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1 | i am sure where to find this | Bible general Archive 3 | elhar74@bellsouth.net | 156965 | ||
how many ways are there to be receive in the church and how ways are their to lose your membership? what are they? | ||||||
2 | i am sure where to find this | Bible general Archive 3 | PeterAV | 157981 | ||
The LORD added daily to the church such as should be saved.Only by salvation is one joined to the church.However there is the earthly people to people thing too.And many accept a true confession of faith and adherance to the bylaws of the church organization to gain membership in to the church.This shows commitment. To loose membership in the church as far as one's salvation goes is impossible.For God will not let any slip out of his hand.But of the local church,there are various ways to loose membership.Some biblically and others are according to the local church guidelines that the person agreed to in the first place. People that refuse to repent of obvious sin is a given.In 1 Corinthians 5 is a good example of these efforts.Ap[parently in 2 corinthians 7:10-12 showes that this fellow repented.Praise the LORD!By and large there must be a true effort to restore the individual reguardless of the offence.If however the offender does not show any signs of obedience to the leadership and God's clear words in any given circumstance then this is a time for a rejection of membership. Some circumstances one is still considered a brother in the LORD and in others the offender is to be rejected and given over to Satan.This is extremely serious stuff,and is a touchy subject these days.There seems to be quite a slackening of church discipline in these last few decades. We are paying for this big time. But,of course,there are those that are in the physical church building and meetings but are not genuinely part of the true church that is born again.Some of these types may even prove to be beneficial to the church and do great good,yet in the end they did not repent of their sins and believe the gospel of Christ. To get a clear understandind,please use the Holy Bible as the rule and final authority,and not my spur of the moment writings.Read all of Romans to Titus in one shot.Give special care to the principles of curch discipline.You will have your answer there.Plus there is various other sections that deal with church discipline on a general scope too.Revelations chapters 1 to 3.Individuals are delt with in Matthew 18:15-17 PeterAV |
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