The Lord willing, today we will complete our study of the Biblical teaching respecting the church of Jesus Christ. For the past several weeks we have addressed the nature of leadership within the local church. The church of Jesus Christ is quite unique in this respect: although the polity of the New Testament local church is congregational in nature, nevertheless, the Lord has established the office and role of elder to shepherd His church. The congregation elects men who will in turn lead the congregation, men to whom the members of the congregation submit. But in a sense, it is not the congregation that chooses these men, but rather the Lord calls and confirms His men through the congregation to shepherd His people. The people seek to discern the Lord’s will so as to choose men whom He would have lead His people.
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