Studies On The Church- Part 8 Restrictions God Placed On The Local Church.

Studies On The Church-Studies On The Church-Part 8Part 8

Restrictions God PlacedRestrictions God Placed On The Local Church On The Local Church

Is An Individual ChristianIs An Individual Christian The Church? The Church?

““The individual is the Church”The individual is the Church”(The Arlington Meeting, p.107, Johnny Ramsey.)(The Arlington Meeting, p.107, Johnny Ramsey.)

““All commands are given to All commands are given to individuals. You do not command individuals. You do not command an institution.”an institution.”(The Arlington Meeting, p. 147, Reuel Lemmons.)(The Arlington Meeting, p. 147, Reuel Lemmons.)

The Difference Between An The Difference Between An Individual Christian And The ChurchIndividual Christian And The Church

““The individual is the Church”The individual is the Church”(The Arlington Meeting, p.107, Johnny Ramsey.)(The Arlington Meeting, p.107, Johnny Ramsey.)

1 Corinthians 12:141 Corinthians 12:14

For in fact the body is not one For in fact the body is not one member but many.member but many.


Matthew 18:15-17 Matthew 18:15-17

go and tell him his fault between you go and tell him his fault between you and him alone.and him alone.

take with you one or two moretake with you one or two more, ,

17 17 And if he refuses to hear them, tell it And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the churchto the church. .


1 Timothy 5:161 Timothy 5:16

If any believing man or womanIf any believing man or woman has widows, has widows, let them relieve let them relieve themthem, and , and do not let the churchdo not let the church be burdenedbe burdened, that , that itit may relieve may relieve those who are really widowsthose who are really widows..


““All commands are given to All commands are given to individuals. You do not command an individuals. You do not command an institution.”institution.”(The Arlington Meeting, p. 147, Reuel Lemmons.)(The Arlington Meeting, p. 147, Reuel Lemmons.)

Revelation 2:7Revelation 2:7""He who has an ear, He who has an ear, let him hear what the let him hear what the Spirit says to the churchesSpirit says to the churches. To him who . To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God."'God."'

The Sacred Realm And The Secular Realm Are Not The Same?

• Luke 19:45-46

• Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it, 46 saying to them, "It is written, 'My house is a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of thieves.'"


• John 2:15-16• 15 When He had made a whip of cords,

He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers' money and overturned the tables. 16 And He said to those who sold doves, "Take these things away! Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise!"


• 1 Timothy 3:5

• (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?)


• 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

• 16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.

Restrictions God Placed On The Restrictions God Placed On The Assembled ChurchAssembled Church

Acts 21:9Acts 21:9

Now this man had four virgin Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied. daughters who prophesied.



Therefore Therefore if the whole church comes if the whole church comes together in one placetogether in one place, and all speak , and all speak with tongues, and there come in those with tongues, and there come in those who are uninformed or unbelievers, will who are uninformed or unbelievers, will they not say that you are out of your they not say that you are out of your mind?mind?


1 Corinthians 14:34-351 Corinthians 14:34-3534 34 Let your women keep silent in the Let your women keep silent in the churcheschurches, for they are not permitted to , for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says. 35 And if they as the law also says. 35 And if they want to learn something, let them ask want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands their own husbands at homeat home; for it is ; for it is shameful for women to speak shameful for women to speak in in churchchurch..


1 Timothy 2:11-12 Let a woman learn in 1 Timothy 2:11-12 Let a woman learn in silence with all submission. 12 And silence with all submission. 12 And I do not I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silenceover a man, but to be in silence..

1 Timothy 3:15 but if I am delayed, 1 Timothy 3:15 but if I am delayed, I write so I write so that you may know how you ought to that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living Godis the church of the living God, the pillar and , the pillar and ground of the truth.ground of the truth.


1 Timothy 5:161 Timothy 5:16

If any believing man or womanIf any believing man or woman has widows, has widows, let them relieve let them relieve themthem, and , and do not let the churchdo not let the church be burdenedbe burdened, that , that itit may relieve may relieve those who are really widowsthose who are really widows..

Restrictions God Placed On Restrictions God Placed On The Assembled ChurchThe Assembled Church

Jude 12Jude 12

These are spots in These are spots in your love feasts, your love feasts, while they feast with youwhile they feast with you without fear, without fear, serving only themselves. They are serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots;fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots;



22 22 What! Do you not have houses to eat What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink inand drink in? ? Or do you despise the Or do you despise the church of Godchurch of God and shame those who and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.praise you.



34 34 But if anyone is hungry, let him But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at homeeat at home, lest you , lest you come come togethertogether for judgment. And the rest for judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I come.I will set in order when I come.



34 34 But if anyone is hungry, let him But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at homeeat at home, lest you , lest you come come togethertogether for judgment. And the rest for judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I come.I will set in order when I come.

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