Church: What, Why, and for Whom?
- ISBN-10
- 1725289261
- ISBN-13
- 9781725289260
- Series
- Church
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 98
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-11-23
- Publisher
- Wipf and Stock Publishers
- Author
- Mark Sweetnam
Description
Evangelicalism has produced a bewildering array of answers to the question “what should a church look like?” This book argues that the New Testament still provides the definitive answer to that question and to others that are just as important. Who is a church for? What does it do, and why? This book provides a careful, contextual examination of the key passages of Scripture that address the purpose, pattern, and practice of a New Testament church. It demonstrates from Scripture that each local church belongs to God and is for God. It considers a range of important subjects, including the Lord's Supper, headship, the exercise of gift and the earning of reward, and rule in the church. This book provides a lucid overview of a subject that must be of vital importance for every believer who wants to be where Christ is.
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