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What Is A Sound Church?

Is The Marrtown Road Church Of Christ A Sound Church?. What Is A Sound Church?. Stable, Safe, Secure, Wholesome, Healthy. “Church” Romans 16:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; Acts 8:1-3; 11:21-26; 2:38-47 . Baptized Believers, the Saved. “Sound” 1 Timothy 1:9-10; 6:3;

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What Is A Sound Church?

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  1. Is The Marrtown Road Church Of Christ A Sound Church? What Is A Sound Church? Stable, Safe, Secure, Wholesome, Healthy “Church” Romans 16:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; Acts 8:1-3; 11:21-26; 2:38-47 Baptized Believers, the Saved “Sound” 1 Timothy 1:9-10; 6:3; 2 Timothy 1:13; 4:3; Titus 1:9; 2:1 Not All Churches Are “Sound” Corinth: 1 Corinthians 3:1-3; 11:17-18, 22 Galatia: Galatians 1:2-9; 3:1; 5:7

  2. What Is A Sound Church? A Church Is Not Sound • It is NOT liberal • It has the right doctrine • Revelation 2:2-5 • It is materially rich • Revelation 3:15-17 • It has a good name, reputation • Revelation 3:1-3 • It is an active church • Revelation 2:19-20 BECAUSE

  3. What Is ASound Church? Stable, Safe, Secure, Wholesome, Healthy “Church” Romans 16:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; Acts 8:1-3; 11:21-26; 2:38-47 Baptized Believers, the Saved “Sound” 1 Timothy 1:9-10; 6:3; 2 Timothy 1:13; 4:3; Titus 1:9; 2:1 CHARACTERISTICS Not All Churches Are “Sound” Corinth: 1 Corinthians 3:1-3; 11:17-18, 22 Galatia: Galatians 1:2-9; 3:1; 5:7

  4. “A prudent person foresees the danger ahead and takes precautions; the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences." - Proverbs 22:3 NLT

  5. What Is A Sound Church? CHARACTERISTICS Seeks Scriptural Organization • Scripturally Unorganized • Acts 14:23 • Scripturally Organized • Philippians 1:1 • Unscripturally Organized • 3 John 9 • Unscripturally Unorganized • Titus 1:5 Which one describes this church?

  6. What Is A Sound Church? CHARACTERISTICS Members Know Their Place Joshua 6:5; Judges 7:21; Nehemiah 4:15; 1 Chron 6:32 “Like a bird that wanders from its nest is a man who wanders from his place.” Proverbs 27:8 1 Cor 12:18-27 Rom 12:4-8 Elders: 1 Peter 5:2 Deacons: 1 Timothy 3 Preachers: 1 Tim 4:13; 2 Tim 4:2 Members: Ephesians 4:16

  7. What Is A Sound Church? CHARACTERISTICS Demands Plain Preaching • Warns of Trends • Does NOT Tolerate Error • Ezekiel 3:17-18; 2 Timothy 4:5 • Names Names • Matthew 15:8-13; Luke 11:45; 2 Timothy 2:16-18; 4:10; 3 John 9 To Be Forewarned Is To Be Forearmed Isaiah 58:1

  8. What Is A Sound Church? CHARACTERISTICS Evangelistic 1 Thessalonians 1:8 Pure Philippians 1:27; Hebrews 12:14 Romans 12:1-2; Titus 2:12 United 1 Peter 3:8; Romans 14:19; Ephesians 4:1-3 Not Content (Phil 3:13-14)

  9. What Is ASound Church? A Church That: • Seeks Scriptural Organization • The Members Know Their Place • Demands Plain Preaching • Is Evangelistic • Is Pure • Is United • Is NOT Content Is This A SOUND CHURCH?

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