The Real New Testament Church
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Plan
    • Plan - Kingdom >
      • Chapter 1 - Beginning
      • Chapter 2 - Errant Reasoning
      • Chapter 3 - Consequence
      • Chapter 4 - Adaptation
      • Chapter 5 - Original Earth
      • Chapter 6 - Renovated Earth
      • Chapter 7 - Degenerated Earth
      • Chapter 8 - Time, Space and Representation
      • Chapter 9 - Early Ages
      • Chapter 10 - Israelite Age
      • Chapter 11 - Gentile Age
      • Chapter 12 - Tribulation
      • Chapter 13 - Regenerated Earth
      • Chapter 14 - New Earth
    • Plan - Covenant >
      • Chapter 15 - Covenant
      • Chapter 16 - Major Covenants
      • Chapter 17 - Eternal Covenant
      • Chapter 18 - Renovation Covenant
      • Chapter 19 - Old Covenant for Israel
      • Chapter 20 - New Covenant for Israel
      • Chapter 21 - Church Covenant
      • Chapter 22 - Covenantal Celebration and Sign
  • New Testament Church
    • New Testament Church - Preparation >
      • Chapter 23 - Parables
      • Chapter 24 - Kingdom of Heaven Parables
    • New Testament Church Foundation >
      • Chapter 25 - New Testament Church
      • Chapter 26 - Eternal or Temporal
      • Chapter 27 - Calling
      • Chapter 28 - Description
    • New Testament Church - Composition >
      • Chapter 29 - Covenantal Headship
      • Chapter 30 - New Covenantal Headship
      • Chapter 31 - Practical Headship
      • Chapter 32 - Body
      • Chapter 33 - Governance
      • Chapter 34 - Women
    • New Testament Church - Incarnation >
      • Chapter 35 - Function and Form
      • Chapter 36 - Purpose and Mission
      • Chapter 37 - Manifestation
    • New Testament Church - Legality >
      • Chapter 38 - Law
      • Chapter 39 - Transgression
      • Chapter 40 - Justification
    • New Testament Church - Life (zoe) >
      • Chapter 41 - Life (zoe)
      • Chapter 42 - Progression of Life (zoe)
      • Chapter 43 - Birth
      • Chapter 44 - Perfect Example
      • Chapter 45 - Church Life
      • Chapter 46 - Sanctification
      • Chapter 47 - Rule of Life (zoe)
      • Chapter 48 - Life According to the Spirit
      • Chapter 49 - Return to Law
      • Chapter 50 - Faith
    • New Testament Church - Position >
      • Chapter 51 - Principle of Position
      • Chapter 52 - Position and Condition
    • New Testament Church - Confession >
      • Chapter 53 - Fellowship with God
      • Chapter 54 - Confession
      • Chapter 55 - Confession or Christ
    • New Testament Church - Doctrine and Practice >
      • Chapter 56 - Word of God
      • Chapter 57 - Values
      • Chapter 58 - Apostolic Teaching and Tradition
      • Chapter 59 - Christ-Centered
      • Chapter 60 - Simplicity
      • Chapter 61 - Prayer
      • Chapter 62 - Works
      • Chapter 63 - Giving
      • Chapter 64 - Practical Gatherings
      • Chapter 65 - Lord's Supper
      • Chapter 66 - Gathering Together
    • New Testament Church - Growth >
      • Chapter 67 - Biblical Church Growth
      • Chapter 68 - Practical Church Growth
      • Chapter 69 - Exponential Growth
    • New Testament Church - Simulation >
      • Chapter 70 - Temporal Simulation
      • Chapter 71 - Simulated Church History
      • Chapter 72 - Confirmation of Scripture
    • New Testament Church - Warfare >
      • Chapter 73 - Warfare
      • Chapter 74 - Utter Defeat
      • Chapter 75 - Freedom
      • Chapter 76 - Positional Warfare
      • Chapter 77 - Positional Armor
      • Chapter 78 - Cooperative Armor
      • Chapter 79 - Armor of God
      • Chapter 80 - Armor Appropriated
      • Chapter 81 - Full Armor
      • Chapter 82 - Life-Based Warfare
    • New Testament Church - Reformation >
      • Chapter 83 - Formation, Deformation and Reformation
      • Chapter 84 - Law and Life
      • Chapter 85 - Practice of Law
      • Chapter 86 - Practice of Life
      • Chapter 87 - From Law to Life
      • Chapter 88 - Doctrine, Desire and Dependence
      • Chapter 89 - Design, Decentralization, Demonstration and Divestment
  • Conclusion
    • Chapter 90 - From House to House: the Real New Testament Church
  • Endnotes
  • About
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Preface
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“... do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers. “Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. “Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ. (Matthew 23:8-10)
 
​“… the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.” (John 14:26)
 
​As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him.” (1 John 2:27)
 
“Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment.” (James 3:1)
 
The misinterpretation of the Bible has been the cause of innumerable problems, not the least of which is a worldly simulation of the New Testament church. Often described as organized, institutional, traditional, cultural, religious, or temporal, it is but a mere shadow of the original New Testament church.  As a result, the theology and practice of the simulated church is quite different from the New Testament church.
    
The New Testament church is the body of Jesus Christ. It was created before the foundation of the world to accommodate divine life on earth. Consequently, the New Testament church on earth was made to be a “dwelling of God in the Spirit.” (Ephesians 2:22)
    
The New Testament church on earth was not designed to be animated by human life for God. Instead, by divine grace through human faith, it was made to be animated by the indwelling presence of the living God.


The abundant quality and quantity of spiritual fruit produced by the early New Testament church provided unmistakable evidence that God served as its primary, animating source of life. Consequently, the early New Testament church community understood that it was not their responsibility to build the church for God but to faithfully depend on Him to produce the church in them. 
    
Not until the fourth century AD did the world produce a simulation of the New Testament church. Uninvited by God, it was the result of spiritual ignorance and scriptural misinterpretation. Unsuitable for eternal purpose and mission, the simulated church was appropriate only for religious activity.


Rather than allowing for organized religious activity, the New Testament clarifies that early church gatherings were animated by the living, indwelling Christ. Consequently, they were an organic celebration of eternal life that intentionally emphasized the preeminence and ministering presence of the victorious Savior.

Much to the surprise of many in the modern, religious simulation of the church, the New Testament does indeed unveil the distinct practice of the early church. However, the discernment of its practice requires that the New Testament be viewed faithfully and prayerfully apart from the bias of civic, religious, and historical precedent.

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​​Learning to understand the church solely from a New Testament perspective has been a life-long process. Writing about it in the form of a book required prayerful dependence on God and thousands of hours over more than 25 years.
    
Please read "The Real New Testament Church" in the manner that it was written; prayerfully and dependently. Consequently, I believe that you will be as blessed as I have been.
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