No Slide Title
Download
Report
Transcript No Slide Title
1
What Standard?
Bible
P
U
R
Polluted E
Standard
T
E
X
T
Inject Huma
Traditions
& Opinions
2 The Scriptures Furnish
Us With All Truth
John 16:13 “However,
New
Testame
nt
when He, the Spirit of
truth, has come, He
will guide you into all
truth; for He will not
speak on His own
authority, but whatever He hears He will
speak; and He will tell
you things to come.”
3
A
problem
Arose
Division
arose among brethren over
instrumental music in worship as well as
the Missionary Society. They challenged
the scripturalness of both these items.
In 1906, (just about 100 years after men
were pleading for people to return to the
Bible and do away with division), the
division among these same people was
complete. Now the call from men “Back
to the Bible” was a hollow sound in the
ears of many. The division that came
brought into being Christian Churches
4
New
Testament
IN The
Doctrine of
Christ
1. God’s Plan
of Salvation
2. Church
Abiding IN The
Doctrine of
Christ
“Whoever
transgresses and
does not abide IN
the doctrine of
Christ does not
have God. He
who abides IN
the doctrine of
5
Work of the Church
• Work
1. Evangelism — I Timothy 3:15
2. Edification — Ephesians 4:16
3. Benevolence — I Timothy 5:16
Any Work God Gave A Local Church
To Do May Be Done By That Church
Without Its Setting Up Or Working
Through Any Other Organization!
6
Work of the
The Sponsoring Church Arrangement
Church
Sponsor — “One who binds himself to
answer for another’s fault; a surety.
Hence, one who assumes, or one to
whom is delegated, responsibility for
some other person or thing. To be or
stand
sponsor
for;
to
accept
responsibility for.” — Webster
7
Work of the
The Sponsoring Church Arrangement
Church
What Is A Sponsoring Church?
1. It is a congregation which assumes
the oversight and control of some
activity in the general field of
evangelism, edification, or benevolence.
2. Being general, the work involved is
not the exclusive responsibility of one
congregation, but, proportionate to their
ability, is the work of all the churches.
8
Work of the
The Sponsoring Church Arrangement
Church
What Is A Sponsoring Church?
3.
The congregation assuming the
oversight of and control cannot sustain
the work undertaken alone.
4. Many congregations delegate their
funds and responsibilities to the
overseeing and controlling congregation
for their fulfillment and application or
expenditure.
9
Work of the
The Sponsoring Church Arrangement
Church
What Is A Sponsoring Church?
5. The elders of the sponsoring church
thus become the official board of a
“church cooperation” vested with the
authority of overseeing, controlling, and
prosecuting the work involved.
It Is A Violation of Autonomy Autonomous:
“Independent
in
government;
self-governing;
also,
without
outside
control.
Existing
10
OVERSIGHT
Indepen
LIMITED
Equa
Local Church - Elders
dent
Acts 20:28 “Take heed therefore untol
yourselves, and to all the flock, over the
which the Holy Ghost hath made you
overseers, to feed the church of God,
Iwhich
Peter He
5:2-3
“Feed
the flockwith
of God
hath
purchased
Hiswhich
own
is
among you, taking the oversight
blood.”
thereof, not by constraint, but willingly;
not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; 3
Neither as being lords over Sufficie
God's
Autonom
heritage, but being ensamples to the
11
Work of the Church
Radio Programs
The Herald of Truth
“In the late 1940s two young men
preaching in the Middle West — James
W. Nichols in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and
James D. Willeford of Madison,
Wisconsin — began working together in
the production of a regional radio
program known as the Herald of Truth.
The program had wide acceptance
throughout five states; and as the
12
Work of the Church
Radio Programs
The Herald of Truth
great impact the airwaves could have for
Christ.
In 1951, the Mutual radio network made an
offer to broadcast this program — if
sufficient funds could be made available. .
. .When the network opportunity was
presented to the elders of the Highland
Church of Christ in Abilene, Texas, in
September 1951, the experience could
best be described as ‘staggering and
13
What Is A Sponsoring
Church?
Sponsoring
Church
Arrangement
$ $
$
$
$
$
$
$
Herald of Truth
Highland
Radio and TV Programs
church of Christ
C
Sponsoring Church
CBoard Made UpC
$ $
$
$
of Elders
C
Herald of
Herald of
Truth
Truth
Radio
Radio
Controls
1. Appoints, 2. Fixes Wages, 3. Selects
Fields Institution
of Labor
Human
Missionary Society
C C Executive C C
$ $
$
$
Board
Delegat
Delegat
es
es
Send Out
Send Out
Missionarie
Missionari
s
es
Controls
1. Appoints, 2. Fixes Wages, 3. Selects
Fields Institution
of Labor
1
Human
C
1
6
Sponsoring Church
CBoard Made UpC
$ $
$
$
of Elders
C
Herald of
Herald of
Truth
Truth
Radio
Radio
Controls
1. Appoints, 2. Fixes Wages, 3. Selects
Fields Institution
of Labor
Human
Missionary Society
C C Executive C C
$ $
$
$
Delegate Board
Delegat
s
es
Send Out
Send Out
Missionarie
Missionari
s
es
Controls
1. Appoints, 2. Fixes Wages, 3. Selects
Fields Institution
of Labor
1
Human
18
What Has God Assigned To
The Church In Evangelism?
• Local Church Selected A Preacher
• Local Church Defined Territory of Labor
• Local Church Sent Out Preacher
Acts 11:22-24
• Local Church Paid the Preacher
Philippines 4:15-16
I Corinthians 9:12; II Corinthians 12:13
• Local Churches Sent Directly To The
Preacher
II Corinthians
• Local Churches
Received11:8-9
Report From The
Preacher
19
A Divine Example of
Evangelism
“Other Churches Sent
Directly to Paul” II
Corinthians 11:8
$ $
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Philippi Sent
Directly to Paul Phil 4:15-17
20
Where Is The Scriptural
Authority?
For a church (or churches) to send funds
to another church to preach the gospel.
(Command - Statement, Example or
Necessary Implication)
$
$
$
$ $
21 Are We Anti-Church
Cooperation?
Two Kinds Of Cooperation
Sponsoring Church
Concurrent
$
$ $
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Work To
Be Done
$
$
$
22 Local Church ONLY
Organization In N.T.
Nothing Larger
Missionary
Society
(Sponsoring
Church)
Nothing Smaller
Sunday
School
Organization
23
Times
A Plea For All
Our Plea: “Let’s speak where the Bible
Back
to
the
Bible
speaks, and be silent where the Bible is
silent. Let’s do Bible things in Bible ways
and call Bible things by Bible names.”
This plea is based on Bible teaching:
I Peter 4:11 “If anyone speaks, let him
speak as the oracles of God. . .”
Colossians 3:17 “And whatever you do
in word or deed, do all in the name of the
Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the
24
Times
A Plea For All
Colossians 3:17 “And whatever you do in
word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord
Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father
through Him.”
onoma — 1) name: universally, used of proper
names; 2) the name is used for everything
which the name covers, everything the
thought or feeling of which is aroused in the
mind by mentioning, hearing, remembering,
the name, that is, for one's rank, authority,
interests, pleasure, command, excellencies,
Back to the Bible
25 Where Is The Scriptural
Authority For:
Approved
Practice
Command Example
Necessary
Implication
Paying A
I Cor. 9:4,14
II Cor.11:8-9
I
Tim.4:12,15
Preacher
Direct Support
Phil. 4:15
to Preacher
II Cor. 11:8
I Peter 5:1Elders Over3
I Timothy 3:5
seeing only one
Acts 20:28church
Elders Planning
29
a work beyond
their financial
Several
ability
Churches
Working
Through One
Church
Have
We Given Up The Demand For A “THUS SAITH
?
?
?
?
?
?
26 New Testament Plan Vs.
Modern Plan
Sponsoring Church
New Testament Plan
1. Local Church Selected A
Preacher Acts 11:22-24
2. Local Church Defined
Territory of Labor
Acts
11:22-24
3. Local Church Sent Out
Preacher Acts 11:22-24
4. Local Church Paid the
Preacher Philippians 4:15-16
5. Local Church Sent
Directly To Preacher II
Corinthians
11:8-9
6. Local Church
Received
Report from Preacher Acts
14:26-27
Plan
Sponsoring Church Selects A
Preacher.
Sponsoring Church Defines
Territory of Labor
Sponsoring Church Sends Out
Preacher
Church Pays
the Sponsoring
Ch & Sponsoring Church
Pays
Preacher
Churches
Sends
to Sp.
Church & Sponsoring Ch
Sends
to Preacher
Sponsoring
Church
Receives Report and
Reports to Churches
Let’s Follow The New Testament Plan!
God’s Conditions of Salvation
Believe
- Hebrews
11:6;Sinner
John 8:21, 24
For
The Alien
Repent - Luke 13:3; Acts 17:30
Confess - Romans 10:10
Be Baptized - Acts 2:38; Romans 6:3-4
God’s Conditions of Salvation for the
Christian
Remain Faithful
- Matthew 10:22;
Revelation
2:10
If A Christian
Sins
Repent - Acts 8:22
Confess - I John 1:9
Pray - Acts 8:22