Guide for New Christians – How a Healthy Biblical Church Structure Helps to Prevent Spiritual Abuse and Christian Cults...

May 23, 2013 by

Guide for New Christians – How a Healthy Biblical Church Structure Helps to Prevent Spiritual Abuse and Christian Cults

Guide for New Christians – How a Healthy Biblical Church Structure Helps to Prevent Spiritual Abuse and Christian Cults http://churchofphiladelphia.net/NewChristianChurch4.mp3 We have already covered that the early church model was a democratic/republic system, and not a monarchy/oligarchy – that elders were meant to be elected representatives, representing the congregation and facilitating them functioning in their gifts. In contrast to the present day monarch/oligarch system, the point of elders originally was precisely to keep guard against one person or a small group of people from establishing authority and power over everyone else in the church. The elders were meant to be representatives elected by the people, for the service of the people, who would exercise authority derived from consent of the people, in a limited capacity. Elders were those with the gift of administration, who...

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Church Structure – Guide for New Christians...

May 17, 2013 by

The launch of Church of Philadelphia .net! American Ideals vs. Christian Ideals, Resolving the Incongruity http://churchofphiladelphia.net/Churches1.mp3 Guide for New Christians – Early Church Model http://churchofphiladelphia.net/NewChristianChurch1.mp3 Guide for New Christians – 5 Points: Authority Structure, Discipline, Membership, Prejudices, Traditions http://churchofphiladelphia.net/NewChristianChurch2.mp3 It is so easy to brainwash new Christians. Let’s face it, you are probably going to have to fall into, and eventually fall out of, a couple of Christian cults or just plain old bad churches before you start to think for yourself about just what Christianity was really meant to be. Until you see the corruption for yourself, until you experience the Holy Spirit leading you away from something bad yourself, you aren’t going to get it. And let’s face it, it plain old takes time as a new Christian to come to hear Him loud enough...

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