Interesting perspective of the New Testament church that I came across recently: * The members of the church are learning to live by the life of Jesus Christ together and are expressing that life in tangible ways. * The members are pursuing Jesus in their life together and sharing Him in their gatherings and community life. * There is no clergy/laity divide. Every member functions and participates. All have different ministries and roles, and all contribute in the ministry and decision-making. * Jesus is the head in a real discernable way. * The church has been founded on Christ, not a certain theological system, a set of practices, a method, or a human personality. While God uses people to root the church in a real on-going relationship with Jesus, such people point to Jesus rather than to themselves. * The church is not a once-a-week meeting. The members meet often. They live as a face-to-face community. * The church stands for and seeks to fulfill God’s eternal purpose. They don’t meet for a special interest such as evangelism, discipleship, social justice, spiritual gifts, church multiplication, but for God’s ultimate intention which may include yet transcends all of these things.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 02:11:43 +0000
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