GOD IS!

The Origin Of The Church1:22). Jesus has all authority and therecan be no other authority that wouldcompete with Him in our lives (Mt28:18). He is Lord of lords and King ofkings (1 Tm 6:15). His authorityextends even beyond that which is ofthis world. The Bible says, “For to thisend Christ died and lived again, so thatHe might be Lord both of the deadand of the living” (Rm 14:9). Jesus“has gone into heaven and is at the righthand of God, angels and authoritiesand powers having been madesubject to Him” (1 Pt 3:22).How much more authority andpower can one have than all authorityand power? Any church that wouldestablish another head of the churchother than Jesus is actually distractingfrom the headship of Jesus over allthings. It is important to believe,therefore, that when we come to Jesusin order that our lives be corrected, wemust submit to His control. He, not anyman, must have our total commitment.SELF TEST1. ____ When we obey the gospel, God52adds us to ... (A) ... a denomination, (B)... a sect, (C) ... the church2. ____ By what does God call people outof the world? (A) Faith, (B) The gospel,(C) The Holy Spirit3. ____ When the word “church” is used inthe Bible, we must think about ... (A) ...people, (B) ... heaven, (C) ... faith4. ____ In Colossians 2:20 the Bible exhortsChristians not to submit themselves towhat in reference to religion? (A) Manmadereligious regulations, (B) Belief inGod, (C) Bible study5. ____ When the word “head” is used inreference to Christ, about what must onethink? (A) Faith, (B) Love, (C) Control6. ____ In reference to the religioustraditions of men, what does submissionto Jesus’ headship mean? (A) Bondage,(B) Freedom, (C) Apostasy7. ____ Over what is Jesus now head? (A)Angels, (B) Kings, (C) All thingsYES - NO Since submission to Jesus asyour head means that you must not submitto the religious commandments of men, areyou willing to leave the traditional religionsof men in order to submit to Jesus?SCRIPTURE READING: Ep 1:20-23; Ph 2:5-11; Cl 1:9-18SCRIPTURE RESEARCH: Jesus’ authority: Mt 7:29; Mk1:22-27; Lk 5:24; 20:2-8; Jn 5:22,27; 13:3; 17:2, Jesuswill judge: Mt 16:27; 25:32-46; Jn 5:22; At 10:42; 17:30,31,Jesus is King: Is 9:6,7; Jn 18:36,37; 1 Co 15:20-28; Rv3:21, Jesus is priest: Hb 4:14-16; 7:25,26; 8:1,6; 9:24THE ORIGIN OF THE CHURCHStudy 23The establishment, or origin of thechurch of God is based on the establishmentof the kingdom reign of Jesus.When people in the first century firstresponded to the kingdom reign ofJesus in heaven, the church was establishedon earth. Therefore, whenwe determine when the reign of Jesuswas established and officially announced,we will discover when thechurch was established, for it was establishedwhen people first respondedto the kingdom reign of Jesus.In this study are key Old Testamentprophecies that point to the establishmentof the kingdom of Jesus whichbegan over 1,900 years ago. Accordingto our calendar today, the announcementof this kingdom reign wasmade in the city of Jerusalem on the