( Compare Acts 15: 2; 1 Corinthians 7: 1; 8: 1; 12: 1.) Further, each member of the congregation played a part in upholding the theocracy.
इसके अतिरिक्‍त, कलीसिया का हर सदस्य ईशतन्त्र का समर्थन करने में भूमिका निभाता था ।