The Evangelical Doctrine Of The Church

Author : Ronald E. Heine
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441240477

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Classical Christian Doctrine by Ronald E. Heine Pdf

This clear and concise text helps readers grasp the doctrines of the Christian faith considered basic from the earliest days of Christianity. Ronald Heine, an internationally known expert on early Christian theology, developed this book from a course he teaches that has been refined through many years of classroom experience. Heine primarily uses the classical Christian doctrines of the Nicene Creed to guide students into the essentials of the faith. This broadly ecumenical work will interest students of church history or theology as well as adult Christian education classes in church settings. Sidebars identify major personalities and concepts, and each chapter concludes with discussion questions and suggestions for further reading.

Author : Peter Toon
Publisher : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Religion
ISBN : UCAL:B3379402

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The Development of Doctrine in the Church by Peter Toon Pdf

THE CHRISTIAN FAITH is based ultimately on Scripture, and most denominations also base their system of doctrine on Scripture. This system is set forth in creeds, confessions of faith, and articles of religion. In this important book Peter Toon discusses the development of doctrine in the church--that is, the attempt to answer questions concerning the nature of doctrine and its relationship to the church. Toon examines the thought of those who have studied and written about the development of doctrine from the nineteenth century to the present. John Henry Newman, Robert Rainey, James Orr, and Karl Rahner are among those whose work is considered here. Toon concludes that we need a way of understanding development which does justice to the unique place of Scripture, to the reality of human society in which the Bible is studied, to the historical situation in which Christians form doctrine, and to the explication of doctrine in precise intellectual terms. -Publisher

Author : James Montgomery Boice,Philip Graham Ryken
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433517358

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The Doctrines of Grace by James Montgomery Boice,Philip Graham Ryken Pdf

There is no question that we live in an age of weak theology and casual Christianity. We have substituted intuition for truth, feeling for belief and immediate gratification for enduring hope. Evangelicalism desperately needs to return to the doctrines that once before reformed the world: radical depravity, unconditional election, particular redemption, efficacious grace and persevering grace. James Boice and Philip Ryken not only provide a compelling exposition on these doctrines of grace, but also look briefly at their historical impact. The authors leave no doubt that the church suffers when these foundational truths are neglected and that she must return to a Christianity that is practical-minded, kind-hearted, and most importantly, biblically based.

Author : Shirley C. Guthrie
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0804290512

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Christian Doctrine by Shirley C. Guthrie Pdf

Author : Wilfried Harle
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802848420

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Outline of Christian Doctrine by Wilfried Harle Pdf

In this book Wilfried Hrle so distills Protestant Christian teaching as to bring fresh insight both to new students and to experienced readers of systematic theology. Outline of Christian Doctrine, however, is not merely a translation of Hrle's classic German text: Nicholas Sagovsky has also entirely adapted the original work to the needs and resources of English-speaking readers. Biblically rooted, contextually sensitive, alert to philosophical issues, and relevant with respect to debates about the world as we know it today, Hrle's Outline of Christian Doctrine: An Evangelical Dogmatics is an ideal contemporary theology book for both class use and individual study.

Author : Catholic Church. Pontificium Consilium de Iustitia et Pace
Publisher : Veritas Co. Ltd.
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Christian sociology
ISBN : 9781853908392

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Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church by Catholic Church. Pontificium Consilium de Iustitia et Pace Pdf

Author : Gregg R. Allison
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493412723

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50 Core Truths of the Christian Faith by Gregg R. Allison Pdf

Those looking for a single resource that collects clear teachings on the most important doctrines of Christianity need look no further than Gregg Allison's 50 Core Truths of the Christian Faith. This volume covers foundational doctrines of the nature and works of God, the Bible, God's created beings, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, salvation, the church, and the end times. And each chapter features clear guidance for how to teach and apply the doctrine today. Pastors, Sunday school teachers, and lay students of theology will find this an indispensable resource for understanding and teaching Christian theology.

Author : Robert Doyle
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781978704121

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The Evangelical Doctrine of the Church by Robert Doyle Pdf

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: ekklēsia (assembly); sōma Christou (the body of Christ); and koinōnia hagiōn (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.

Author : John Terry Young
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Christianity
ISBN : 1976949637

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Understanding Evangelical Christianity by John Terry Young Pdf

Author : Paul C. McGlasson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781620326954

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Church Doctrine, Volume 2 by Paul C. McGlasson Pdf

The present volume is the second in a five-volume study of church doctrine. The multivolume set will cover the major parts of church doctrine: Canon, God, Creation, Reconciliation, and Redemption. The first volume (now in print) begins with an introduction to the entire project on why doctrine matters, which stresses the ecumenical, global, and above all biblical horizons of church doctrine as a primary expression of Christian witness. The purpose of this second volume can be simply stated: to let God be God. In a world in which the God of the Christian witness is often confused with the tribal god of religion--a god who sets "us" against "them," who divides humanity into nations, peoples, regions, races--the gospel proclaims the living God of the Bible who fashions a new humanity on the earth. This God in the freedom of his love elects to be for humanity, and calls all humanity to live for him. Church doctrine is not a luxury, but a necessity for the living community of faith, by which its witness in word and deed is tested against the one true measure of Christ the risen Lord.

Author : John Stott
Publisher : Langham Publishing
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781907713514

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Evangelical Truth by John Stott Pdf

John Stott’s masterly distillation of sixty years’ reflection on Christian discipleship ranges over the history of the church and its formative teachings, as well as the world-wide church today. He expounds the trinitarian character of the evangelical faith: the gracious initiative of God the Father in revealing himself to us, of Jesus Christ in redeeming us through the cross, and of the indwelling Holy Spirit in transforming us. This is why the three-fold emphasis of evangelical faith is upon the Word of God, the once-for-all nature of the work of Christ and the active, continuing work of the Spirit. This edition of Evangelical Truth contains The Cape Town Commitment, a document produced by The Lausanne Movement faithfully reflecting the proceedings of The Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization.

Author : Thomas Howard
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781681491561

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Evangelical Is Not Enough by Thomas Howard Pdf

In this deeply moving narrative, Thomas Howard describes his pilgrimage from Evangelicalism (which he loves and reveres as the religion of his youth) to liturgical Christianity. He soon afterward became a Roman Catholic. He describes Evangelicalism with great sympathy and then examines more formal, liturgical worship with the freshness of someone discovering for the first time what his soul had always hungered for. This is a book of apologetics without polemics. Non-Catholics will gain an appreciation of the formal and liturgical side of Catholicism. Catholics will see with fresh eyes the beauty of their tradition. Worship, prayer, the Blessed Virgin, the Mass, and the liturgical year are taken one after the other, and what may have seemed routine and repetitive suddenly comes to life under the enchanting wand of Howard's beautiful prose. Howard unfolds for us just what occurs in the vision and imagination of a Christian who, nurtured in the earnestness of Protestant Evangelicalism, finds himself yearning for "whatever-it-is" that has been there in the Church for 2000 years. It traces Howard's soul-searching and shows why he believes the practices of the liturgical Church are an invaluable aid for any Christian's spiritual life. Reminiscent of the style and scope of Newman, Lewis and Knox, this book is destined to be a classic. "The question, What is the Church? becomes, finally, intractable; and one finds oneself unable to offer any very telling reasons why the phrase 'one, holy, catholic, and apostolic', is to be understood in any other than the way in which it was understood for 1500 years." -- Thomas Howard

Author : Gregg R. Allison
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433536038

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Sojourners and Strangers by Gregg R. Allison Pdf

What is a church? This can be a difficult question to answer and Christians have offered a variety of perspectives. Gregg Allison thus explores and synthesizes all that Scripture affirms about the new covenant people of God, capturing a full picture of the biblical church. He covers the topics of the church’s identity and characteristics; its growth through purity, unity, and discipline; its offices and leadership structures; its ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s Supper; and its ministries. Here is a rich approach to ecclesiology consisting of sustained doctrinal reflection and wise, practical application. Part of the Foundations of Evangelical Theology series.

Author : Dale Moody
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1981-01-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802804896

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The Word of Truth by Dale Moody Pdf

Bringing together the insights of several disciplines — biblical theology, modern science, biblical criticism (textual, source, form, redaction), historical theology, and the history of doctrine — Moody develops a systematic theology that is biblically grounded and ecumenically oriented. Thoroughly indexed.

Author : Malcolm B. Yarnell
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433669866

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The Formation of Christian Doctrine by Malcolm B. Yarnell Pdf

The Formation of Christian Doctrine is a high-level academic study of the history of Christian doctrinal development. The book distinguishes at length between the scholarly term “inventio” (making explicit what is implicit in the biblical revelation) and the idea of “invention” (presenting a novelty as Christian teaching that conflicts with the biblical revelation). Specifically, The Formation of Christian Doctrine identifies biblical inerrancy as an inventio but sees the “priesthood of believers” concept as a license to believe “whatever teaching seems right to me.” Sure to be of interest in academic circles, even to those who might disagree with the author, this book will appeal to three major groups: Evangelicals in relation to the twentieth-century development of a detailed doctrine of biblical inerrancy, Baptists in light of both biblical inerrancy and the seventeenth-century development of believer’s baptism, and Roman Catholics because of their respect for tradition and interest in such a challenging conservative Protestant perspective as is found here.