The Evangelical doctrine of the church : the church and kingdom communities of those who belong to the Lord /: the church and kingdom communities of those who belong to the Lord. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert Doyle.
• Authors: Doyle, Robert, 1947-
• Contents: Part I: Locating the Doctrine 1. Five Cautions, and Hope 2. Inside two millennia of reflection 3. And more recent context, postmodernism Part II: Three Foundational New Testament Indicators 4. <span style="font-style:italic;">Ekklēsia : “assembly” 5. Challenge of Communication: Protestant debates over original use, local contexts, hermeneutics 6. Earthly assemblies and the heavenly assembly 7. <span style="font-style:italic;">Sōma Christou : “the body of Christ, ” the Christ of the New Creation. 8. How to understand the “ontological relationship” between Christ and his church? 9. The question of continuity between intermittent gatherings 10. <span style="font-style:italic;">Koinōnia hagiōn : “the communion of the saints” 11. The communion of the saints is in the Spirit: the work of men and women, and the attributes of the church Part III. Implications for Present Practice 12. Christ’s continued purposes for his church: double edification 13. Growth in Fellowship through Participation in Ministry 14. Wider theological foundations of ministry 15. Denominations, church law, and <span style="font-style:italic;">pastor pastorum 16. Sacramental behavior: how the bible has been used 17. Baptism and Lord’s Supper in the New Testament Part IV: Illumination from Other Foundational Christian Doctrines 18. The triune God of holy love: his relation to the world and the sociality of the saints 19. Christology: our ascended human high priest and king 20. The Doctrine of Revelation: “the pillar and bulwark of the truth” Part V: In Review - Three Points of Transformation 21. Living in the Church
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Fortress Academic
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 262; Church -- History of doctrines; Reformed Church -- Doctrines; Evangelicalism
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781978704121
• Related ISBNs: 9781978704114
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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