The Body of Christ: A Biblical Understanding of the Church

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ISBN: 9780828024884 | 082802488X
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Copyright: 12/31/2009

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With a clear, straightforward definition such as this, the subject of the church isn't one that most people would consider a "doctrine." For this reason, there aren't many books that deal with this crucial fundamental belief. This very readable and informative treatment of such a vital topic fills an important gap in Adventist literature.

A Word to the Reader	p. 9
Is the Church About to Disappear?	p. 11
Is the Church in Trouble?
Does the Church Still Have a Message?
The Church Is Not About to Disappear
Why This Book?
Where Will This Book Take You?
The People of God
Biblical Foundations: The Old Testament Roots	p. 22
God Elects Individuals and Families
The Covenant Renewed
God's Holy People
Why Israel?
A Remnant
Biblical Foundations: The Earliest Beginnings of the Christian Church	p. 32
A Very Modest Beginning
Called by Jesus
Jesus Did not Call Perfect People
Disciples Must Be Willing to Learn and Serve
Why These Twelve?
Built on the Rock
Ekklesia
The Church in the Book of Acts
The Theology of the Church in the New Testament
Biblical Foundations: Themes and Metaphors	p. 46
The Church and the Kingdom
The Church and Israel
The Body of Christ
The Bride of Christ
God's Temple
The People of God
The Priesthood of All Believers
The "Marks" of the Church	p. 59
One
Holy
Catholic
Apostolic
Other "Marks"?
The Spirit in the Church	p. 72
What Does the Spirit Do?
A Spirit-filled Church
The Gifts of the Spirit
The Church at Worship
The "Ordinances"
Baptism
The Lord's Supper
The Government of the Church	p. 89
The Church as a Visible Institution
Church Authority
Local Church Leadership
A Biblical Model of Church Governance
Discipline
Church and State
Ordination	p. 109
The Biblical Data Regarding Ordination
The Meaning of Ordination
The Ordination of Women
Theological Considerations
The Doctrine of the Church in History	p. 123
Apostolic Fathers and Apologists
Developments in the Third and Fourth Centuries
Subsequent Developments
The Time of the Reformation
Martin Luther (1483 to 1546)
Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531)
John Calvin (1509-1564)
The "Radical" Reformation
Methodism
Roman Catholic Ecclesiology
Vatican II: Lumen Gentium
Some Contemporary Ecclesiologies
Evangelical Protestantism
One Church for All?	p. 143
A Call for Restoration of Organic Unity
Adventists and Ecumenism
Adventists and Roman Catholics
How to Relate to Other Christians?
Principles for a Balanced View on Ecumenical Involvement
The Church and Social Justice	p. 158
The Adventist Church and Social Concerns-in the Past
Poverty and Injustice-the Biblical Data
What Does God Want From Us?
What About the Church?
A Prophetic Voice
The Role of the Church at Present
The Need for Balance
Models of the Church
The Mission of the Church	p. 177
Why Mission? The Biblical Perspective
The Uniqueness of Christianity and of Adventism
The Adventist Self-understanding in Mission
Contextualization
The Future of the Church	p. 192
The Future of Adventism
The Future Is Secure
What Will the Church of the Future Be Like?
The End-time Church
Defining the "Remnant"
All Ends Well
Notes	p. X
Index of Biblical References	p. X
Index of Names and Topics	p. X
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