Lesson 2: The Church And Man's Salvation

1.Ephesians 5:23
Yes - No) Is Jesus the head of the church?
Yes - No) Is He the Savior of the Body?
Yes - No) If Jesus is the Savior of the Body, do you have to be of the body to be saved?

2. Ephesians 1:22-23
Yes - No) Is the body the Church which Jesus is Head of?

3. Acts 2:40-47
Yes - No) Did Christ add them to the church?
THOUGHT QUESTION: Who were the ones added to the church by the Lord?

The Church Is Not:

1. Acts 17:24 (NOT a material building)
Yes - No) Does God dwell in temples made with hands?

2. Romans 14:17 (NOT a social club)
Yes - No) Is the kingdom for eating and drinking?

3. Matthew 16:18 (NOT a denomination)
Yes - No) Did Jesus promise to build many churches?
Yes - No) Did Jesus promise to build His church rather than some man’s church?4. 1 Corinthians 1:10-13
Yes - No) Is denominationalism or wearing different names approved by the Lord?
Yes - No) Did Paul rebuke the Cornthians for speaking different things religiously?

The Church Is:

1. Ephesians 3:10-11
Yes - No) Was the church planned by God from the beginning?

2. Colossians 1:18
Yes - No) Is Christ the head of the church?
Yes - No) If this is true, must the church be in subjection to its head (Christ)?
Yes - No) Is there any man on this earth that is the head of the church?

3. Acts 20:28
Yes - No) Did Jesus purchase the church by His blood?

4. 1 Peter 1:18-19
Yes - No) Were the Christians that Peter talked to purchased by the blood of Christ?
Yes - No) If one is purchased by the blood of Christ, is that person part of the church of Christ?

5. Acts 11:26
Yes - No) Were the disciples called Christians in the New Testament?
Yes - No) Did these Christians belong to the church?
Yes - No) If you follow the Bible, will it make you a Christian and nothing else?

6. Romans 16:16
Yes - No) Do you read of any approved denomination in the Bible?
Yes - No) Do you read of the churches of Christ in the Bible?

Elders

7. Acts 14:23
Yes - No) Were there elders in every church?

8. 1 Peter 5:1-2
Yes - No) Were elders to only oversee the flock among them?

9. Philippians 1:1
THOUGHT QUESTION: Who did Paul address this letter to?

10. 1 Timothy 3:1-13
Yes - No) Must elders and deacons meet the qualifications of the Bible?

Doctrine

11. 11 Timothy 3:16-17
Yes - No) Is the church guided by the Bible?
Yes - No) Can you read of the church having any other creed book to follow?

12. John 4:24
Yes - No) Are we to worship God in spirit and truth?

13. Matthew 15:9
THOUGHT QUESTION: How did these Jews worship Jesus in vain?

Obligations

1. Matthew 28:19-20
Yes - No) Is the church to preach the gospel?

2. Romans 15:25-26; 1 Timothy 5:16
Yes - No) Is the church expected to help the needy saints?

3. Ephesians 4:112-16
Yes - No) Is the church obligated to teach it’s members (christians)?4. Colossians 1:18
Yes - No) Is the body the church?

5. Ephesians 4:4
Yes - No) Is there only one body (church)?
THOUGHT QUESTION: If there is only one body and the body is the church, then how many churches did Jesus establish?

6. 1 Corinthians 12:12-14,27
THOUGHT QUESTION: In this passage of Scripture, who made up the body?