Basic Bible Studies for new Christians
Together - two members greet each other 

The church
The Church is described in many ways in the New Testament. The reason for this is because there is no one thing we can compare it to — there is nothing in human society like the church. It is a body, but not an organisation. It consists of all the believers through all time throughout the world, but it exists in local fellowships. Every believer is part of the church, and every believer should belong to a local church to meet regularly with other believers. These local churches exist in all kinds of forms, because God has given freedom to the church in many areas. This is the pattern of church life in the New Testament:

Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:2
• Congregations met together in a special way on the first day of the week (Sunday)
Acts 14:23
• There are to be church officers who have responsibility for the local churches
Acts 6:1-6
• There should be deacons responsible for the community of the church in the area of material things
1 Corinthians 5:1-5
• The church is to take discipline seriously
1 Timothy 3:1-7
• There are specific qualifications for elders and deacons
Acts 15
• There is a place for form on a wider basis than the local church
Acts 2:41-42
• Baptism and the Lord’s supper

 

These pages are a set of basic Bible Studies for new Christians. Read the verses in a modern translation, and consider what changes they can bring to how you think and how you live.

1 Trust and Obey
2 Four things
3 Knowing God
4 Who is God
5 Jesus
6 The Holy Spirit
7 What is man?
8 Saying 'No!'
9 Asking God…
10 The Church
11 Loving Others
12 The Word of God

Stechford Baptist Church • Victoria Road • Stechford • Birmingham B33 8AH. Map. Stechford is in the Stechford and Yardley North Ward, and is close to Hodge Hill.