Continuing with the idea of how the local church should be ordered, we see a correlation with how a family unit should function. First we have the parents, mother and father. They are responsible for bringing their children to maturity. Children at different ages have different levels of maturity. When children reach adulthood, they often become as mature as their parents. In…

The local church has been described as the manifestation of the body of Christ in a physical location. The purpose of the local church is to build up the saints, and comfort them in their time of need. It is “one-anothering” as Paul frequently tells us how we should treat one another. In order to fulfil this mission, Paul lays out how…