Avery’s Reviews > Don't Fire Your Church Members: The Case for Congregationalism > Status Update
Avery
is on page 153 of 200
"Congregationalism, in other words, requires the members to take ownership of the ministry of the church, which means it calls for greater activity, less complacency, less temptation to passive nominalism, and more opportunity to grow in grace and wisdom." (page 152)
— Mar 09, 2024 10:03AM
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Avery
is on page 121 of 200
"To hand final rule of the church over to the elders fires Christians from the work that the Holy Spirit has equipped them to do and that Jesus has authorized them to do with the keys of the kingdom."
— Feb 25, 2024 01:18PM
Avery
is on page 41 of 200
"The office of priest-king given to the federal head or Everyman Adam, which involved working and watching over the place where God dwelled, was further specified in the life of Israel, fulfilled in Christ, and has now been re-conferred on every member of the church. In the new covenant era that means that every member of the church possesses this same office as mediated through Christ."
— Feb 12, 2024 04:33AM
