The Local Church of The Local Church of Christ #2Christ #2

Corinth: An Example of Corinth: An Example of Membership, Order, and Membership, Order, and

ObligationObligation

Designed For:Designed For:Designed For:Designed For:

Local AssemblyLocal Assembly•For:For:•EdificationEdification•DisciplineDiscipline•Corporate WorkCorporate Work•Corporate Assembled Corporate Assembled WorshipWorship

Local AssemblyLocal Assembly•For:For:•EdificationEdification•DisciplineDiscipline•Corporate WorkCorporate Work•Corporate Assembled Corporate Assembled WorshipWorship

The Church at CorinthThe Church at Corinth

Had:Had:• Regular Meetings – 1 Cor.11:20,33Regular Meetings – 1 Cor.11:20,33• Responsibilities of Behavior or be Responsibilities of Behavior or be

withdrawn from - 5:1ffwithdrawn from - 5:1ff• A Teaching System – 12-14A Teaching System – 12-14

Had to have order within the assembly:Had to have order within the assembly:• Communicate understandablyCommunicate understandably• Communicate in limited turnsCommunicate in limited turns• Women keep silentWomen keep silent

The Church at CorinthThe Church at Corinth

Had:Had:• Power to appoint judges to settle Power to appoint judges to settle

matters of dispute – 1 Cor.6matters of dispute – 1 Cor.6• Members versus non-members – 5:12; Members versus non-members – 5:12;

12:25-27; 14:2312:25-27; 14:23• A Weekly Collection – 16:1-2A Weekly Collection – 16:1-2• Autonomous Power to Approve and Send Autonomous Power to Approve and Send

Their Own Messengers – 16:3,4Their Own Messengers – 16:3,4

The Church at CorinthThe Church at Corinth

Had:Had:• Collective WillCollective Will• Collective ActionCollective Action• Subjection to One AnotherSubjection to One Another• Collective EntityCollective Entity• Collective EdificationCollective Edification• Collective DisciplineCollective Discipline• Collective Work & WorshipCollective Work & Worship

A Specific TeamA Specific Team

Not a random assemblyNot a random assembly Not an “unstructured” teamNot an “unstructured” team Not a “disorganized” teamNot a “disorganized” team A team that came together for a A team that came together for a

greater purpose than:greater purpose than:• Town or National GovernmentTown or National Government• Secular EducationSecular Education• Social, Community WelfareSocial, Community Welfare

God Is Counting On YouGod Is Counting On You

To Put Kingdom Interests FIRSTTo Put Kingdom Interests FIRST To Think of Your BrethrenTo Think of Your Brethren To Edify and Build Up The ChurchTo Edify and Build Up The Church