On Church Membership - Is it Biblical?

Dale Gooding - 1 Tim 3:15 / 3 John 1

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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