Develop in the Dark Season 3 Bonus Episode: Responding to the Election

In today’s episode, Brad and Trevor talk about the biblical marks of a true church. There are so many differences in churches, but do those differences really matter? What makes a church a church? 

Here are the Marks of a church we discussed: 

• Jesus 
• Biblical Teaching
• The Gathering
• Ordinances (Baptism and Lord’s Supper)
• Biblical leadership
• Church discipline
• Discipleship and mission
• Unity and fellowship

Relevant Bible Verses:

• Matthew 28:19-20
• Mark 9:40
• John 13:34-35, 15:7
• Ephesians 5:18-20
• Colossians 3:16-17
• 1 Corinthians 4:20, 5:6-7, 11:17-34, 12-13
• 2 Corinthians 8-9
• 1 Thessalonians 4:3, 5:11
• 1 Timothy 3:1-13
• Titus 1:9

For Further Reading/Listening/Watching: 

• The Church: The Gospel Made Visible - Mark Dever
• Systematic Theology - Wayne Grudem 
• The Temple and the Church's Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God - a book by G.K. Beale
• The Challenge of Acts: Rediscovering What the Church Was and Is - a book by N.T. Wright