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Obviously, the word membership does not
occur in the Bible, but this does

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not mean it is an unscriptural word. There are many theological words that describe

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Bible truths that do not occur in
the Bible, such as trinity. For

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example, the letterhead is biblical for
two reasons. First, because we observed

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in the New Testament that church pastors
always knew who their sheep were in fact.

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For example, Luke tells us the
number of sheep. Three thousand people

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were added, says at the end
of chapter two. Then he says that

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more were added until there were five
thousand men. So they were counting.

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But the other reason is the teaching
of the New Testament. Many of the

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Bible’ s commands assume that there
is a definite membership. For example,

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sheep must obey their shepherds and shepherds
have a responsibility towards their sheep. Peter

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also tells the elders to feed the
green that is among you taking care of

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it and then adds not as having, Lordship, on those in your care.

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But this is only possible if the
elder knows who is in his care.

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Another passage would be matte eighteen.
It describes the process of ecclesiastical discipline.

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He says if anyone in the Church
sins against you, you should go

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and call her repentance. If he
doesn' t regret it, you have

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two or three witnesses. If you
still don' t repent, you tell

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the whole congregation. Say if you
still don' t get him out of

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the congress. In other words,
there is a clear line between those who

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do and those who do not belong
to the church membership.