024. Church, I Will Build My
024. Church, I Will Build My
24 "I WI LL BUILD MY CHURCH"
INTRODUCTION Is this a promise? A declaration? Some claim it is a promise to Peter; others an expression of determination .
I. CHURCH lN THE FUTURE 1. "Will build ."
2. "Oihodo meo," "Oilwdomeso" is future.
3. The kingdom had not yet come.
4. The kin g had not bee n crow ned.
5. Hence the church had not been established. ll. RELATI0N OF PETER TO THE CHURCH 1. Peter not the foundation.
2. "Petros," Peter, masculine gender.
3. "Petra," rock, feminine gender.
4. Neither was Peter the first stone in the spiritual temple.
Ill. RELATION OF CHRIST TO THE CHURCH 1. He is its foundation. (1 Corinthians 3:11; 1 Corinthians 10:4.) 2. "Ecclesia," first time used by Christ.
3. Second time. (Matthew 18:17.) 4. Synonyms for "ecclesia"-" little flock," "disciples," "kingdom."
5. "Church" found in framework of teachings of Jesus.
6. Christ the head. (Ephesians 5:23.) IV. "KEYS OF THE KINGDOM"
1. "Kleis," key, "authority, power. "
2. Peter to use them first.
3. He anno un ced terms of ent ra nce int o th e kin gdom.
(a) First to the Jews on Pentecost. (Acts 2.) (b) To the Gentiles, house of Cornelius. (Acts 10.) 4. Does power to admit include power to exclude?
V. CHURCH A NEW CREATION 1. Requires faith in Christ. (Mark 16:15-16.) 2. Repentance or reformed life. (Luke 24:46; Acts 2:38.) 3. Baptized into his death. (Romans 6:3-4.) 4. A new creature in Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:17.) 5 Jew and Gentile created one new man (Ephesians 2:15.)