How Do Membership and the Ordinances Fit Together?

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Jonathan Leeman answers questions about the universal church, the local church, and the ordinance. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:35 What's the relationship between the universal church and local churches? 02:57 Should there be a big distinction between the universal church and local churches? 04:58 What is the context of Matthew 16 and 18? 07:24 What are the keys of the kingdom of heaven? 08:41 What does it mean to "bind" and "loose"? 10:08 To whom did Jesus give the keys? 12:50 What does it look like for a local church to exercise the keys of the Kingdom? 16:06 What is necessary for a local church to be a local church? 19:43 What is the nature of church membership? 24:53 Does the belief that Christians are bound to join a local church represent the biblical conviction of Christians and churches throughout church history? 28:08 Do you think church membership is a less common conviction in the U.S. today? 31:08 What is the relationship between Matthew 16 and 18, and the Great Commission in Matthew 28? 34:07 What's the relationship between membership and baptism? 38:36 What's the importance of baptism and the Lord's Supper? 43:12 What are we missing when we separate church membership and the ordinances? 45:05 Why should ordinary Christians care about church membership and the ordinances? Join the 9Marks community: TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/9Marks FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/9Marks INSTAGRAM: https://www.instragram.com/9Marks BOOKSTORE: https://www.9marks.org/bookstore Resources: – 9Marks Courses (https://courses.9marks.org/courses/doctrine-of-the-church/) – Church Membership by Jonathan Leeman (https://9marks.myshopify.com/products/church-membership?_pos=1&_sid=19d94ecd0&_ss=r) – Church Discipline by Jonathan Leeman (https://9marks.myshopify.com/products/church-discipline?_pos=1&_sid=cf5782b7c&_ss=r) – One Assembly by Jonathan Leeman (https://9marks.myshopify.com/products/one-assembly-rethinking-the-multisite-and-multiservice-church-models?_pos=4&_sid=8c7b98a09&_ss=r) – Authority by Jonathan Leeman (https://9marks.myshopify.com/products/authority?_pos=2&_sid=a7410b609&_ss=r) – Understanding the Congregation's Authority by Jonathan Leeman (https://9marks.myshopify.com/products/understanding-the-congregations-authority?_pos=5&_sid=a7410b609&_ss=r) – Understanding Baptism by Bobby Jamieson (https://9marks.myshopify.com/products/understanding-baptism?_pos=1&_sid=36b96d81f&_ss=r) – Understanding the Lord's Supper by Bobby Jamieson (https://9marks.myshopify.com/products/understanding-the-lords-supper?_pos=8&_sid=36b96d81f&_ss=r) – Going Public by Bobby Jamieson (https://9marks.myshopify.com/products/going-public-why-baptism-is-required-for-church-membership?_pos=3&_sid=29d9b2ec9&_ss=r) – The Church by Mark Dever (https://9marks.myshopify.com/products/the-church-the-gospel-made-visible?_pos=8&_sid=328b67ca6&_ss=r)