{"id":34868,"date":"2014-04-15T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?page_id=34868"},"modified":"2014-04-12T10:02:51","modified_gmt":"2014-04-12T18:02:51","slug":"questions-about-ecclesiology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/theological\/questions-about-ecclesiology\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions About Ecclesiology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34893\" alt=\"questions about ecclesiology\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ecclesiology-series-graphic.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ecclesiology-series-graphic.jpg 525w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ecclesiology-series-graphic-150x68.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ecclesiology-series-graphic-300x137.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below is a list of Frequently Asked Questions about Ecclesiology (the study of the church), and my attempted answers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Can a person be a christian and not attend church?\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-and-theology-questions-2\/\">Can a person be a Christian and not go to church?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tithing to my church\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-and-theology-questions-2\/\">Am I supposed to tithe to my church?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Women preaching and women pastors\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/women-to-preach-in-church-or-pastor\/\">Is it wrong for women to preach in church or be pastors?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Reformation and the church\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bible-and-theology-questions-1\/\">Did the Reformation actually reform the church?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>More coming soon! <a title=\"Subscribe to the TillHeComes Newsletter\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/subscribe\/\">Subscribe to get updates.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have a theology question about the church, let me know!<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f33161-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"33161\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34868#wpcf7-f33161-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<div style=\"display: none;\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"33161\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.0\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f33161-o1\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<p>Your Name (required)<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-name\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-name\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<p>Your Email (required)<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-email\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"your-email\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<p>Your Question<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-question\"><textarea cols=\"40\" rows=\"10\" maxlength=\"2000\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-textarea\" aria-invalid=\"false\" name=\"your-question\"><\/textarea><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<p>If I answer this question on my Redeeming God Podcast, can I use your name or should I keep you anonymous?\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"name-yn\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-radio\"><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item first\"><label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"name-yn\" value=\"Please keep me anonymous\" checked=\"checked\" \/><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item-label\">Please keep me anonymous<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item last\"><label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"name-yn\" value=\"Feel free to use my name\" \/><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item-label\">Feel free to use my name<\/span><\/label><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<p><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ct_checkjs_cf7_98d6f58ab0dafbb86b083a001561bb34\" name=\"ct_checkjs_cf7\" value=\"0\" \/><script >setTimeout(function(){var ct_input_name = \"ct_checkjs_cf7_98d6f58ab0dafbb86b083a001561bb34\";if (document.getElementById(ct_input_name) !== null) {var ct_input_value = document.getElementById(ct_input_name).value;document.getElementById(ct_input_name).value = document.getElementById(ct_input_name).value.replace(ct_input_value, '2f3a19104ad7696dee66bd436c3e86b399548997bfd2d1ccf78b3c5a16ae2e2d');}}, 1000);<\/script><label class=\"apbct_special_field\" id=\"apbct_label_id60998\" for=\"apbct__email_id__wp_contact_form_7_60998\">60998<\/label><input \n        id=\"apbct__email_id__wp_contact_form_7_60998\" \n        class=\"apbct_special_field apbct__email_id__wp_contact_form_7\"\n        autocomplete=\"off\" \n        name=\"apbct__email_id__wp_contact_form_7_60998\"  \n        type=\"text\" \n        value=\"60998\" \n        size=\"30\" \n        apbct_event_id=\"60998\"\n        maxlength=\"200\" \n    \/><input \n        id=\"apbct_event_id_wp_contact_form_7_60998\"\n        class=\"apbct_special_field\"\n        name=\"apbct_event_id\"\n        type=\"hidden\" \n        value=\"60998\" \n            \/><div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is a list of Frequently Asked Questions about Ecclesiology (the study of the church), and my attempted answers. 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