Title: Doctrine of the Church
1Doctrine of the Church
2The Church is a term which designates a totally
unique group of believers who at the moment of
salvation were called out of the cosmic system of
Satan
3and were placed into union with the Lord Jesus
Christ through the Baptism of the Spirit and as a
result have been provided with totally unique
privileges and opportunities to glorify God.
4Pre-Canon Before the New Testament was
completed (Book Acts 30-96 A.D.)
5Post-Canon After the New Testament was
completed (Epistles of New Testament 96
A.D.-Rapture)
6Preposition ek (ek), out from.Verb kaleo
(kalevw), to call.
7As a secular term, he ekklesia was a technical
term for the lawful assembly of free Greek
citizens met to transact public affairs.
8It is attested from Eurpides and Herodotus
onwards (5th century B.C.) and denotes in the
usage of antiquity the popular assembly of the
competent full citizens of the polis, city.
9Thus, ekklesia, centuries before the LXX and the
New Testament was clearly characterized as a
political phenomenon, repeated according to
certain rules and within a certain framework.
10Ekklesia did not pass immediately from the
heathen world to the Christian church the LXX
supplied the point of transition.
11EdahQahal
12SunagogeEkklesia
13Ekklesia, wherever it appears by itself as an
ecclesiological term, is to be understood as an
abbreviation of the original term ekklesia tou
theou, the church of God.
14The New Thayers Greek Lexicon lists the following
meanings for the word (pages 195-196) A
gathering of citizens called out from their homes
into some public place an assembly
15an assembly of Christians gathered for worship
16a company of Christians, or of those who, hoping
for eternal salvation through Jesus Christ,
observe their own religious rites, hold their own
religious meetings, and manage their own affairs
according to regulations prescribed for the body
for orders sake
17those who anywhere, in city or village,
constitute such a company and are united into one
body
18the whole body of Christians scattered throughout
the earth collectively, all who worship and
honor God and Christ in whatever place they may
be.
19A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and
Other Early Christian Literature pages
240-241Assembly, as a regularly summoned
political bodyAssemblage, gathering, meeting
20The congregation of the Israelites, especially
gathered for religious purposes
21Of the Christian church or congregation
22A church meeting The church or congregation as
the totality of Christians living in one place
23Of house-churches The church universal, to
which all believers belong The local church
24The use of sunagoge in the early 1st century
church declined because it was permanently
associated with the dispensation of the client
nation of Israel, while the use of ekklesia
increased, not only because it was already
familiar but also because it had an honorable
meaning in Greek culture.
25The members of these 1st Christian congregations
came in a large degree from the Jewish synagogues
which consisted of both Jews and proselytes.
26The 1st and 2nd century Christians did not employ
synagogue as a term to describe themselves in
order to avoid being identified with the client
nation of Israel since the latter belong to an
entirely different dispensation.
27Therefore, the term ekklesia was employed by
the New Testament writers as a technical term to
designate a totally unique group of believers who
at the moment of salvation were called out of the
cosmic system of Satan
28 and were placed into union with the Lord Jesus
Christ through the Baptism of the Spirit and as a
result have been provided with totally unique
privileges and opportunities to glorify God.
29 The ekklesia began with the Baptism of the
Spirit on the day of Pentecost in June of 30 A.D.
(Acts 2), and will leave this earth at the
Rapture (1 Th. 413-17).
30Israel had a "shadow" Christology and Church has
a "historical" Christology.
31Baptism of the SpiritPlan of God for the church
ageEqual Privilege and Equal OpportunityPortfoli
o of Invisible AssetsRoyal Commisions
32Mystery doctrineIndwelling of the Trinity100
Availability of divine powerNo
ProphecyInvisible Heroship
33SelectionSalvationElection
34Election is the expression of the sovereign will
of God regarding escrow blessings and the
provision of Equal Privilege and Equal
Oppurtunity to attain them..
35Israel (Deut. 76-7 1015 142 Isa. 141
441 454 4812 Isa. 659 Ezek. 205
Psa. 1354 Acts 1317 157 Rom. 115, 7,
28).
36Christ (Isa. 421 Matt. 1218 Luke 935
2335 1 Pet. 24-6).
37Church (Rom. 830, 33 924-26 1 Cor.
127 Eph. 14, 18 41, 4 Phil. 314
Col. 312, 15 1 Thess. 14 2 Thess. 213 2
Tim. 19 210 Tit. 11 Heb. 31 James
25 1 Pet. 11, 15 24, 9, 21 39
510, 13 2 Pet. 13, 10 Rev. 1714).
38In sharing the destiny of Christ, the church age
believer as Royal Family of God resides in the
operational type spiritual life (royal palace) as
the only means of fulfilling the plan of God for
the church age.
39Possession of the operational type spiritual life
or royal palace (Rom. 829).
40Provision of the plan of God for the church age
for every church age believer (Eph. 111).
41Equal Privilege and Equal Oppurtunity to
fulfill the plan of God for the church age and
receive the distribution of Escrow Blessings
(Eph. 13-6, emphasis on the word predestination
in verse 5).
422 Timothy 316-17, All Scripture is
God-breathed (theopneustos) and is profitable for
teaching, for reproof, for correction, for
training in righteousness that the man of God
may be adequate, equipped for every good
work.
43At the moment of salvation, the omnipotence of
God the Holy Spirit places the church age
believer in an eternal union with Christ,
44 thus identifying the believer with Christ and
making them a permanent member of the Royal
Family of God, a new spiritual species and
eternally secure
45(Mark 1616 John 737-39 1420 Acts 15
21-4 Rom. 63-5 1 Cor. 1213 Gal. 326-28
Eph. 45 Col. 211-13 1 Pet. 321).
46Websters New Universal Unabridged Dictionary
defines the noun identification, a process by
which a person ascribes to himself the qualities
or charcteristics of another person.
47There are 2 identifications in the New Testament
as related to baptizo RitualReal
48Ritual identification is the act of immersing
or submerging oneself in water in the ritualistic
sense such as Pre-Canon Christian water baptism,
Baptism of Jesus, Baptism of John.
49Real identification is the act of identifying
one thing with another as in the Baptism of the
Spirit, Baptism of Moses, Baptism of Fire,
Baptism of the Cross.
50The Baptism of the Spirit never took place
before the day of Pentecost in June of 30 A.D.
and will not take place after the Rapture.
51Positional The entrance into the Plan of God
for the Church Age resulting in eternal security
as well as 2 categories of positional truth (1
Cor. 12, 30 1 Pet. 12 1 Thess. 523 Eph.
526-27 Heb. 211 1010 Acts 2032 2618
Rom. 63, 8 2 Thess. 213).
52Experiential The function of the Church Age
believers spiritual life in time through the
utilization of the 2 power options, 3 spiritual
skills and 5 spiritual mechanics advancing
through the 3 stages of spiritual adulthood with
its 3 categories of Suffering for Blessing
resulting in the execution of the Plan of God for
the Church Age
53Ultimate The perfection of the Church Age
believers spiritual life at the
exit-resurrection or Rapture of the Church which
is the completion of the Protocol Plan of God for
the Church Age (1 Cor. 1553-54 Gal. 68 1
Pet. 510 John 640).
54The filling of the Spirit is unique to the
church age and is the operational power of God
the Holy Spirit influencing the soul of the
believer enabling them to grow to spiritual
maturity for the execution of the plan of God for
the church age
55 (Eph. 518 Gal. 516 John 424 Acts 24
48, 31 63, 5 755 917 139 1124
1352 Luke 115, 41, 67 41 1 John 17
Eph. 51 2 Cor. 33 2 Pet. 14).
56Efficacious Grace Makes faith in Jesus Christ
effective for salvation (2 Cor. 61-2 Eph.
28-9).
57Regeneration Creates a human spirit at the
moment of salvation for the purpose of the
imputation of eternal life (John 31-16 Titus
35).
58Baptism of the Spirit Places every believer in
union with Christ (Gal. 326-28 Eph. 46 1
Cor. 1213).
59Indwelling of the Spirit Creates a temple for
the indwelling of Jesus Christ (Rom. 811 1
Cor. 316 619-20 2 Cor. 616).
60Filling of the Spirit Controls the soul of the
believer and is the means of executing the plan
of God for the church age (Eph. 518).
61Sealing of the Spirit Puts His stamp on the
believer to guarantee their salvation (2 Cor.
122 Eph. 113 430).
62Distribution of Spiritual Gifts Gives every
believer a spiritual gift to (1 Cor. 124-11).
63Blasphemy against the Spirit (Matt. 1214-32)
64Resistance of the Holy Spirit (Acts 751)
65Lying to God the Holy Spirit (Acts 53)
66Grieving the Holy Spirit (Eph. 430)
67Grieving the Holy Spirit (Eph. 430)
68The characteristics which are related to
self Agape, virtue-loveChara,
contentmentEirene, soul prosperity
69Characteristics which are related to
people Makrothumia, Patient-enduranceChresto
tes, IntegrityAgathosune, Generosity
70Characteristics which are related to
God Pistis, FaithfulnessPraotes,
HumilityEnkrateia, Discipline
71God the Holy Spirit is our Mentor (John 1426
1612-14 1 Cor. 29-16 1 John 227).
72The New Spiritual Species is the Christ nature
which is created by God the Holy Spirit at the
moment of salvation through Regeneration and the
Baptism of the Spirit for the utilization of 100
divine omnipotence
73and is the enabling power for the church age
believer to execute the plan of God for the
church age as an extension of the dispensation of
the hypostatic union.
74This is brought by the Greek verb enduo, to
take on the nature of something (in the
figurative sense), plus the accusative of the
person Christon, Christ Jesus.
75The Greek noun musterion (musterion) means
mystery, secret, secret teaching, hidden
teaching, Bible Doctrine that was never revealed
to Old Testament saints, Gods set of
instructions for the church age believer
76The noun apokalupsis implies an unveiling,
disclosure by God Himself regarding things
previously unknown and things that cannot be
explained.
77The Old Testament prophets skipped over the
church age in silence as in Dan. 240( )41
723( )24 822 ( )23 1135( )36 Hos. 34(
)5 515( )61.
78Aletheia expresses that which the human mind can
only understand through Divine revelation.
79They had a shadow Christology (Col. 217 Heb.
85 101).
80Alpha Company The humanity of Christ (Matt.
28 Mark 161-14 Luke 241-12 John
201-9).
81Bravo Company The Church (1 Cor. 1551-58 1
Thess. 413-18).
82Charlie Company Old Testament believers and
Tribulational martyrs (Dan. 122-3 Matt. 2431
Rev. 204).
83Delta Company Millennial believers.
84Unbelievers The Great White Throne Judgment of
unbelievers at the end of human history (Rev.
2011-15).
85Israel was a Client Nation to God but now God
only uses Gentile nations as Client Nations since
the church age runs co-terminous with the times
of the Gentiles (Luke 2021-24).
86Baptism of the SpiritRapture
87Bema Seat Evaluation Involving all believers (2
Cor. 510 Rom. 1410).
88Crown of life (Rev. 210). Crown of
righteousness (2 Tim. 47-8).
89Crown of glory for the Pastor-Teacher (1 Pet.
54 1 Thess. 219-20 1 Cor. 924-27). Order
of the morning star or the uniform of glory (Rev.
34).
90New Knighthood (Rev. 217). New Title in the
Lambs book of life.
91Membership to the Paradise Club and access to
the Gazebo in the Garden (Reve. 27, 14).
92The winner believer will have his name
recorded in the historical record section of
heaven (Rev. 312).
93The winner believer will be acknowledged
(homologeo) before God the Father in heaven by
the Lord Jesus Christ at the Great Genuflex (Rev.
35).
94The participants of the Marriage of the Lamb
are the Bridegroom, the Lord Jesus Christ and the
Bride, the Church.
95The Marriage Supper which is distinct from the
Marriage takes place on earth and involves
regenerate Israel in the Millennial Kingdom
(Matt. 221-14 Luke 1416-24 Matt.
251-13).
96The term ekklesia (e)kklhsiva) meaning
assembly, and translated church denotes the
concept of unity.
97Son of God TrinitySon of David IsraelKing
of kings and Lord of lords Church
98Unity in the Body of Christ is based upon Who
and What God is and What He has provided and can
only be attained under 3 categories of
sanctification which compose the plan of God for
the church age for the church age.
99Unity in the church can only be achieved
experientially through the utilization of the 2
power options, the function of the 3 spiritual
skills, deployment of the 10 problem solving
devices and execution of the 3 stages of the
operational type or adult spiritual life which
compose the 4 spiritual mechanics or the
essentials of the church age
100 (John 424 1713-23 Rom. 619, 22
125-13 Eph. 41-13 Phlp. 127 22 2 Tim.
221 1 Pet. 315 1 Thess. 43-4 1 Tim.
215).