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A New Testament church of the
Lord Jesus Christ is an autonomous local
congregation of baptized believers,
associated by covenant in the faith and
fellowship of the gospel; observing the two
ordinances of Christ, governed by His laws,
exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges
invested in them by His Word, and seeking to
extend the gospel to the ends of the earth.
Each congregation operates under the
Lordship of Christ through democratic
processes. In such a congregation each
member is responsible and accountable to
Christ as Lord. Its scriptural officers are
pastors and deacons. While both men and
women are gifted for service in the church,
the office of pastor is limited to men as
qualified by Scripture.
The New Testament speaks also
of the church as the Body of Christ which
includes all of the redeemed of all the
ages, believers from every tribe, and
tongue, and people, and nation.
Scripture References:
Matthew 16:15-19; 18:15-20; Acts 2:41-42,47;
5:11-14; 6:3-6; 13:1-3; 14:23,27; 15:1-30;
16:5; 20:28; Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:2;
3:16; 5:4-5; 7:17; 9:13-14; 12; Ephesians
1:22-23; 2:19-22; 3:8-11,21; 5:22-32;
Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:18; 1 Timothy
2:9-14; 3:1-15; 4:14; Hebrews 11:39-40; 1
Peter 5:1-4; Revelation 2-3; 21:2-3.
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