Template:The Free Form of government
The Free Form of government
The Church is "one form of government" according to the legal definition of the Church but it is not like the governments of the world.
Every minister is the overseer of what he receives on behalf of Christ but connected by that common[1] possessions of Christ in the Communion and Eucharist of its Daily ministration.
Once an individual is a recognized Minister of Record they may officially enlist assistance from others as assistant ministers of their office ex officio. The authorization to be an assistant may be temporary limited or extensive in preparation of becoming a minister of another congregation.
Even though they may not exercise authority one over the other they are joint heirs or what is also called co-heirs which by appointment through Christ makes them one body, the Church.[2]
Again this is clarified in 1 Timothy 3[3] for Ministers of 10 called Deacons[4]
Liberty and the Ministers of God's kingdom are dependent upon the Charitable and Forgiving hearts of the people.
- ↑ Acts 2:44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common; Acts 4:32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
- ↑ Plures cohaeredes sunt quasi unum corpus, propter unitatem juris quod habent. :: Several co-heirs are as one body, by reason of the unity of right which they possess. Co. Litt. 163.
- Haeredem Deus facit, non homo. God and not man, make the heir.
- Haeredem est nomen collectivum. Heir is a collective name.
- Haeris est nomen juris, filius est nomen naturae. Heir is a term of law, son one of nature.
- Haeres est aut jure proprietatis aut jure representationis. An heir is either by right of property or right of representation. 3 Co. 40.
- Haeres est alter ispe, et filius est pars patris. An heir is another self, and a son is a part of the father.
- Haeres est eadem persona cum antecessore. The heir is the same person with the ancestor. Co. Litt. 22.
- Haeres haeredis mei est meus haeres. The heir of my heir is my heir.
- Haeres legitimus est quem nuptiae demonstrant. He is the lawful heir whom the marriage demonstrates.
- ↑ 1 Timothy 3:1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. 8 ¶ Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
- ↑ Deacon: The word deacon means leader of ten. Leadership in the Church is by service. In the Greek the word diakonos means servant or Ministers. Minister is the Latin word for doer of little deeds. Minister is a generic term that includes all who serve others, whether deacon, bishop, archbishop or other.