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The Evangelical Doctrine of the Church
The Church and Kingdom Communities of Those Who Belong to the Lord
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eBook - PDF
The Evangelical Doctrine of the Church
The Church and Kingdom Communities of Those Who Belong to the Lord
About this book
This book is a disciplined introduction to ecclesiology. With respect to the community which "the Lord purchased with his own blood (Acts 20:28), parts one and two focus on a critical-exegetical presentation of the New Testament's descriptions and themes, locating their treatment within two millennia of reflection, and appreciating the impact of those contexts on our understanding. From over ninety New Testament images, chapters four to ten identify and argue for three foundational concepts: ekklesia (assembly); soma Christou (the body of Christ); and koinonia hagion (the communion of the saints). Continuing the conversation with Scripture and its history of interpretation, Robert Doyle then applies the determinative biblical themes to present practice, centering it on the churches of the Evangelical and Reformed traditions. Part four illuminates ecclesiology from other foundational Christian doctrines: the triune God of holy love; Christology, our ascended human high priest and king; and the doctrine of revelation, the church as "the pillar and bulwark of the truth." The final part focuses on three possible points of transformation in ecclesial life and witness, both internally and outward to the world.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Locating the Doctrine
- Five Cautions and Hope
- Inside Two Millennia of Reflection
- And More Recent Context, Postmodernism
- Three Foundational New Testament Indicators
- EkklÄsia: âAssemblyâ
- Challenge of Communication
- Earthly Assemblies and the Heavenly Assembly
- SĹma Christou: âThe Body of Christ,â the Christ of the New Creation
- How to Understand the âOntological Relationshipââââ between Christ and His Church?
- The Question of Continuity between Intermittent Gatherings
- KoinĹnia HagiĹn: âThe Communion of the Saintsâ
- The Communion of the Saints is in the Spirit
- Implications for Present Practice
- Christâs Purposes for His Church
- Growth in Fellowship through Participation in Ministry
- Wider Theological Foundations of Ministry
- Denominations, Church Law, and Pastor Pastorum
- Sacramental Behavior: How the Bible has been Used
- Baptism and Lordâs Supper in the New Testament
- Illumination from Other Foundational Christian Doctrines
- The Triune God of Holy Love
- Christology
- The Doctrine of Revelation
- In Review: Three Points of Transformation
- Living in the Church
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author