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VOLUME 9 | APRIL, 1978 | NUMBER 3
THEME OF THIS ISSUE
“THE DUTY AND AUTHORITY OF ELDERS”
ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE
| Editorial | ||
| Elders Do “Call The Shots” in Matters of Expediency | Inside Front Cover | |
| Part 1-The Duty of Elders | ||
| ASSOCIATE EDITORIAL | ||
| 1. | The Mission of The Church and Its Relation to Elders | 6 |
| 2. | We Do Not Defend Unsound Elderships | 7 |
| 3. | Their Duty of Self-Examination | 8 |
| 4. | Their Duty of Watchfulness (Against “Grevious Wolves” -Error Within the Church | 9 |
| 5. | Their Duty of Leadership (Planning the “Local Work”) | 10 |
| 6. | Their Duty of Leadership (Planning the Preaching of the Gospel World-Wide) | 12 |
| 7. | Their Duty of Leadership (Planning to Meet the Forces of Error) | 13 |
| 8. | Their Duty to Keep the Church Pure (Discipline) | 15 |
| Part II – The Authority of Elders – Negative Aspects | ||
| 9. | They Have No Authority to Make an Optional Matter Obligatory | 18 |
| 10. | They Have No Authority to Make an Optional Matter Obligatory | 19 |
| 11. | They Have No Authority Over Any Other Congregation | 20 |
| 12. | No One Elder Has Authority Over Any Other Elder (within an Eldership) | 21 |
| 13. | They Are Not “Lords Over God’s Heritage” | 22 |
| 14. | It IS Not “The Whole Chu11::h ” -Acts 15:22 | 23 |
| 15. | They Do Not Share Their Authority With Evangelists (No “Evangelistic Oversight”) | 24 |
| 16. | Elders – “Mouth Stoppers” | 25 |
| 17. | Part III – The Authority of Elders – Positive Aspects | 26 |
| 18. | To Rebel Against God’s Delegated Authority Is To Rebel Against God | 28 |
| 19. | Did Christ Who Has All Authority (exosia) Delegate Authority (exosia to Elders)? An Exegesis of I Peter 5:1-5 | 30 |
| 20. | Hebrews 13:17 and the Authority of Elders | 31 |
| 21. | Some Pauline Concepts Relative to Elders and Their Authority | 35 |
| 22. | The Significance of Hegeomai (“Rule”) | 38 |
| 23. | Church Growth-Per New Testament Teaching | 41 |
| 24. | Featured Article Advancement of Christian Theism | 43 |
| 25. | The Warren-Matson Debate–Another Great Opportunity to Meet a “Goliath” of Atheism | 44 |
