"We, the members of the THE SOVEREIGN GRACE BIBLE CHURCH OF CEBU, INC., a non-profit organization, do ordain and establish the following articles, to which we voluntarily submit ourselves."

CONTENTS:  1  Institution  2  Membership  3  Leadership  4  Commission  5  Order  6  Congregational Meetings  7  Affiliation

SECTION 5.    THE PRIVILEDGES OF MEMBERSHIP

       Paragraph A.  General Statement.

       Christ in His word, has granted to the members of His church many gracious privileges. These may be divided into two categories, the plenary privileges of membership, which pertain to all regular members in good standing, and the supplementary privileges of membership, which pertain to all the regular male members in good standing. These privileges are delineated in the following paragraphs.

       Paragraph B.  Plenary Privileges

       The following rights and privileges pertain to all the regular members in good standing:

1. The priviledge of attending private congregational meetings (Acts 6:2).

2. The previledge of participating in congregational suffrage as defined in this Constitution (Acts 6:3).

3. The priviledge of receiving pastoral and congregational nurture, and where appropriate, benevolence (Eph. 4:11-13; Col. 1:28; 1 Thess. 2:11).

4. The priviledge of protection by and participation in Christ's due process in the resolution of grievances (Mat. 18:15-18).

5. The priviledge of appropriate participation in the ministries of the church in accordance with gift, opportunity,a dn qualification (Rom. 12:5-7, 16:1,2; Tit. 2:3-5; 1 Pet. 4:9-11).

6. The priviledge of partaking the Lord's Supper (1 Cor. 10:16,17; 11:20-22,26).

7. The priviledge of receiving the right hand of Christian recognition and fellowship, with all the benefits that pertain to it (Mat. 18:15f; Acts 11:26; Rom. 5:5-9; 1 Cor. 5:11).

1. The additional privilege of holding church office in accordance with the qualifications and procedures defined in this Constitution (1Tim. 3:1-6).

2. The additional privilege of giving leadership to the church in its drawing near to God, whether in corporate prayer or worship (1Tim. 2:8; 1Cor. 14:33-36).

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