THE AUTHORITY OF THE CHURCH - a podcast by Lighthouse Baptist Church Ibadan

WHAT IS THE CHURCH?

The church is spiritual, it is invisible but have physical manifestation that you can see

The church being spiritual is that the church universal is beyond the local church

THE AUTHORITY OF THE CHURCH

The authority of that is given to the body of Christ, Authority that is given to people whose souls have been regenerated,

Everyone who has been born again and given his or her life to Christ is part of the Church

You cannot be a Christian if you are not part of a Church, People who have covenant together to fulfil the mandate of God.

In the true and living Church, only people with regenerated heart can get in while in the local church, multitude can get in to fulfil the purpose of God, you need a local Church

3 PRINCIPLE THINGS TO DO WITH THE AUTHORITY

The Church has the authority to make disciples: WHAT IT MEANS TO MAKE DISCIPLES- Molding people into the image to fit into that of Jesus Christ, The Authority to discipline people who want to make disciples must be bold enough to discipline people. Anyone who will be remolded and reform needs submission, any one who is not discipline cannot be a Christian.
Authority to administer ordinance (Baptize): Identifying with the body of Christ. The ordinance of the church in the evangelical are: Baptism and Lords Supper, the ordinances are reminder to us as Christians.
The Authority to Teach: The authority is remolding and rebuilding to teach and observe all things.
In Conclusion

The Church has authority to follow instructions and to discipline its people
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