The church: the Gospel made visible 9781433677762, 1433677768

The Church is Mark Dever's primer on the doctrine of the church for all who see Scripture alone as a sufficient aut

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English Pages xxix, 177 pages ; 23 cm Year 2012

The church: the Gospel made visible
9781433677762, 1433677768

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Dever
Mark

Table of contents :
What does the Bible say?. The nature of the church --
The attributes of the church: one, holy, universal, apostolic --
The marks of the church --
The membership of the church --
The polity of the church --
The discipline of the church --
The purpose of the church --
The hope of the church --
What has the church believed?. The history of the idea of the church --
The history of the ordinances of the church --
The history of the organization of the church --
How does it all fit together?. A Protestant church: putting together the marks of the church --
A gathered church : putting together the membership of the church --
A congregational church: putting together the structure of the church --
A Baptist church: Should we have Baptist churches today? --
Conclusion: Why does this matter?

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