Why You Need to be Part of Church, Part 3: Correction and Protection

Why We Need to Be Part of a Church:

1. Consider how the NT describes us
   BRETHREN – (v. 19, 7, 9, 10, 12)
   SHEEP
   AMONG YOU - (v. 19, 13, 14)
   CHURCH – (v. 14)
   ONE ANOTHER – (v. 16)

OTHER N.T. IMAGES OF CHURCH (not an exhaustive list):
“Fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God” (Eph. 2:19 NKJV)
“Living stones being built up to a spiritual house” (1 Pet. 2:5)
The church is “pillar and support of the truth” (1 Tim. 3:15b)
Soldiers fighting the good fight of faith (2 Tim. 2:3-4, 4:7)
The body of Christ with many members / body parts (Rom. 12:4-5, 1 Cor. 12:12-27, Eph. 4:25, 5:29-30)
The bride of Christ (Eph. 5:25-32, Rev. 19:7, 21:2, 9, 22:17)
A flock in need of under-shepherds (1 Pet. 5:1-4, Acts 20:28, Heb. 13:7, 17-20)

Consider how we need correction and protection