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The church

• 24 This is the disciple who is

24 This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and has testifying to these things and has written them, and we know that written them, and we know that his testimony is true. 25 But his testimony is true. 25 But there are also many other things there are also many other things that Jesus did; if every one of that Jesus did; if every one of them were written down, I them were written down, I suppose that the world itself suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that could not contain the books that would be written. John 21 would be written. John 21

• The

The “ “soul of the church soul of the church” ” (Calvin) (Calvin)

• Inspiration (2 Peter 1:21,

Inspiration (2 Peter 1:21, 2 Tim 3:16) 2 Tim 3:16)

• Text critical and empirical

Text critical and empirical

• The

The Sitz Sitz-

• im

im-

• leben

leben

• The Word explains the

The Word explains the Word Word

• Obedience imperative

Obedience imperative

• Gifts to the Church

Gifts to the Church

• Baptism and the Lord

Baptism and the Lord’ ’s s Supper Supper

• Word and then sacrament

Word and then sacrament

• Symbol of promises

Symbol of promises

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15 "If your brother sins against 15 "If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your listens to you, you have won your brother over. 16 But if he will not brother over. 16 But if he will not listen, take one or two others listen, take one or two others along, so that 'every matter may along, so that 'every matter may be established by the testimony of be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.' 17 If he two or three witnesses.' 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax him as you would a pagan or a tax

• collector. 18 "I tell you the truth,
• collector. 18 "I tell you the truth,

whatever you bind on earth will whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. 19 "Again, I tell you in heaven. 19 "Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in be done for you by my Father in

• heaven. 20 For where two or three
• heaven. 20 For where two or three

come together in my name, there come together in my name, there am I with them." am I with them." (Matthew 18) (Matthew 18)