The A, B, Cs, of Building a Church.

We must all know, a Church is built on two things, 1 minister, and a Vision.
To build on the foundation that Christ has laid, we must adhere to the laws of the Church of the First Born.(Revelations.)
We must seek out the will of God for the Church, and have a goal, set down as to the proper doctrine to teach.
We must also have a government in place, for the church to be able to run properly.
No man made doctrine must be allowed with in the frame work of the Church.
All our directions, and laws, come directly from the word of God.
This is the first thing, that we must promise, to do;
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight (Superintendence; watchful care.) thereof, not by constraint(By Force), but willingly(From the Heart.); not for filthy lucre(Building a Church, or, Becoming a Minister of the Church, for the sake of payment, Money.), but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.(1Pe 5:2-3)

Neither as being lords over God’s heritage.
We are the ministers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We had no sacrifice to make, no payment for all sins of mankind, we neither had a Kingdom made without hands. We are not to be a king, judge, nor powerful ruler, over the church, nor the children of God, but an example to them, on the ways of Christianity. We must lead well without devisions within the church. We cannot hold on to that which we have by force, threats, or coercion, but with love, and understanding. The Church must not become a dictatorship, what we have freely received, we must freely give. Let not any man within the Church Body, be called Father, for we have only one Father, which is in Heaven.

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