Summary: Is Church Membership Biblical? | Watch This Episode on YouTube<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/is-church-membership-biblical\/#arve-youtube-lxydipcmoa065fa06ffe6c76221706273","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/lxYDipCMoA0?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Is Church Membership Biblical?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/STP-S15-EP07-Is-Church-Membership-Blblbical.jpg","uploadDate":"2021-04-22","description":"Is Church Membership Biblical? This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"}<br> <br> <br> <br> Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel<br> <br> Support Our Podcast<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Join Our Mailing List<br> <br> <br> <br> Related MessagesTo learn more about the things discussed in this podcast, consider listening to the following sermons exposited from the Word of God by Dr. Richard Caldwell:A Believer's Relationship To The ChurchThe Church - Part 1 & 2The Supernatural Nature Of The ChurchThe Ministers Of The Word In The Life Of The ChurchMeaningful IntroductionsA Noble WorkQualification For DeaconsNine Marks Of Church Discipline Done Right - Parts 1 & 2<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Is Church Membership Biblical?<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/is-church-membership-biblical\/#arve-vimeo-53236656665fa06ffe7838625382531","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/532366566?h=cc669ef18a&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Is Church Membership Biblical?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/STP-S15-EP07-Is-Church-Membership-Blblbical.jpg","uploadDate":"2021-04-22","description":"Is Church Membership Biblical?"}<br> <br> <br> <br> Follow Us On Vimeo<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Listen to the Audio Podcast<br> <br> <br> Subscribe on iPhone<br> <br> Subscribe on Android<br> <br> Subscribe on Spotify<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Is Church Membership Biblical?This week on the Straight Truth Podcast, the subject discussed by Dr. Richard Caldwell and host Dr. Josh Philpot regards church membership. Searching for the words church membership in the New Testament of the Bible will not yield an answer, much like searching for the word Trinity. So though the New Testament does not explicitly use the words: church membership, the concept is very much implied. For evidence of church government and leadership, there is more than just the concept. There are specific texts that speak of these things. Dr. Caldwell believes that there is much evidence for both church membership and church government. He will take us to the New Testament Scriptures to present some of this evidence.Dr. Caldwell tells us that the processes for joining a church in the days of the New Testament may not exactly match what we do today in terms of becoming a member of a local church. Conceptually, however, you do find all the same things you find in church membership today. He shares some examples from 1 Corinthians 16, the letter written to the Philippian church, and one from 3rd John. These congregations, and others like them that received these letters, were made up of individual believers.Carry Out MinistryThese examples speak of church congregations that gather, that are known to themselves, and known to others; they can be identified. These congregations have individual people identified who are trustworthy to carry out ministry. They have those identified in leadership who are called elders/overseers and deacons. There is also a church membership identifiable enough to be able to iden...
