Explain What Role Does The Church Play In Christian Life

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Tom: What role does the church play in a Christian’s life? Me: There are three main functions the church plays in the Christian’s life. They are fellowship, service, and witness. I like to think of it as a three legged stool, if you eliminate one, they others will eventually collapse. You need all three to function properly. Let me explain. When the Holy Spirit was introduced to the church, Jesus said he would give us power to become witnesses (Acts 1:8). The sharing of our faith and the reception of this faith is the beginning of the Christian life through salvation. From this first function of the witness, fellowship and service flow out from. Serving and fellowship are the second and third legs of the Church. Through serving within the church we have the opportunity to use our spiritual gifts to do what God designed us to do within the covering of the local church. God not only equips us, but he also gives us the context in which we may serve him and others to the benefit of Christ. Next our fellowship is the last function of the Christian life. This fellowship is twofold; it is directed to our brothers and sisters …show more content…

The Bible tells us that Jesus will return for all those who have accepted his salvation and are truly Christians. A large group of conservative Christians teach that Christ’s coming will actually take place in two stages. These stages are the rapture of the Church, which simply means that we will be taken away from the earth, and the revelation or Second Coming as prophesied by Jesus himself, “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am” (John 14:3). These two events will be separated by the great tribulation, believed to be about seven years in duration. Because it (the rapture) is to precede the tribulation, no prophecy must yet be fulfilled before it can take place, therefore, it is imminent (Erickson,

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