RULE 1 FROM "DUTIES OF CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP" by John Owen
ADAPTED FOR The Baptist Church Adult Sunday School June 7, 2026 SECTION 1 – Rules for walking in fellowship with respect to the pastor [elders] of the congregation, with explanations of the rules, and motives for keeping them (Rules 1-7) RULE 1 – Believers are to attend regularly, and to submit to, the preaching of the word and administering of the ordinances committed to the pastor [elders] by virtue of his [their] ministerial office. They are to do this with a willing obedience in the Lord. This rule is derived from the following Scriptures: · 1 Corinthians 4:1 - Let a man regard us in this manner, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. · 2 Corinthians 5:18, 20 – God gave us the ministry of reconciliation…we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us, be reconciled to God. · 2 Cor...