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What does the Bible say about the government of the church?

 

There Is Only One Scriptural Church Government Order.  There Are Many Man-engineered Orders For Church Government. 

Scriptural Church Order:

The term, 5-fold ministry is a misnomer, and the actual term cannot be found in scripture.  Other references in Scripture show us that the apostle is an office.  The other four, prophet, evangelists, pastor, and teacher, are all ministries.  These four ministries are linked, in Ephesians 4:11, to the office of the apostle, though they can exist on the local Church level without the apostolic office.   Unfortunately, the evangelist, pastor, and teacher we have seen is mostly not the same as the one we read about in Scripture.  The Church needs to repent and return to God's holy order.

 

All is based on the foundation as laid out in Scripture.  The Bible still has the answers, but the human mind is deceitful, and many a Godly person has become puffed up and has gone astray because of his or her human mind.  God has a pattern in Scripture that calls for a multiplicity of God-set ministries who are led by the Spirit of God in unity.



Author/Compiler: Bob Stenson (unless otherwise noted)
Last updated: 2008-12-27 19:35:45

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* Are the local churches to teach no other doctrine than the Apostle's Doctrine?
* Aren’t there false apostles and false prophets?
* Why is the 5-fold ministry of the Scripture so unpopular?
* Aren't apostles something from the past?
* Why is the pattern of Scripture so important?
* Can Spiritual Gifts, Offices, And Ministries Be Counterfeited?
* What does the Bible say about the government of the church?
* What about pastors, elders and deacons?
* Isn't God's way like a smorgasbord where you can pick and choose what you want or don't want?
* What Was The Apostolic Age?
* What are the two main purposes of the church?
* What are the strengths and weaknesses that can be seen in the Church?
* If the Bible's so great, why don't the churches of today look like the church of the New Testament?

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