Thoughts on the Order
of the New Testament Church |
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Elder
Hulan Bass |
New Testament Church Order,
beginning with John the Baptist, Matt. 3:12; then Jesus
Christ Himself, especially the SERMON ON THE MOUNT – Matt.
5, 6, 7; then He selected 12 Apostles – Matt. 10:2—4; some
were very outstanding such as Simon Peter who we will
accentuate much herein.
Following was the Apostle Paul directed primarily to us
Gentles; This has just been an “overview” of the CLASS ROOM
GOSPEL on Earth Group and TIME-FRAME, primarily between JEWS
and then us GENTILES - There are NO GOSPEL CLASS ROOM in
Eternal Heaven, but even on earth such is directed primarily
and only to the BORN-AGAIN Elect. The bonds between the
“Old” and the “New” dispensations were not suddenly snapped
asunder, but suffered to become weaker and weaker until they
entirely disappeared; upon the destruction of the Temple,
the “New Church” found herself “standing alone” and
unconnected with any of the forms of the “Levitical Worship”
– Matt. 24:2.
The Apostle Peter was the predominate figure of this
remarkable “miracle” supernatural, but divine transitional
period. Closing with this text – Matt. 16:18 – “Thou art
Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the
gates Of hell shall not prevail against it.” Part of V19
“And will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of
heaven.” This is Jesus Himself speaking. So the outline
of this writing is in Five Divisions, Miracles, Growth,
Conflict, The Resurrection and lastly the Transition.
We are all today in this TRANSITION. |