Is the Church still valuable?
A placard was once seen that said "Jesus - Yes! The Church - No!" That kind of attitude reveals thinking that we don't need the church, that it now has no value. But is that true?
The church Rom 12:3-21, Eph 5:15-33 23.8.15
1. The love of the church 1 Tim 3:15, 2 Cor 6:16, Eph 1:22-23, Eph 5:25-27
2. The nature of the church 1 Cor 10:32, 15:9
Rom 16:5, 1 Cor 1:2, 1 Thes 1:1, Gal 1:2, Gal 1:22
Acts 2:47, 41; Acts 11:27, 13:1
3. The ministry of the church 1 Pet 2:5,9
Eph 4:11-16
Matt 28:18-20
4. The government of the church
Acts 11:30, Acts 20:17, James 5:17, Titus 1:5, Acts 14:23
1 Tim 3:2, Titus 1:9, 1 Tim 3:4-5, 1 Pet 5:2, Heb 13:17
Acts 15:1-29, 16:4