1. The
New Testament
Church

2. “Upon this rock, I will build My church”
Matt. 16:18
“Upon this rock, I will build My church”
Thus, this is the Lord’s church
Since Jesus is Divine – it is a Divine institution

3. It’s Standard and Discipline
The New Testament Church
Review
It’s Standard and Discipline
1. Jesus is the Only Head
2. OT is Not Her Law
3. NT is Her Only Guide
4. Application & Meaning

4. The New Testament Church
Review
Origin and Establishment
1. Origin of the NT Church
2. Establishment of the NT Church
Divine in origin – Began in the mind of God
Establish in Jerusalem (by Christ) in 33 AD

5. The
New Testament
Church
Its Nature

6. “Church” The term “church” to many suggest a religious or social club
A good group or a good place to go
Confusion when use the term differently
So what is the New Testament Church?
What is its nature?

7. 1 Tim. 3:15 Understanding the Nature Appreciate It
Reflected In How Conduct Self In It
1 Tim. 3:15
I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God.

8. The New Testament Church
Its Nature
1. The Saved

9. 1. The Saved A. Not a building or place
1. Church continually grows (Acts 2:47)
2. There is one church (Eph. 4:4)
3. Jesus died for the church (Acts 20:28)
shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.
And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

10. 1. The Saved Not a building or place People Acts 8:3
Church is made up of men and women (Acts 8:3)
Acts 8:3
3 As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.

11. “Church” = “Saints” 1. The Saved Not a building or place People
Church is made up of men and women (Acts 8:3)
Church is made up of saints
“Church” = “Saints”
Eph. 1:1 – “The saints …. at Ephesus”
Rev. 2:1 – “The church at Ephesus”
Phil. 1:1 – “The saints….at Philippi”
Phil. 4:15 – “No church ….but you only”
Acts 9:13 – “The saints at Jerusalem”
Acts 8:1 – “The church at Jerusalem”

12. 1. The Saved Not a building or place People People who are saved
Not that people are saved – then they join the church
Those who are saved are added to the church (Acts 2:47)
Acts 2:47
praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

13. 1. The Saved Not a building or place People People who are saved
Not that people are saved – then they join the church
Those who are saved are added to the church (Acts 2:47)
Those in the church are those who are Christians (Acts 11)

14. Church = Christians Acts 11 1. The Saved Heard “preaching of
Lord Jesus” v
Believed &
turned to
Lord
v. 21
seen
the grace
of God
v. 23
Christians
v. 26
Disciples
v. 26
Church
v. 26

15. The New Testament Church
Its Nature
1. The Saved
2. The Church

16. Those Who have been called out
2. The Church
Translated from Greek: Ekklesia
Church (Ekklesia)
Out of
To Call
Those Who have been called out

17. 2. The Church Translated from Greek: Ekklesia
The Nature of this calling
Called by the gospel (2 Thess. 2:14)
Called out of darkness into light (1 Pet. 2:9)
Called to be saints (Eph. 1:1; Phil. 1:1)
who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

18. The New Testament Church
Its Nature
1. The Saved
2. The Church
3. The Body

19. 3. The Body Church is the Body
Eph. 1:22-23
Col. 1:18
And He is the head of the body, the church
gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body.

20. 3. The Body Church is the Body Comparison to human body
Many members yet one body (1 Cor. 12:20)
Each member has a function (1 Cor. 12:14-19)
No division (1 Cor. 12:24-25)
Christ is the head (Col. 1:18; Eph. 1:23)
Authority over the body
Church takes all direction from the head – subject to the head
gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body.

21. One Body 3. The Body Rom. 12:4-5 – many members in one body
1 Cor. 10:17 – one bread and one body
1 Cor. 12:12 – members of the one body
1 Cor. 12:13 – baptized into one body
Eph. 2:16 – reconciled in one body
Col. 3:15 – called in one body

22. The New Testament Church
Its Nature
1. The Saved
2. The Church
3. The Body
4. The Kingdom

23. 4. The Kingdom Church and the Kingdom are the same
Premillennialism says they are distinct
They are one and the same in NT

24. 4. The Kingdom
Matt 16:18-19
18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven..."

25. “Church” = “Kingdom” 4. The Kingdom
Darkness
Into kingdom
In Lord
Col. 1:13
Eph. 5:8
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.
He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son.
Baptized into
Christ
Body (church)
Rom. 6:3
1 Cor. 12:13

26. 4. The Kingdom Church and the Kingdom are the same
Has the essentials of a kingdom
Throne - Heaven
(Acts 2:30)
King – Christ
(Col. 1:13)
Territory - Hearts
(Luke 17:21)
Law - Gospel
(John 12:48)
Citizens - Obey
(Matt. 7:21)

27. The New Testament Church
Its Nature
1. The Saved
2. The Church
3. The Body
4. The Kingdom
5. The House

28. 5. The House
Church is the house of God
1 Tim. 3:15
House = family

29. 5. The House Church is the house of God
Those in the church = Children of God
Rom. 8:16
Thus, all God’s children are in the church
The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God

30. 5. The House Church is the house of God
Those in the church = Children of God
Born into the family
New birth (John 3:3, 5)
Born again when obey (1 Pet. 1:22-23)
Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, having been born again

31. The New Testament Church
Its Nature
1. The Saved
2. The Church
3. The Body
4. The Kingdom
5. The House
6. The Temple

32. 6. The Temple Church is the temple of God
1 Cor. 3:16-17
Dedicated to divine service – dwelling place of God
Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.

33. 6. The Temple Church is the temple of God
We are both part of the temple & priests
If church = temple – then we are part of temple
We are priest in the temple offering sacrifice (1 Pet. 2:5)
you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

34. The New Testament Church
Its Nature
1. The Saved
2. The Church
3. The Body
4. The Kingdom
5. The House
6. The Temple
7. The Bride

35. 7. The Bride Church is the bride of Christ (Eph. 5:22-33) Means:
Love Christ has for us (Eph. 5:25)
Christ is the head of the church (Eph. 5:24)
Church is to be pure (2 Cor. 11:2; Eph. 5:25-27)
If married to another it is spiritual adultery (Rom. 7:1-3)
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.

36. The New Testament Church
Its Nature
1. The Saved
2. The Church
3. The Body
4. The Kingdom
5. The House
6. The Temple
7. The Bride

37. Salvation Hear the gospel (Rom. 10:17) Believe In Jesus (Jn. 8:24)
REPENT of your sins (Lk. 13:3)
Confess your faith (Matt. 10:32-33)
Baptized Into Christ (Acts 2:38)
REMISSION OF SINS
Faithful until death (Rev. 2:10)