THE GOVERNMENT OF CHRIST’S CHURCH

Acts 15:1-31

1. Why is a proper understanding of how Christ’s church is to be governed important?

2. What is “connectionalism” in church government and how can this be seen taught in Acts 15?

3. Why didn’t Paul simply make an inspired, apostolic pronouncement of God’s will regarding the dispute that had arisen in the churches in the region of Antioch?

4. From where does the word “Presbyterian” come?

5. Where in the Bible can we find the qualifications for elders and deacons?

6. How do we know that it is God’s will that each congregation of His people be ruled by multiple elders?

7. What problems are associated with the hierarchical and congregational forms of church government?