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Ecclesiology Flashcards

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Ecclesiology

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The study of the church.

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Elect Exiles

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When we come together in local churches with other elect exiles, we experience as close as we can what it will be like to finally go home.

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What is the Church?

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A group of Christians who regularly gather in Christ’s name to officially affirm and oversee one another’s membership in Jesus Christ and his kingdom through gospel preaching and gospel ordinances.

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Universal Church

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The church of all time, everywhere.

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Local Church

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Local manifestations of the universal church.

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Invisible Church

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Only known by God - all those who are elect.

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Visible Church

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Christians who are accounted for.

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Gathered Church

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The church when they are gathered.

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Scattered Church

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The church when it is not meeting.

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Organism

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Living individuals who make up the corporate body.

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Organization

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The collection of the organisms when they come together.

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Prescriptive

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Certain things are prescribed by the Bible.

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Descriptive

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Some things describe what churches did, but don’t prescribe it for all churches.

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The Regulative Principle

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The only things permissible for a church to do when they gather are what the Bible positively tells them to do.

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The Normative Principle

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As long as the Bible does not prohibit it, it’s permissible.

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Polity and Government

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Not an adiaphoron.

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Episcopalianism

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Bishops, elders/priests, and deacons. Bishops hold authority.

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Presbyterianism

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Elders and Deacons. Elders or presbyteries have authority.

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Congregationalism

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Elders and Deacons. Congregation’s members have authority.

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Offices of the Church

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An official position within the church that is ordained by the lord.

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Pastor / Elder / Overseer

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Must be qualified.

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Plurality of Eldership

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Elders are always discussed in plurality.

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Complementarianism

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The roles that men and women play are not equal, but ought to complement each other.

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Egalitarianism

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Because men and women are equal in God’s sight, their roles can be the same.

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Deacons / Deaconesses

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“To serve”

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Church Membership

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We are uniquely called to fulfill the “one another” passages with the covenantal body.

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Church Discipline

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Corporately expressed doubt about a person’s confession.

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Formative Discipline

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Positive understanding of discipline.

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Corrective Discipline

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Negative understanding of discipline - should always be done with restoration in mind.

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Ordinances and Sacraments

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Covenant signs, not events to stir individual affections or faith.

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Baptism

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New believers are submerged in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Baptism is a visual sign of the gospel that the new believer has been buried with Christ and will one day be raised with Christ in accordance with their union with him.

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Pedobaptism

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Infant baptism.

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Credobaptism

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Those who have professed belief should be baptized.

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Eucharist

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Means thanksgiving.

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Transubstantiation

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The bread and wine transform into a new substance.

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Consubstantiation / Sacramental Union

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The physical body of Jesus is united to the bread. It stays bread, but the body of Jesus is united to it.

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Spiritual Presence View

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Christ is spiritually present, not carnally present.

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Mere Memorial View

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Nothing overly supernatural is happening in the Lord’s supper.

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Totally Open Communion

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Literally anyone can partake.

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Open Communion

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Any Christian can partake.

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Close Communion

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Baptized believers can partake.

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Closed Communion

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Baptized members of that particular church can partake.

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