' ' ' I will build my church ' ' '

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. . . I will build my church . . .
(Matthew 1618) And I also say unto thee, that
thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build
my church and the gates of Hades shall not
prevail against it. What did Jesus build
when He built the church?
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Church ecclesia ek-kaleo group,
assembly, gathering
- called out
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Airplane Air ie., atmosphere Plane Flat
Surface ecclesia group, assembly not,
called out
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Concept of Salvation
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W O R K S ?
G R A C E !
Believe Mk 1516 Repent Lu 2446-47 Confess Rom
109 Baptism Rom 64
Action is the same Concept is different
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Concept of Church Only the group the
people ? Is it something in addition to
the people ??
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Catholic Concept
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Hans Kung
THE CHURCH Image Books A Division of
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York Nihil obstat John M. T. Barton, S.T.D.,
L.S.S., Censor, Imprimatur Patrick
Casey, Vicar General, Westminster
18 October 1967.
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statements expressed.
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2. APOSTOLICITY AND SUCCESSION - (page
455) Have the apostles any successors? Can a
basis, a foundation (Eph. 220) be replaced
without the whole building collapsing? The
apostles, who became the basis and foundation of
the Church, retain this significance will beyond
the first generation. They retain for the Church
in all times and places their fundamental and
supporting function.
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Since apostleship is a ministry on the basis of a
particular commission, we may speak of an
apostolic office, provided of (page 456)
course that it is not mistakenly seen as an
hierarchic position of power, but radically as a
ministry, a service. The apostolic office as a
whole is unique and unrepeatable. Later
generations in the Church are dependent on the
words, witness and ministry of the first
apostolic generation. The apostles are and
remain the original witnesses, their testimony is
the original testimony and their mission the
original mission.

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What then can apostolic succession mean? As
direct witnesses and messengers of the risen
Lord, the apostles can have no successors. No
further apostles were called. Apostleship in this
sense of witness and mission cannot be repeated
or continued. What remains is a task and a
commission. The apostolic commission is not
finished, but will remain to the end of time.
The apostolic task is not completed it embraces
all peoples to the ends of the earth.

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The apostles are dead there are no new
apostles. But the apostolic mission remains.
The mission of the apostles was more than the
persons of the apostles themselves. The
apostolic mission is now no longer instituted
directly by the Lord, but indirectly by men.
Since this apostolic mission remains, so too does
the apostolic ministry. This apostolic ministry
does not depend on further vocations to
apostleship (Page 457) in the narrow sense, but
depends on obedience to the apostles as the
original witnesses and messengers of the Lord.

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As a result of the continuing apostolic mission
there is, in the apostolic ministry, an apostolic
succession an apostolic succession of
obedience. Who then are the followers of the
apostles? That divine mission, entrusted
by Christ to the apostles, will last until the
end of the world (Mt. 2820), since the gospel
which was to be handed down by them is for all
time the source of all life for the Church (CE
20). The Constitution passes from this
fundamental and general statement to considering
the succession of ecclesiastical offices (cf. CE
20-29).
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There can only be one basic answer the Church.
The whole Church, not just a few individuals, is
the follower of the apostles. We do, after all,
confess the apostolic Church. The whole Church
is the new people of God, gathered by the
apostles through the preaching of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. The whole Church is the temple of
the Spirit, built on the foundation of the
apostles. The whole Church is the body of
Christ, unified by the ministry of the apostles.
The authorized mission of the apostles has been
handed on to the Church which the apostles
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summoned together the authorized ministry of the
apostles has been handed on to the Church which
the apostles ministered to. The Church is the
successor of the apostles in obedience, and from
this obedience it derives its authority. Taking
apostolicity in this sense, we can see what
determines the true oneness, holiness and
catholicity of the Church it must be based on
the foundations laid by the apostles. This
succession must be understood in terms of
substance, not just a history there must be a
real inner continuity.
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This continuity cannot simply be created for the
Church by itself, it is something that is granted
to it by the Spirit of God and Christ, the Spirit
which filled the apostles and their apostolic
witness, and moves and encourages the Church to
follow them. The Church has only to be open to
the Spirit in faith, and it will find the
necessary obedience to the apostles and their
witness. In this sense apostolic succession is a
thing of the spirit. Apostolicity too is a gift
and a requirement at the same time.
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Denominational Concept All of the congregations
belong to one organization. Headquarters are
known and exercise authority. Can remove a local
church from the group. Danger to us identifying
the brotherhood as the church today as
functioning unit. How is the church doing? What
dangers are facing the church?
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Our institutional concept of the beginning of
the church? Day of Pentecost Jesus Builds
Church Peter Opens Doors
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Relation of Peter and other Apostles Mt.
1618,19 to Peter KeysBinding Power Mt.
1818,10 to others Same Power to 12 Mt.
2020-28 No distinctions in Power
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• Study of Acts 2. Who bound and loosed
• on Pentecost?
• 4 And they were all filled with the Holy
  Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues,
  as the Spirit gave them utterance.
• (VV. 9 11 -- 17 or 18 different tongues)
• v. 6 because that every man heard them speaking
  in his own language.

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(Acts 2 Continued) v. 11 we hear them speaking
in our tongues the mighty works of God. v. 14
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted
up his voice, and spake forth unto them, saying,
Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at
Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear
unto my words.
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Reaction in Acts 2 v. 37 they heard this,
they were pricked in their heart, and said unto
Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren,
what shall we do? v. 44 (Acts 244) And all
that believed were together, and had all things
common
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What Did God Do? Acts 247
And the Lord added to their number day by day
those who were being saved. (Revised
Standard) and the Lord was adding those being
saved every day to the assembly. (Youngs Literal
Translation) Then how is one saved?
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Acts 8 -- Philip and the Eunuch Eunuch
believed and was baptized Saved? Added to
group of all saved Universal church What local
church (group)? Then how is a local group
formed??
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Acts 11 20 preaching the Lord Jesus 21
great number turned to the Lord 23 cleave
unto the Lord 24 much peopleadded unto the
Lord 26 they were gathered together with
THE CHURCH
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• Where did the church come from?
• Not transplanted from Jerusalem
• No official sanction from headquarters
• Gospel is preached
• Conversions result
• Saints function together under Christ
• Independent Local Congregation
• Group is the church nothing else

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No Cases They went to _________ and
started a church. Common language among
some today we planted a church What did
happen in Scripture? Christians functioning as
a group are the church. It is only the people.
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W O R K S ?
G R A C E !
Believe Mk 1516 Repent Lu 2446-47 Confess Rom
109 Baptism Rom 64
Action is the same Concept is different
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Rom. 121-2 Present body as living sacrifice
Church duty or Christian duty ? I Peter 2
and 3 Behavior in the world Obedience
to the government Work relations
(slave-master) Family relations
Finally, as brethren . . .
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CHURCH
What do we do together?
Assemble Commune Sing and
Pray Give Teach (Preach) Church Ritual
or Personal Worship?
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Communion I Cor. 11 Let a man examine himself
. . . He that eateth and drinketh . .
. Singing Speaking one to another . .
. Contribution Let each one of you . .
. As he has prospered . . . God loves a
cheerful giver . . . Individual worship that we
do together
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Assemble Commune Sing and
Pray Give Teach (Preach) Two groups do
same thing- one sees it as law keeping ritual-
the other as Gods way for us to worship and to
exhort and edify one another-CONCEPT!
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All Christian service is personal work! Yes,
what we do together as a group of Gods people is
important. We need each other. God planned it
that we participate together in order that we
could teach and admonish one another. Our
eternal judgment will be individual. Each of us
stands before the judgment seat of Christ. But,
as a loving family of believers, we should help
one another to live for eternity.
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