Questions tagged [ecclesiology]
Ecclesiology is the study of the nature and structure of the church and its leadership. This tag is for questions about the 'church', its leadership, practices or role in salvation.
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What does “appoint elders” mean in the New Testament?
I’m seeking some theological and exegetical insight regarding the use of the word “appoint” in the New Testament passages about the establishment of elders (e.g. Acts 14:23; Titus 1:5).
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When does ‘have nothing to do with’ extend beyond the local church body?
Matthew 18, 1 Corinthians 5 and 2 Thessalonians 3 regard discipline of those in a local church. Do these disassociations also extend to the larger body of Christ? Do they justify shunning people from ...
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What authority does Paul invoke concerning head-covering?
1 Corinthians 11:16 NASB1995
But if one is inclined to be contentious, we have no other practice, nor have the churches of God.
When Paul closes his teaching on order within the Corinth church, ...
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Are deacons ("diakoneō") and servants ("doulos") the same thing?
I understand that both "deacon" and "servant" contextually refer to serving/service in the Church. However, there are two different Koine words used.
Traditionally, a "deacon&...
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What did Jesus mean when he said what the church locks on earth will also be locked in heaven? [duplicate]
“What I'm about to tell you is true. What you lock on earth will be locked in heaven."(Mathew 18:18)
Did Jesus mean it like, the church can pray for it not to rain like Elijah and the windows of ...
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Are there OT grounds for the church becoming a temple? [closed]
Passages in the NT describe the church forming part of (if not the whole) temple (1 Cor 3:16-17; 6:19-20; 2 Cor 6:16; Eph 2:21; Rev 3:12; 13:6). Since Jesus claims to be the temple (Matt 26:60-62; Jn ...
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In Revelation 2:20, is the Jezebel an actual figure in Thyatira or a reference to the wife of Ahab (1 Kings 16)? [duplicate]
Can parallels be drawn between the two characters of Jezebel, to holistically describe the woman Jezebel that Christ warns the church about in Revelations 2:20-21?
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Does Ephesians 2:20 limit "foundation builders" to just the Twelve Apostles, or are other men legitimate apostolic builders, too? [closed]
If other men are considered apostolic builders of the churches, too, are there Biblical principles (guidelines) and roles delineated?
The question is framed in view of the below verses:
having been ...
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Does the phrase " But the same day " in Luke 17:29 have relevance to the second coming and subsequent wrath of God at the end of the age?
Luke 17:29
But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
Question: Being how Lot is referred to as a righteous man, and was taken out ...
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In Revelation 1:20, are the "angels of the churches" that John writes letters to human overseers?
Revelation 1:20
The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of
the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of
the seven churches, and the seven lampstands ...
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Was Matt 12:39-40 the origin of Ichthys?
We read in Matt 12:39-40(KJV):
But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
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Romans 11:26 reads “In this way all of Israel will be saved;” but in which way?
Considering the epistle was not originally written with verses and chapters breaking up the text, what is Paul saying when he says
“Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware ...
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Is there a difference between Israel of the flesh and the Israel of God?
“Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?”
1 Corinthians 10:18
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“And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and ...
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What was the foundation laid by the prophets and the apostles in Ephesians 2:20
“built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,”
Ephesians 2:20
What is this foundation that the household of God is built upon?
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What insights does 1 Thess 1:5 offer about church ministry and mission, and are these insights meant to be applied today or were they provisional?
Across his letters, such as in 1 Corinthians 2:4-5 and Romans 15:18-19, Paul emphasizes that his ministry was empowered by the Holy Spirit rather than by persuasive words, human wisdom, or ability. ...
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