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Church Hierarchy

Persons Of Eternity:

God created the heavens and the earth (Gen. 1.1). Col. 1:13-17 reveal to us that Jesus Christ performed the creation. He is also noted as our chief shepherd (1 Peter 5). Gen. 1:2 in the Hebrew text tells us that the “ר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים” (Unicode/XML Leningrad Codex, Gen. 1.2) “r'uach eloh'im'”, according to reading the Hebrew from right to left and then giving my transliteration to English from left to right, “Spirit of God”, was hovering over the face of the waters. Within the first two verses of the Bible taken as a whole as to creating, all three of the holy persons of God are united in the work.

¹ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² The same was in the beginning with God. ³ All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. (King James Version, John 1.1-3)

“And the Word was made flesh… ” (John 1:14). This can be imagined and viewed through aspects of science and physics. Also, see the Nicene Creed as to former thought on the deity of Jesus Christ.

All believers are subject to the authority of God and his written word. They must worship him in spirit and truth. (John 4.24) There is no cleric above the written word of God. We are subject to God (Gal. 1.10-12), the apostles and prophets of the early church as written in the Scriptures, and their testimonies, not later followers and ministers that were merely taught (1 Cor. 14.36), and formed denominations and many times erring doctrines, especially from Rome and centuries later.

Servants of God

Elders, wise men of God, text translators dividing the truth rightfully (2 Ti. 2:15), and others of Godly, profound intellect and effort throughout the world; some ordained in the local church: I Pet 5:1-5, Acts 15; 1 Ti. 5:1, 17, Titus 1:5.

• Men who acknowledge true repentance including repentant men who have fell and come back to the Lord, obeying God and walking in truth: they may have lost their quality of life so as to live as officials of the church, but have learned how to discern between clean and unclean and have been restored from impurity. However, not old mockers, self-made authorities (Orthodox and others) or their associates or followers of religious or social schizophrenia

• Men who seek a pure relationship with God and have a desire to bless God and his people

• Men who understand the law (1 Ti. 1:8-11) and are able to judge and weed the lawless: We must remember the public church is to be a pure setting with Godly ministers. God chose “before the foundation of the world... ” (Eph. 1:4) that we Christians, his chosen, live holy and blameless before him in love, how much also our local church ministers.

  We relate to marriage and purity with the mystery of Christ and the church. God loved and provided for his people, and our ministers must have purity and nothing significant the public may slander upon.

  They must be like Timothy, who was trained under the Apostle Paul (Philippians 4:9). Nevertheless, this would not prevent blatant offenders repentance and restoration (Ps. 23:3) if they discontinued and manifested their hidden darkness to the church but it would disallow their official capacity in the local church. Perhaps, if such repented and were restored they could participate with the others, and they could also still have public ministries outside of the local church.

  A believer of God does not lose his gifts, but he can lose his opportunity as an official of the local church. However, there are some who have not shown repentance and have not been open about their marital and sexual relationships even as they serve as ministers in a local church. These must resign.

  Without transparency, I don't see how such a one could be either a qualified church official or have a qualified public ministry outside and other than the local church as such a one can not qualify for the local church. Repentance, resignation is a necessity. Marital transparency must be a requirement for all ministers.

Christians everywhere and local church members have a duty to require sexual transparency and to know whether the ones speaking to them have true repentance and qualification in their lives. Chastity testimonies should be something a righteous man would want to clarify to his audience, but hardly ever do you hear men give such testimonies of themselves. Our whole evangelism system needs to be revised and restored. No one can be personally edified as to purity by a man living in fornication or adultery or condoning such acts. The man below, Eli Yoder, has been married more than one time and openly defends and tolerates fornication and cuckoldry but has never that I know of explained whether his second wife was a virgin and whether she was any different as to marriage eligibility than his first wife, a woman of fornication. John Hagee and many other well-known, failing so-called Christians have had more than one wife. Such do not qualify for a position as a church official and an example of a participant of the pillar and ground of the truth when they are in need of repentance of an unchaste marriage. Perhaps such may annul their current relationship if they cannot prove biblical acceptance: Matthew 19:9 determines fornication or adultery. We must test for qualification.

A Preacher Or Teacher Must Have A Testimony Of Purity And Sexual Transparency,
Proving He Is Not Living In Fornication Or Remarriage:
Beware Of Heretics And Those Confessing Jesus But Promoting And Spreading Their Own Laws/Rules And Tolerances Of Evil

¹ Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; ² And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. ³ But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; ⁴ Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. ⁵ For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.²

Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers (Eph 4:11)

1 Cor. 12:27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. 28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? 30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? 31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. (KJV)

• School of prophets: Don't be like those that mock and err.

• Assembly Order (Patriarchy, male bias inherent)

Bishops (1 Ti. 3:1-7)

Leaders of the the local church building... blamesless, man of good reputation among society and local church official... responsible to elders throughout the world (who formerly began at Jerusalem and directed the apostles—Acts 15)... and when in doubt subject most of all to the Scriptures; not a man as a novice (1. Ti. 3:7) or someone publically exposing his shame as one who condones uncleanness (John Piper), fornication (1 Ti. 1:10) and adultery/remarriage

Mockery and distortion

Actually, the Roman Catholic Pope, who has been erringly acclaimed by misled followers as the leader of the church, cannot be biblically categorized higher than a mere bishop. As to his doctrines and actions and not publicly denouncing historical errors, he should be considered no more than a schizophrenic (1 Ti. 2.5) and erring official of his local church at the Vatican. His lower administration fail as officials by not recognizing the Scriptures as authoritative and demanding change.

The sacraments-theology does not agree with the teachings of the original disciples. How many of his followers realize an infant can't make a theological decision! Will the baptized infant, who was not able to understand the ritual of baptism he was put through, accumulate the faith and courage to make a public confession of baptism as he grows older while he is discouraged to accept adult baptism and a cognizant ritual as John the Baptist and even Jesus Christ himself, who fulfilled all righteousness?

¹⁴ But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? ¹⁵ And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. (Mt. 3. 14-15)

John the Baptist and Jesus the Christ were not baptized as infants.

There is only one church and the Scriptures must be its authority. As to all failing denominations and religious organizations, many have explicitly denied church order and the concept of female submission. Through usurping and assuming positions designated for only men, women of the mainstream heresy have mocked God, the holy, local church, the idea and biblical requirement of submission, and the analogy of the mystery of Christ and the church as to marriage (Eph. 5.22-32).

• Avoid cults that reject biblical authority: Quakers

• Avoid cults that uphold pseudo-humanitarian philosophy and reject biblical principles and men with knowledge, wisdom and inspiration of God (Je 3:15)

Deacons (1 Ti. 3:8-13)

Proven (1 Ti. 3:10), blamesless, man of good reputation among society and local church official... "husbands of one wife" (I Timothy 3:12)

Believers in Jesus Christ (the messiah, having proven register and finite genealogy, the Son of God)

We are a body called-out and have become transformed as kings and priests, under our high priest Jesus Christ, we are saints (holy), chosen by God: bearing fruit of the Spirit: even the radiance upon a follower and submitter's face reveals God has given him peace and joy and it ministers to people. Let us live in faith and reverence of our maker, implementing decency and order.

Links:

Local And Non-Local Church Ministry Development

Christians Were And Are God's Chosen And Eternal People

We Need Women As Deborah, Remembering The Command Of God
Stand Up Against Passivity As To Moral Leadership, Holding Generational Curses And Accepting Just-Any-Candidate For A Local Church Official Position

Self-Control And Temperance

Unfit Ministers: Remarriage Disaster: Copeland (Protestant); Heers Remarriage Heresy (Orthodox); Roman Catholic Church Structure Usurpation And Abuse Of The Authority Of The Scriptures; Amish Lack Of Chastity Discipline and Restitution For Raped Or Seduced Girl

Longevity Of The Gifts

Church Issues And Gifts

Edification On The Gift Of Tongues

Beware Of Misleading Doctrine

No Known Genetic Hebrews/Jews

Beware Of Division (Spiritual Schizophrenia)

Remember The Poor

You can know that you are saved if you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ (I John 5:9-15)

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