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Episode Synopsis
V. Directives for the Cultivation of Interchurch Communion
Introduction
What I do not mean.Not addressing the issue of “open or closed” or even “semi-closed or restricted”practice in connection with the Lord’s supper.
What I do mean.The fundamental issue I will seek to address is that which relates to how the specificlocal church in which you are an overseer should relate to other gospel churchesthat comprise the church universal.
The areas of frustration in seeking to address this matter in a biblical and realisticway
A. The foundational Biblical presuppositions of our study
B. Some important introductory qualifications in handling the relevant materials of the New Testament
1. We must have a conviction concerning the existence of the one body of Christ,the Church UniversalEph. 1:22-23; 5:22-33Col. 1:18-19Eph. 4:41 Cor. 12:13Heb. 12:23Jn. 17:20-21Acts 9:31John Murray, The Collected Writings of John Murray, vol. 2,(Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1977), pp. 332-333.John Murray, The Collected Writings of John Murray, vol. 2,(Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1977), pp. 334-335.John Owen, The Works of John Owen, vol. 16, (London: Bannerof Truth Trust, 1968), p. 192.2. We must have a conviction concerning the independence and interdependenceof each local expression of the body of Christ.1 Cor. 12:27Mt. 18:15-20Acts 9:31; 16:4-5Rom. 16:4,161 Cor. 7:17; 11:16; 14:33bRev. 1:41. The apostles had a unique authority and function in nurturing interchurchcommunion in their day.Acts 15:2, 4, 6, 22-231 Tim. 1:3 Titus 1:51 Cor. 7:172 Cor. 8-92 Cor. 11:281 Cor. 1:10Eph. 2:20John Owen, The Works of John Owen, vol. 16, (Edinburgh:Banner of Truth Trust, 1968), pp. 184-185..2. Nearly 2000 years of church history have greatly complicated the problemsconnected with nurturing interchurch communion in our day.1 Cor. 1:11-13Rom. 14:1-15:81 Cor. 8-10Gal. 1:8-93 Jn. 9-103. The vast expansion of the church numerically, geographically and culturallyhas complicated the task of nurturing interchurch communion in our day.4. The advances in technology have greatly increased our available tools fornurturing and hindering interchurch communion in our day.
Introduction
What I do not mean.Not addressing the issue of “open or closed” or even “semi-closed or restricted”practice in connection with the Lord’s supper.
What I do mean.The fundamental issue I will seek to address is that which relates to how the specificlocal church in which you are an overseer should relate to other gospel churchesthat comprise the church universal.
The areas of frustration in seeking to address this matter in a biblical and realisticway
A. The foundational Biblical presuppositions of our study
B. Some important introductory qualifications in handling the relevant materials of the New Testament
1. We must have a conviction concerning the existence of the one body of Christ,the Church UniversalEph. 1:22-23; 5:22-33Col. 1:18-19Eph. 4:41 Cor. 12:13Heb. 12:23Jn. 17:20-21Acts 9:31John Murray, The Collected Writings of John Murray, vol. 2,(Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1977), pp. 332-333.John Murray, The Collected Writings of John Murray, vol. 2,(Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1977), pp. 334-335.John Owen, The Works of John Owen, vol. 16, (London: Bannerof Truth Trust, 1968), p. 192.2. We must have a conviction concerning the independence and interdependenceof each local expression of the body of Christ.1 Cor. 12:27Mt. 18:15-20Acts 9:31; 16:4-5Rom. 16:4,161 Cor. 7:17; 11:16; 14:33bRev. 1:41. The apostles had a unique authority and function in nurturing interchurchcommunion in their day.Acts 15:2, 4, 6, 22-231 Tim. 1:3 Titus 1:51 Cor. 7:172 Cor. 8-92 Cor. 11:281 Cor. 1:10Eph. 2:20John Owen, The Works of John Owen, vol. 16, (Edinburgh:Banner of Truth Trust, 1968), pp. 184-185..2. Nearly 2000 years of church history have greatly complicated the problemsconnected with nurturing interchurch communion in our day.1 Cor. 1:11-13Rom. 14:1-15:81 Cor. 8-10Gal. 1:8-93 Jn. 9-103. The vast expansion of the church numerically, geographically and culturallyhas complicated the task of nurturing interchurch communion in our day.4. The advances in technology have greatly increased our available tools fornurturing and hindering interchurch communion in our day.
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