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15 Reasons to believe in the value of the local church
1. It
is
Gods
idea.
It
is
Gods
plan. a. Growing
together
corporately
has
always
been
Gods
plan
since
Adam
and
Eve
to
Abraham
to
the
church
age. b. He
stated
His
plan
to
build
His
church.
Matthew
16:18 2. It
serves
as
identiCication
for
the
believer. a. Through
Baptism
and
the
Lords
supper
people
identify
themselves
with
a
relationship
with
God
through
the
death
of
Jesus. b. Church
discipline
allows
for
clariCication
to
this
world
on
the
distinctives
of
true
Christianity.
1
Cor.
5 3. A
promise
was
given
to
the
church
and
to
no
other
organism
or
organization.
Matthew
16:18 4. We
are
told
to
be
part
of
a
local
assembly.
Hebrews
10:24,25 5. Jesus
cares
for
the
health
of
the
church
which
creates
a
desire
in
me
to
be
involved
in
it.
Revelation
1-3 6. Obedience
to
many
commands
and
the
ordinances
require
involvement
in
a
local
church. a. You
can
not
take
it
to
the
church
as
we
are
told
in
Matthew
18
if
you
are
not
part
of
one. b. It
allows
us
to
fulCill
the
many
one
another
commands
of
the
Bible. i. Teach
and
admonish
one
another
with
songCol.
3:16. ii. Comfort
one
anotherI
Thess.
4:18. iii.Edify
one
anotherI
Thess.
5:11. iv.Exhort
one
another
Heb.
3:13;
10:25. 7. Jesus
associated
Himself
with
the
church
in
that
we
are
His
body.
a. Jesus
said
He
loved
the
church.
Eph.
5:25 b. Jesus
said
Paul
was
persecuting
Him
when
Paul
was
persecuting
the
church. 8. The
local
assembly
is
where
God
has
assigned
us
the
responsibility
of
upholding
the
truth.
1
Timothy
3:15 9. God
saves
and
gifts
believers
for
the
purpose
of
good
works,
and
those
are
to
be
done
through
the
local
assembly
(Eph
2:10,19;
4:7,
12-16). 10.God
has
graciously
granted
accountability
to
us
through
godly
leadership.
Hebrew
13:7,17 11.The
church
is
helpful
and
needful
in
fulCilling
our
personal
and
civic
duties
as
she
declares
all
the
counsel
of
God.
Acts
20:27 12.
The
church
has
a
responsibility
to
Jesus
concerning
the
Gospel.
Proclaim
the
gospel.
(Matt.
28:18-20),
Preserve
the
gospel.
(1
Tim.
3:15),
Display
the
gospel.
(Eph.
3:10).
13.
It
aids
us
in
the
pursuit
of
knowing
God
through
His
Word.
1
Timothy
4:13 14.
The
local
church
is
Gods
tool
for
bringing
His
people
to
full
maturity
in
knowledge
and
faith.
Eph
4:11-13
15.
To
gather
together
will
be
the
desired
of
the
redeemed
because
we
will
love
our
brothers.
1
John
3:14-16,
John
13:35