Transcription of THE CHURCH: THE STRUCTURE AND THE FUNCTION
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THE church : THE STRUCTURE AND THE FUNCTION . Since the Holy Spirit has been sent to the church and His FUNCTION is within individual members which, together, FUNCTION as the " church ", we should understand something about the church in order to understand His work. The scriptural church is identified in two primary ways; It's STRUCTURE and it's FUNCTION . We can define the church in many areas but these two objective areas are how the church is identified. While the church is certainly not bricks and mortar, it does have a God designed STRUCTURE . The STRUCTURE has a purpose that is defined by it's FUNCTION . A church with no FUNCTION is worthless to man and to God. The church has accepted so many things as scriptural that have only been the traditions and teachings of men. The fact is that man has little or no idea of what the church should be. The scripture is really not that clear and makes no effort to define what the church is in God's eyes.
The church must be a spiritual power that functions in the material realm but in a practical way. That is how God prepares the church for His eternal purpose. 1John is the book that focuses on the practical aspect of the true church. Love one another. Keep the commandments of God. Love
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