Excerpt from The Framework of the Church: A Treatise on Church Government
The present volume treats of a subject which has been a bone of controversy for ages. It is very far from the design of the author to revive, much less to aggravate, the bitterness which the discussion has awakened; but, as the scriptural constitution of the Church has occupied much of his atten tion for at least half a century, he is desirous to communicate to others his matured convictions on the questions in dispute. He cannot expect that all his readers will adopt his con elusions; and yet he trusts that a calm review of the Whole debate will tend to remove prejudices and misunderstandings, to diffuse light, and eventually to open the way for the cultivation of kindlier feelings and closer fellowship among the children of God. Amidst the din of theological warfare there may be found in good men, all over the Church, a yearning desire for unanimity and peace; and should this publication do nothing more than help to remove some of the causes by which real Christians are now separated, it will not have been written in vain. It is clear that, until the different sections of the visible Church are more nearly agreed respecting the framework of the house of God as delineated in the New Testament, they are not prepared.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book focuses on the church's organizational structure and how it has changed over centuries. The author believes that the earliest church had a democratic structure but as it grew in size and power, it adopted a more hierarchical oneâ"which he argues is not what was intended by the early church or the Bible. He traces the history of the church's organizational structure from the time of the apostles to the present day, and discusses the various arguments for and against different forms of church government. He concludes by arguing that the best form of church government is one that is based on the principles of democracy and equality, and that such a structure would be most in keeping with the teachings of Jesus. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781330894200_0
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