Pure (Acts 15:1-21)	Jeff Miller	12/16/2011
The Church is Fearless (Acts 13 – 14)	Jeff Miller	12/16/2011
The Church is Teachable (Acts 10:1-48)	Jeff Miller	12/16/2011
The Church is Zealous (Acts 9:1-25)	Jeff Miller	12/16/2011
The Church is Witnessing (Acts 8:26-40)	Jeff Miller	12/16/2011
The Church is Growing (Acts 7:51 – 8:3)	Jeff Miller	12/16/2011
The Church is Powerful (Acts 5:1-16)	Jeff Miller	12/16/2011
The Church is Persecuted (Acts 4:1-22)	Jeff Miller	12/16/2011
The Church is Empowered (Acts 2:1-41)	Jeff Miller	12/16/2011
The Church is Commissioned (Acts 1:1-11)	Jeff Miller	12/16/2011
The Glorious Church (Acts)	Jeff Miller	12/16/2011
Behold the Beauty of Unity (Psalm 133)	Alex Strauch	04/20/2009
Ecclesiology and Eschatology	Michael Patton	02/02/2009
The Church as Comfort	Jeff Miller	01/28/2009
The Indigenous Pilgrim Principle: A Theological Consideration of the Christian, the Church, and Politics	Jeffrey Volkmer	11/05/2008
Melchizedek and Maturity (Hebrews 5:11-6:3)	Bob Deffinbaugh	10/06/2008
High Priests and Our Great High Priest (Hebrews 5:1-10)	Bob Deffinbaugh	09/29/2008
Giving and Finances in the Church	Steve Novakovich	07/07/2008
The Lord's Table and the Meeting of the Church	Bob Deffinbaugh	06/13/2008
Baptism	Bob Deffinbaugh	06/12/2008
[Basics of Christian Faith 7] The Church	Vickie Kraft	06/10/2008
Are Women Second Class Citizens? (Part IV – Questions Answered)	Bob Deffinbaugh	05/09/2008
Are Women Second Class Citizens? (Part III: The Benefits of Silence and Submission)	Bob Deffinbaugh	04/29/2008
Are Women Second Class Citizens in the Church? (Part II – Arguments Against the Submission of Women in the Church)	Bob Deffinbaugh	04/28/2008
Are Women Second Class Citizens? (Part I: Overview)	Bob Deffinbaugh	04/25/2008
Who’s in Charge Here? Leadership in the New Testament Church	Bob Deffinbaugh	04/07/2008
The Heart of a New Testament Church	Bob Deffinbaugh	04/04/2008
Are There Barnacles on the Bottom of our Boat?	Bob Deffinbaugh	04/03/2008
Does God Care How We Do Church?	Bob Deffinbaugh	03/31/2008
How Do Good People Disagree on How to Do Church?	Bob Deffinbaugh	03/26/2008
What Makes the Church So Special?	Bob Deffinbaugh	03/24/2008
The Conduct and Duty of the Church (Ephesians 4-6)	Lehman Strauss	02/19/2008
Ephesus - Rev. 2:1-7	Bill McRae	02/14/2007
Sardis - Rev. 3:1-6	Bill McRae	02/14/2007
Thyatira - Rev. 2:18-29	Bill McRae	02/14/2007
Pergamum - Rev. 2:12-17	Bill McRae	02/14/2007
Laodicea - Rev. 3:14-22	Bill McRae	02/14/2007
Smyrna - Rev. 2:8-11	Bill McRae	02/14/2007
Philadelphia - Rev. 3:7-13	Bill McRae	02/14/2007
How Does the Church Make Disciples, Part III	Bob Deffinbaugh	12/05/2006
How Does the Church Make Disciples, Part II	Bob Deffinbaugh	12/05/2006
Church Planting: (Acts 14:1-28)	Bob Deffinbaugh	05/03/2006
Preach the Word	Glenn C. Tompkins	02/24/2006
The Holy Spirit and the Local Church	Jeff Louie	12/14/2005
Characteristics of a Healthy Church (Acts 2:41-47)	Bob Deffinbaugh	12/05/2005
Pentecost (Acts 2:1-13)	Bob Deffinbaugh	10/24/2005
The Emergent Church - A New Wave of Evangelical Identity	Steven W. Cornell	10/19/2005
Understanding the Postmodern Mind and the Emerging Church	Michael Patton	09/02/2005
Session 7 - Gifts of the Church: How are We Equipped to Accomplish Our Ministries?	Michael Patton	08/29/2005
Session 6 - Ministries of the Church: Ordinances/Sacraments?	Michael Patton	08/29/2005
Session 5 - Ministries of the Church: How is the Church Supposed to do it?	Michael Patton	08/29/2005
Session 4 - The Purpose of the Church: What is the Church Supposed to be Doing?	Michael Patton	08/29/2005
Session 8 - Marks of a False Church and the Government of the Church	Michael Patton	08/29/2005
Session 2: The Church and Israel: A defense of Replacement Theology	Michael Patton	08/05/2005
Session 1: Class Introduction and the Nature of the Church	Michael Patton	08/05/2005
Session 3: The Church and Israel: A defense of Dispensational Theology	Michael Patton	08/05/2005
Fostering a Culture of Confession	Colin McDougall	08/03/2005
Perspectives of Faith in the Kingdom of God (Matthew 6:19-34)	J. Hampton Keathley, III	04/22/2005
The Church as Family Why Male Leadership in the Family Requires Male Leadership in the Church	Vern Sheridan Poythress	04/14/2005
The Family and the Church: How Should Biblical Manhood and Womanhood Work Out in Practice	George W. Knight III	04/14/2005
Husbands and Wives as Analogues of Christ and the Church Ephesians 5:21 and Colossians 3:18-19	George W. Knight III	04/13/2005
Chapter 6 Holiness in Ezra: Separated From Uncleanness and Seeking the Lord	A. Philip Brown II	12/16/2004
Women in Leadership, Part 1: Setting the Stage	Daniel B. Wallace	09/13/2004
The High Priestly Prayer of Jesus: Part III (John 17:20-26)	Bob Deffinbaugh	08/20/2004
18. One Step Backward and Two Steps Forward (Acts 11:19-30)	Bob Deffinbaugh	08/13/2004
17. Peter is Called on the Carpet (Acts 11:1-18)	Bob Deffinbaugh	08/13/2004
10. Waiting on the Widows (Acts 6:1-7)	Bob Deffinbaugh	08/12/2004
Outreach: Growing the Body of Christ	Jeff Miller	07/16/2004
Baptism: A Flood of Confusion	Jeff Miller	07/16/2004
The Message to Ephesus (Rev 2:1-7)	J. Hampton Keathley, III	07/04/2004
The Message to Philadelphia (Rev 3:7-13)	J. Hampton Keathley, III	07/04/2004
The Message to Pergamum (Rev 2:12-17)	J. Hampton Keathley, III	07/04/2004
The Message to Smyrna (Rev 2:8-11)	J. Hampton Keathley, III	07/04/2004
Commendation and Comfort in the Face of Persecution (2 Thes. 1:3-12)	J. Hampton Keathley, III	07/03/2004
The Struggles and Growth of a Church	J. Hampton Keathley, III	07/02/2004
The Church and the Last Things	Ron Maness	07/02/2004
The Salutation (1 Thess. 1:1)	J. Hampton Keathley, III	07/02/2004
Getting the Gospel Right: The Tie That Binds Evangelicals Together	Ron Maness	07/02/2004
The Birth and Growth of a Church	J. Hampton Keathley, III	07/02/2004
Guarding the Holy Fire: The Evangelicalism of John R.W. Stott, J.I. Packer, and Alister McGrath	Ron Maness	07/02/2004
Addendum to Colossians	J. Hampton Keathley, III	07/02/2004
Called into Community	Greg Herrick	07/01/2004
Ecclesiology: Understanding the Nature of God’s New Community	Greg Herrick	06/30/2004
Women in Leadership - Part 2	Daniel B. Wallace	06/30/2004
The Church: My New Community and Sphere of Service!	Greg Herrick	06/29/2004
The Birth of the Church at Philippi (Acts 15:36-16:40)	Bob Deffinbaugh	06/29/2004
Be Honest With Me	Richard L. Strauss	06/28/2004
The War Without and the War Within—Part 2 (Galatians 5:13-26)	Bob Deffinbaugh	06/28/2004
The War Without and the War Within—Part 1 (Galatians 5:13-26)	Bob Deffinbaugh	06/28/2004
The Textual Problem of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35	Daniel B. Wallace	06/26/2004
The Cross and Christianity (Luke 9:18-26)	Bob Deffinbaugh	06/24/2004
The Subjects of the Kingdom and Their Influence in the World (Matthew 5:13-16)	J. Hampton Keathley, III	06/22/2004
On Eating Drinking and Being Merry (Luke 5:27-39)	Bob Deffinbaugh	06/22/2004
Table Talk (1 Cor. 10:14-33)	Bob Deffinbaugh	06/08/2004
1 Corinthians 11:1-16 - Its Issues and Implications	Bob Deffinbaugh	06/08/2004
Spirituality and Spiritual Gifts - Part 3 (1 Cor. 12:12-31)	Bob Deffinbaugh	06/08/2004
The Great Divorce—Separating “Truth From Love” (1 Cor. 8:1-13)	Bob Deffinbaugh	06/08/2004
Courting Sin (1 Cor. 6:1-11)	Bob Deffinbaugh	06/07/2004
The Church: “A Home Away From Home”	Greg Herrick	06/03/2004
Ecclesiology: The Church	Greg Herrick	06/03/2004
Ecclesiology: The Church	Greg Herrick	06/03/2004
The High Priestly Prayer of Jesus (John 17)	Bob Deffinbaugh	06/02/2004
Implications of the Incarnation (Part 2) Philippians 2:1-18	Bob Deffinbaugh	06/02/2004
The Relationship of the Church to Israel	Hampton Keathley IV	05/27/2004
Creating and Multiplying Disciple-Making Churches	Greg Herrick	05/27/2004
Church Discipline	J. Hampton Keathley, III	05/27/2004
What Is a New Testament Church?	Bob Deffinbaugh	05/26/2004
The Hope of Glory (Ephesians 1:11-14)	Bob Deffinbaugh	05/26/2004
Here Comes the Bridegroom	Bob Deffinbaugh	05/26/2004
The Goal of History: Summing Up All Things in Christ (Ephesians 1:8b-10)	Bob Deffinbaugh	05/26/2004
The Church as God’s Dwelling Place	Bob Deffinbaugh	05/26/2004
The Glory of God in the Passion of Jesus Christ	Bob Deffinbaugh	05/26/2004
The Importance of the Church in God’s Eternal Plan	Bob Deffinbaugh	05/26/2004
The Glory of God and Idolatry	Bob Deffinbaugh	05/26/2004
Christian Unity (Ephesians 4:1-16)	Bob Deffinbaugh	05/26/2004
Paul’s Prayer For the Ephesians (Ephesians 1:15-19a)	Bob Deffinbaugh	05/26/2004
The Good Shepherd and the Flock of God	Bob Deffinbaugh	05/26/2004
The New Testament Church—Its Meeting(s)	Bob Deffinbaugh	05/25/2004
Survey of Bible Doctrine: The Church	Sid Litke	05/25/2004
The New Testament Church—Its Ministry	Bob Deffinbaugh	05/25/2004
The New Testament Church—Its Finances	Bob Deffinbaugh	05/25/2004
Introduction to the New Testament Church	Bob Deffinbaugh	05/25/2004
The New Testament Church—The Role of Women	Bob Deffinbaugh	05/25/2004
Excited Utterances: A Historical Perspective On Prophesy, Tongues and Other Manifestations of Spiritual Ecstasy	Matthew Allen	05/25/2004
The New Testament Church—Its Charter	Bob Deffinbaugh	05/25/2004
The Unity of the Spirit (Ephesians 4:1-6)	J. Hampton Keathley, III	05/21/2004
The Self-Giving Triune God, The Imago Dei And The Nature Of The Local Church: An Ontology Of Mission	J. Scott Horrell	05/18/2004
The Calling and Design of the Church: (Ephesians 1-3)	Lehman Strauss	05/10/2004
The Christian's Present Possessions in Christ	Lehman Strauss	05/10/2004

Question & Answers On: Ecclesiology (The Church)

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Our pastor recently stopped doing an altar-call / invitation at the end of the services. Is this biblical?
How was handling the boiling pot of meat with a three-prong fork (1 Sam 2:12-17) part of the priestly duties as set out in Leviticus?
Must someone be baptisted to join a church?
There are Christians who believe that the Bible makes a case for this country's obligation to protect Israel. Do Christians have this biblical command?
How do Jews born after the New Testament receive salvation? Are they saved only by accepting Christ as their Lord and Savior? Is there any other means of salvation for them, as some teach?
I have friends who are Seventh Day Adventist and in the Unification Church. One believes in soul sleep and the other believes we can communicate with dead relatives. Are there any biblical passages to refute their beliefs?
Is there a difference between the Vision and the Mission of a local church?
Could you tell me the difference between an evangelical and a charismatic?
Should congregational votes be limited to tithing members who attend a specified number of Sundays?
Does the New Testament begin with the book of Acts?

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If Jews had accepted Christ as their Messiah would the earthly kingdom have been established then?

Will you please explain Matthew 16:18?

Where did the idea that Jesus is the Rose of Sharon come from?

How can our church learn to speak in tongues?

Why is it acceptable for a couple to incur debt for a house if it isn’t acceptable for a church to incur debt for a building?

What guidelines should a church establish for helping needy people?

Does the Lord’s church have authority to earn interest on its money?

What is the purpose for a church becoming a corporation? Does this make the state the head of the church?

Did the church begin in John 20:22 or at Pentecost in Acts 2:4?

What did Jesus mean when he said, “Upon this rock I will build my church”?

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