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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > Baptist Churches
They denounced the kind of reformation proposed by Luther, Zwingli
and Calvin as a halfway affair. They believed in a national state
church no more than they believed in the Roman church. To them
religion was the intimate concern of each individual soul, and the
church was a voluntary society of the regenerate, who had been
saved by faith in Christ and were living obediently to Christ's
principles.
The writer believes that the three-fold feature of this book is not
arbitrarily introduced. He began its study with no thought whatever
of reducing the book to any numerical basis. The divisions were, in
every case, the result of careful investigation. He commits this
volume to the reading public in the hope of making the epistle to
the Ephesians as attractive to students as it has seemed
instructive and inspiring to recent auditors
Things that divide Christians act as a poor witness to the world.
On such major schism is that of Baptism. However if we can't agree,
the next best witness to the world is the manner of how we
disagree. The two views explored here, paedo (or infant) baptism
and adult (or believer's) baptism are often so entrenched that
discussions can be based around prejudice rather than
understanding. This classic book aims to eradicate the former and
promote the latter. Do you know why Anglicans, Presbyterians and
Methodists baptise babies? Do you know why Baptists find it
impossible to understand why they do it? Do you know why most
Baptists find it difficult to allow Paedobaptists to take communion
or become church members? We owe it to the future health of the
church, and its witness, to work out our differences in love before
the world. This book looks at the biblical arguments for both views
on baptism, show how these have been practised in church history
and the place that baptism has in the church today. This book is
based on the 1998 extended version of the 1977 classic. Donald
Bridge and David Phypers approach this book from two different
directions - respectively that of Baptist and Anglican. The common
approach they bring is their respect of the others position as
regards fidelity to scripture and faith.
God's Word says, "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a
workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word
of truth" (II Timothy 2:15). Rightly dividing or being able to
understand God's Word will require study. This book is designed to
assist you in studying God's Word. Fifty-two major doctrines of the
Bible are outlined in four separate books. Each chapter examines a
different Bible doctrine. The chapters are written in such a way to
help you thoroughly understand the doctrines--without needing a
seminary degree. If you want to be an approved workman unto God,
this book will help you accomplish that goal The thirteen chapters
of Book Four covers: The Rapture, The Bema Seat Judgment, The
Marriage of the Lamb, The Tribulation (3), The Battle of
Armageddon, The Second Coming, The Millennial Kingdom (2), The
Great White Throne Judgment, The New Heaven and New Earth, and The
Dispensational Principles.
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