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d. “Obedience and faithfulness to our leaders, however, must always be based on a higher loyalty to God,” cf. Heb. 13.17.

e. NT structure?: Kreider, p. 86

(1) All NT house churches were submitted to apostolic leaders, cf. Titus 1.5.

(2) Timing is key to finding apostolic leaders for HCNs.

(3) An example of a bad apostle, but no insight into either how to identify an apostolic leader, or how to install one, p. 86

f. The role of children in house churches, pp. 86-88

8. Pitfalls to avoid in house churches

a. Pride: House churches are not the panacea for today’s ailing church , p. 88.

b. Fear: House churches are largely unproven entities in today’s church world, but we need to move in faith, not fear.

c. Independent spirit: House churches can become independent and isolated, without any ties to spiritual authority, leading to destruction , p. 88.

d. Heresy: House churches which are exclusive and disconnected may easily fall into heresy; house churches must be accountable to leaders in a HCN and the body of Christ at large , cf. 2 Cor. 13.1