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- May 22, 2008
Perhaps this slow dissolution of the power of the church and of the clergy of the church can offer us…
- May 21, 2008
This change in the authority of the church can be very frustrating to those who have devoted their lives to…
- May 20, 2008
It may be that God permitted the institutionalization of the church and even used it to protect the church and…
- May 19, 2008
Elmil Brunner interpreted the history of the church as moving from a fellowship of believers to an institution that preserved…
- May 16, 2008
It is interesting to reflect on Emil Brunner's analysis of how the church moved from an egalitarian fellowship under the…
- May 15, 2008
Let me suggest an example of how it might look to see the church as the church through which God…
, - May 14, 2008
Being the humiliated God-community, the first task of a congregation and its pastor is to listen for the Word of…
- May 13, 2008
This mark of the church is a dynamic one. The writers of the epistles, both those of Paul and the…
- May 12, 2008
Jesus laid down the criteria for discerning the true from the false prophet, "...you will know them by their fruits."…
- May 9, 2008
Bonhoeffer adds community to the marks of the church. The church, as the Body of Christ, requires a corporateness. This…
- May 8, 2008
Without denying the sacramental quality of many aspects of life, the church has set forth certain sacraments that are based…
- May 7, 2008
The Reformers also identified as a mark of the true church the sacraments that were rightly administered. Augustine defined a…
- May 6, 2008
In almost any gathering of Christians, the proclamation of the word, often in the form of a sermon, has been…
- May 5, 2008
When we think of the church today, most Christian thinkers recognize the importance of continuity with the past. While the…
- May 2, 2008
We are still faced with the challenge of distinguishing the true church from a false church. While it is true…
- May 1, 2008
Even as we pursue this thesis, it is important to state that to recognize the church as the Body of…