성경적 직제이해(職制理解)를 위한 교회론적 배경 = Ecclesiological Background for Biblical Understanding of Church Organization

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This paper examines an ecclesiological background and teachings of the Bible with an intent to reach a biblical understanding of church organization. Bible teaches that all officers of the church are established by Christ for the purpose of preparing God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up. Unfortunately, however, officers of the church have often exercised a ruling power above the congregation throughout the church history. The churches of our time are not free from the criticism that their system is becoming more bureaucratic. Furthermore, a trend of refusing the visible system of church organization, as a strong reaction against this bureaucratization of the churches, is causing serious harm. This paper attempts to resolve these problems by elucidating the biblical relationship between Christ, the congregation, and the officers.
The teachings of the Bible can be summarized as follows: (1) All things come from Christ, the head of the Church. Christ is the spring from which all salvation and exousia flow. (2) The relationship between Christ and his congregation is fundamental and of priority. (3) The relationship between Christ and his officers is also essential and inevitable. (4) The relationship between the congregation and the officers is reciprocal. (5) All relationships are mediated through the word and the Holy Spirit. (6) The officers are representatives of Christ. The officers operate as a counter to (=versus) the congregation. (7) The congregation operates as a counter to the officers by means of election, mediation, and checks. There is neither a place for bureaucratization of the churches, nor a place for an assertion that all church offices should be abolished. In a biblical system of church organization, the whole congregation and the officers are in need of each other, and neither part should be under- or overestimated.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 들어가는 말
• Ⅱ. 출발점 : 에베소서 4장 11-16절
• Ⅲ. 기나긴 교회역사 속에서의 변화곡선(變化曲線)
• Ⅳ. 성경에서의 ‘직분 및 직제’ 개념
• Ⅴ. 맺는 말
• Abstract