On Church Membership - Is it Biblical? Dale Gooding - 1 Tim 3:15 / 3 John 1 https://youtu.be/IvkVG7T-heY I) Proof of Membership - Distinction     A) Ecclesia (Church) = “Called out ones”     B) Roles Kept (#s given) - Acts 5:14     C) Votes taken for deacons/choosers - Acts 6     D) Discipline - Matt 18; 1 Cor 5:12     E) Privileges of - 1 Tim 5:9     F) Poor provided for - Rom 15:26     G) Names are Given II) Member Participation - Rights & Responsibilities     A) Gifts given - 1 Cor 12:12-30; Rom 12:5-9     B) Leaders given - Heb 13:17; 2 Cor 10:8     C) Edification in each - Admonish - 2 Thess 3:15     D) Discipline in each - 1 Cor 5:4,5; Mt 18:15-20     F) Monetary giving     G) Requirements III) Purity of Membership - Discipline     A) Doctrinally = 1 John 2:19; Acts 16:4-5     B) Personal Purity = 1 Pet 1:15-16; 2 Pet 3:11 IV) Submission to:     A) The Corporate Body - 1 Cor 5:5     B) The Leadership - Matt 18:18; Heb 13:7, 17, 24 V) Conclusive Observations:     A) Membership not "optional" as many believe     B) Membership requires Responsibility     C) Membership provides Opportunity     D) Membership has Privileges