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Chafer, Bible Doctrines: The Church - body bride of Christ
1. The Church: The
Body and Bride of
Christ and her
Reward
Chafer, chapter 40
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2. A. The 7 figures of Christ and his church
1. Christ the shepherd and
believers the sheep - seen
especially in Ps 23, and also Jn 10
a. Christ came by the door - i.e. the
line of David
b. Christ is the true shepherd,
followed by the sheep
c. Christ is also the door for the
sheep - entrance into salvation and
security for the sheep - Jn
10:28-29
d. Life and food for he sheep are
provided by the shepherd - Ps 23:1
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3. e. In contrast other shepherds
are hired hands who would not
give themselves for the sheep
f. There is fellowship of sheep
and shepherd - the Son knows
the Father, so the sheep know
the shepherd
g. In the present age there is
one fold with Jew and Gentile
both in it together having
salvation - Jn 10:16
h. Christ, the shepherd,
intercedes for the sheep -
Heb 7:25,
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4. 2. Christ is the true vine and
believers are the branches - Jn 15
Indicating union and communion
with Christ.
We are told to abide in unbroken
fellowship, Jn 15:10 - leading to
pruning and cleansing, Jn 15:2 -
effectual prayer Jn 15:7 - celestial
joy Jn 15:11 - and eternal truth
Jn 15:16
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5. 3. Christ is the cornerstone and
the church the stones of the
building
The church is a temple - Eph
2:21
God is building his church - Matt
16:18
Each living stone partakes of the
divine nature - 1 Pet 2:5
Christ is the chief cornerstone and
foundation - 1 Cor 3:11
The building is a dwelling for God
- Eph 2:20
There is great dependence on
Christ and one another
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6. 3. Christ is the cornerstone and
the church the stones of the
Consequently, you are no longer
building
foreigners and strangers, but fellow
The church is a temple - Eph
citizens with God’s people and also
2:21
members of his household, built on
God is building his church - Matt
the foundation of the apostles and
16:18
prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as
Each living stone partakes of the
the chief cornerstone. In him the
divine building - 1 Pet together and
nature is joined 2:5
whole
Christ is the chief cornerstonethe
rises to become a holy temple in and
foundation him Cortoo are being
Lord. And in - 1 you 3:11
The building to a dwelling dwelling in
built together is become a for God
- EphGod lives by his Spirit.
which 2:20
There is great dependence on
Christ and one another
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7. 3. Christ is the cornerstone and
the church the stones of the
building
The church is a temple - Eph
2:21
God is building his church - Matt
16:18
Each living stone partakes of the
divine nature - 1 Pet 2:5
Christ is the chief cornerstone and
foundation - 1 Cor 3:11
The building is a dwelling for God
- Eph 2:20
There is great dependence on
Christ and one another
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8. In ancient times the cornerstone
3. Christstone at the corner of two
was the is the cornerstone and
the church the stones of was the
walls that united them. It the
building
visible corner of the foundation of
Thebuilding and temple - Eph
the church is a the starting point
2:21 future building above the
of all
foundation. It was the most Matt
God is building his church -costly
16:18because of its beauty and
stone
Each living stone partakes of the
strength. It was also the largest,
most nature - 1 Pet 2:5
divinesolid and carefully
Christ is thestone.cornerstone and
constructed chief To cast aside the
cornerstone 1 Cor 3:11
foundation - would be to resist any
future building a that foundation.
The building is ondwelling for God
The Cornerstone was the place
- Eph 2:20
where is great dependence onand
There the building was joined
also the place where it rested.
Christ and one another
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9. 4. Christ is the High priest with
us as believer- priests - 4 fold
service
A. Rom 12:1-2 - offers sacrifice of
service
B. Offers worship in praise and
thanksgiving, intercession and prayer -
Christ enters through his own blood -
Rom 8:26-27, Col 4:12, 1 Tim
2:1, Heb 10:19-22
C. We offer a sacrifice of good works
D. We sacrifice our substance as well as
our bodies - Heb 13:16
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10. 5. Christ is the head and the
church the body revealing
the present purpose of God
See later sections
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11. 6. Christ is the last Adam,
the church the new
creation - the old Adam is
replaced by Christ who is
the head of a new creatures
in Christ
In his resurrection Christ
established a new order - believers
are now in Christ not in Adam,
sharing in all that christ has done
and achieved. There is a new
commemorative day, the first day
of the week in contrast to
previously being the Sabbath,
which is the old order.
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12. 7. Christ is the
bridegroom, the church
the bride, which
prophetically shows
present and future
relationships of christ
and the church.
Israel was in the OT an
unfaithful wife - the church is
a pure virgin bride, this is the
most important image of the
church.
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13. B. The church as the body of Christ
The church is joined together
and formed into the body of
Christ by the baptism of the
Holy Spirit - 1 Cor 12:13 -
For we were all baptized by one
Spirit so as to form one body—
whether Jews or Gentiles, slave
or free—and we were all given
the one Spirit to drink.
This reveals 3 things:
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14. 1. The church is a self
developing body -
comprised of individuals who
have gifts, Eph 4:11-16
Believers are called and
exhorted, but also equipped to
serve God in various capacities.
Eph 4:13 - until we all reach
unity in the faith and in the
knowledge of the Son of God and
become mature, attaining to the
whole measure of the fullness of
Christ.
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15. 2. Members are appointed to a specific service
in keeping with their gift - We need to examine
ourselves soberly and determine our gift so that we serve
most effectively - Rom 12:6-8, 1 Cor 12:28
Chafer suggests we should not confuse natural
giftedness with spiritual giftedness. He goes on, Spiritual
gifts are not sought but given by the HSp - 1 Cor 12:11.
In the apostolic age some gifts were sign gifts which did
not continue in our present age. Every gift is regulated by
the WOG. Believers may be required to do work outside
of their obvious gifting, always remembering their main
gift. We need to continually present our bodies to God for
his direction - Rom 12:1-2
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16. 3. The body is a living
organism united eternally
in Christ
Consisting of Jews, Gentiles,
cultures and races - Eph 1;23,
2:15-16, 4:12-16, 5:30
Previous divisions are ignored and
all are equal in the grace of God.
Eph 3:6 - This mystery is that
through the gospel the Gentiles are
heirs together with Israel, members
together of one body, and sharers The average Human
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The unity of Eph 4:4-7 is an 0.000031 inches (120
eternal unity. Angstroms) long.
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17. C. Christ as the bridegroom and the
church as the bride
This has prophetic significance as the
virgin church is eagerly awaiting the
coming of her bridegroom - 1 Cor
11:2
JTB mentions Christ as the bridegroom
- Jn 3:29
Eph 5:22-23 is the main reference
source: The work of Christ
1. In his death - v25
2. Present work - v26
3. Present it without spot, wrinkle etc.
v27
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18. On the cross Christ fulfilled the
symbolism of paying a dowry.
In this age he is preparing and
cleansing his bride for future
relationship - before taking her
to heaven, where the church will
appear perfect.
A wedding feast of all saints will
follow - Rev 19:7-8 - at the
time Christ is coming to earth
to start his kingdom.
In Christ we see 5
characteristics of diving love:
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19. 1. God’s eternal love stems from
the fact that “God is love” -
1Jn4:8
Love is part of his being - if his
love was removed his character
would change - Jn 13:1 on the
love of Christ - Having loved his
own who were in the world, he
loved them to the end - literally
this is “without end”
There is no fluctuation or
ceasing with the love of God.
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20. 2. The love of God is the
motivation for his
ceaseless activity -
This was shown once for all in
the sacrifice of Christ - but, in
fact this reveals an eternal
attitude of God towards men -
shown in God creating the
universe he made provision for
Christ to be slain - and, his
compassion for the lost being
the same today as it always has Turkmenistan
been
God’s eternal love is unchanging.
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21. 3. The love of God has
transparent purity - no
selfishness, no benefit for himself is
ever sought, God needs nothing we
can bring - but he needs us to satisfy
his infinite love.
God calls us beloved - we are made
to be loved
4. The love of God has
limitless intensity - the most
costly thing in the universe is the
blood of God’s son - yet God gave it
while they were still sinners - and
now nothing can separate us form his
love
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22. 5. The love of God has inexhaustible
benevolence (well meaning, kind) - the world has no
hope without the love of God! And this love is not passive
but active, God acts on behalf of the sinner, taking their
condemnation, Jn 15:13, without corrupting his own holiness
- God keeps acting on behalf of the sinner placing them in
his highest glory.
“Saving grace is more than love: it is God’s love set absolutely free
and made to triumph over his righteous judgments against the
sinner.”
God has a perfect hatred for sin - a counterpart to his love -
which makes him discipline his children - Rev 3:19, Heb
12:6
In being united with Christ the believer is loved by the
father Jn 17:23
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23. Indirect manifestations of the love of God include:
The NT speaks little of human love and makes much of
God’s love, and much is made of God’s love not loving
God:
Poured into out hearts - Rom 5:5
Fruit of HSp - Gal 5:22
Truth born of God will result in loving God - 1 Jn, 1 Cor
13
God’s love - loves the lost world Jn 3:16 - hates evil 1 Jn
2:15-17 - loves the redeemed Jn 13:34-35 - loves
Israel Jer 31:3 - loves those who have wandered from
him Lk 15:4, 20 - is sacrificial Jn 3:16
Showing and practicing the love of God was commanded
by Christ - Jn 13:34-35, Gal 5:13
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24. D. The bride adorned and rewarded
At the judgment seat of Christ the
church will be judged and rewarded
For sin born again people will
not come under judgment, the
penalty for this has been borne by
Christ - Jn 3:18, 5:24, Rom 5:1,
8:1, Col 2:13, Heb 10:14 etc.
For daily life and service an
account must be given before
God when Christ comes for
his own - Rom 14:10, 2 Cor
5:10, 1 Cor 4:5, 2 Tim 4:8
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25. Salvation will not be judged at this
time - it is simply the reward or loss
for each believer depending upon
service. 3 ideas in scripture show this
reward:
1. Stewardship - Rom 14:10-12
You, then, why do you judge your brother
or sister? Or why do you treat them with
contempt? For we will all stand before
God’s judgment seat. It is written:
“‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,
‘every knee will bow before me; every
tongue will acknowledge God.’”
So then, each of us will give an account
of ourselves to God.
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26. We do not evaluate the value of a
believers works or life, though we
can comment on sin.
We all have to give account to God -
all that we are and have is a gift from
God, intellect, physical being, finance
etc. - so we are to steward those
things and will be asked to give an
account of how we used them.
1 Cor 6:19-20 - Do you not know
that your bodies are temples of the
Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you
have received from God? You are not
your own; you were bought at a price.
Therefore honor God with your bodies.
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27. 2. Your life is a building built upon
Christ’s foundation - 1 Cor 3:9-15
Note: - this is about believers
- as a believer you are building upon the
foundation of salvation in Christ, which is
not about character in this passage but
about your works
- your work is of wood hay etc which will
be destroyed by fire or of silver, gold etc.
which are refined by it
- the loss is of reward not of salvation
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28. For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are
God’s field, God’s building.
2. Your life is a has given me, I laid aupon
10 By the grace God building built
Christ’sas a wise builder, and someone else is
foundation foundation - 1 Cor 3:9-15
building-on it. Butabout believersbuild with care.
Note: this is each one should
11 For believer youany foundation other than
- as a no one can lay are building upon the
the one already laid, which isin Christ, which is
foundation of salvation Jesus Christ. 12If
anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver,
not about character in this passage but
costly stones, wood, hay or straw, 13 their work will
about your what it is, because the Day will bring
be shown for works
- your work is of woodwith fire, and the fire
it to light. It will be revealed hay etc which will
be destroyed byof each person’s work. 14etc.
will test the quality fire or of silver, gold If
which are refined by it the builder will
what has been built survives,
receiveloss is of 15 If it is not of up, the builder
- the a reward. reward burned salvation
will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though
only as one escaping through the flames.
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29. 2. Your life is a building built upon
Christ’s foundation - 1 Cor 3:9-15
Note: - this is about believers
- as a believer you are building upon the
foundation of salvation in Christ, which is
not about character in this passage but
about your works
- your work is of wood hay etc which will
be destroyed by fire or of silver, gold etc.
which are refined by it
- the loss is of reward not of salvation
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30. 3. We run the race to receive the
prize revealing the quality of our
service - 1 Cor 9:16-17 (especially
v24-27)
Initially Paul speaks of his own service
and his faithfulness as a basis for reward -
then speaks of running with great effort
to receive the reward.
We should exert all our strength to
surpass all others - we should be
restrained, subjecting our body to
discipline so we do not lose out or give
half hearted service.
Our reward is called - a prize 1 Cor
9:24 - a crown Phil 4:1, Jas 1:12 etc.
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31. 3. We run the race to receive the
prize revealing the quality of our
service - 1 Cor 9:16-17 (especially
v24-27)
Initially Paul speaks of his own service
and his faithfulness as a basis for reward -
then speaks of running with great effort
to receive the reward.
We should exert all our strength to
surpass all others - we should be
restrained, subjecting our body to
discipline so we do not lose out or give
half hearted service.
Our reward is called - a prize 1 Cor
9:24 - a crown Phil 4:1, Jas 1:12 etc.
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32. We owe God nothing in return for
salvation, it is a gift - but a life of
devotion should be given to him, and will
be rewarded - hence the doctrine of
rewards here is the counterpart to the
doctrine of grace.
Rev 4:10 the twenty-four elders fall down
before him who sits on the throne and
worship him who lives for ever and ever.
They lay their crowns before the throne... -
Chafer says this is about us, we cast our
crowns before him, so then we have to
further ask what is our reward in
heaven?
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33. Rev 22:3 -No longer will there be any
curse.The throne of God and of the Lamb will
be in the city, and his servants will serve him.
Chafer further backs this up referring to
Matt 25:14-30 - which might not refer
to the church directly but is a principle for
them.
2 Cor 5:10-11 -For we must all appear
before the judgment seat of Christ, so that
each of us may receive what is due us for the
things done while in the body, whether good
or bad.
This is not about sin (we are already
justified) or sanctification (we are already
in the presence of God) - it is about our
works, good or worthless?
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34. Rev 22:3 -No longer will there be any
curse.The throne of God and of the Lamb will
be in the city, and his servants will serve him.
Chafer further backs this up referring to
Matt 25:14-30 - which might not refer
to the church directly but is a principle for
them.
2 Cor 5:10-11 -For we must all appear
before the judgment seat of Christ, so that
each of us may receive what is due us for the
things done while in the body, whether good
or bad.
This is not about sin (we are already
justified) or sanctification (we are already
in the presence of God) - it is about our
works, good or worthless?
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