Biblical Church Membership. Lesson 2 – Definition -describing biblical church membership-

Biblical Church Biblical Church MembershipMembership


Lesson 2 – Lesson 2 – DefinitionDefinition

-describing biblical -describing biblical church church

membership-membership-


Wrong Wrong Understandings Understandings

of Church of Church MembershipMembership

Societal IdentitySocietal Identity

Statement of Statement of IndividualityIndividuality

Family SolidarityFamily Solidarity

Sentimental RelicSentimental Relic

Cultural HeritageCultural Heritage

Religious Religious DutyDuty

Requirement for SalvationRequirement for Salvation


The Biblical The Biblical Understanding Understanding

of Church of Church MembershipMembership


A Step of A Step of Obedience and Obedience and

FaithFaith

Ephesians 2:8-9 Ephesians 2:8-9 For by For by grace you have been saved grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may works, so that no one may boast.boast.

Acts 9:5-6 Acts 9:5-6 And he said, And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" And He "Who are You, Lord?" And He said, "I am Jesus whom you said, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, but get up are persecuting, but get up and enter the city, and it will and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must be told you what you must do."do."

Ephesians 4:11-13 Ephesians 4:11-13 And He And He gave some as apostles, and gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints…equipping of the saints…until we all attain to the until we all attain to the unity of the faith….unity of the faith….


A Symbol of A Symbol of Eternal TruthsEternal Truths

““Church membership does not Church membership does not save but it is a reflection of save but it is a reflection of

salvation.” salvation.” – – Pastor Mark Dever, Pastor Mark Dever, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.

1 John 4:20 1 John 4:20 If someone If someone says, "I love God," and hates says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love the one who does not love his brother whom he has his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. he has not seen.

I Corinthians 5:5 I Corinthians 5:5 I have I have decided to deliver such a decided to deliver such a one to Satan for the one to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, so destruction of his flesh, so that his spirit may be saved that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.in the day of the Lord Jesus.


A Relationship A Relationship of of

AccountabilityAccountability

Hebrews 10:24-25 Hebrews 10:24-25 …and …and let us consider how to let us consider how to stimulate one another to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not love and good deeds, not forsaking our own forsaking our own assembling together, as is assembling together, as is the habit of some, but the habit of some, but encouraging one another; encouraging one another; and all the more as you see and all the more as you see the day drawing near.the day drawing near.

James 5:19-20 James 5:19-20 My My brethren, if any among you brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and strays from the truth and one turns him back, let him one turns him back, let him know that he who turns a know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from way will save his soul from death and will cover a death and will cover a multitude of sins.multitude of sins.


An Organic An Organic InstitutionInstitution

Ephesians 5:29-30 Ephesians 5:29-30 …for …for no one ever hated his own no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, also does the church, because we are members of because we are members of His body. His body.


A Definition of A Definition of Biblical Church Biblical Church

MembershipMembership

““Church membership is Church membership is a formal relationship a formal relationship between a church and a between a church and a Christian, characterized Christian, characterized by the church’s by the church’s affirmation and affirmation and oversight of a oversight of a Christian’s discipleship Christian’s discipleship and the Christian’s and the Christian’s submission to living out submission to living out his or her discipleship in his or her discipleship in the care of the church.”the care of the church.”


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