CHURCHES
RELATIONSHIP TO CHURCHES
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Churches greeted
one another in letters:
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Romans
16:16 “Salute one another with an holy kiss. The
churches of Christ salute you.
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I
Corinthians 16:19 “The churches of Asia salute
you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with
the church that is in their house.”
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Churches shared
money to help other churches:
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Acts
11:29-30 “Then the disciples, every man according
to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren
which dwelt in Judea.”
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II
Corinthians 8:19 “And not that only, but who was
also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this
gift, which is administered by us to the glory of the same
Lord.”
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Leaders
exchanged visits:
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Acts
15:2-4 “The church in Antioch determined that
Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up
to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this
question.”
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Acts
15:22 “Then it pleased the apostles and elders,
with the whole church to send chosen men of their own
company to Antioch.”
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Leaders
encouraged churches:
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Acts
15:23 “And they wrote letters by them.”
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Acts
15:36 “Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again
and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached
the word of the Lord, and see how they do.”
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Scattered
believers went abroad:
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Acts 8:1
“And at that time there was a great persecution against the
church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered
abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except
the apostles.”
Note:
There are no examples in the New Testament of churches of one
village/town/city coming together geographically with any other
churches of any village/town/city. |