A Biblical Theology of the Church

by Couch, Mal; Figart, Thomas; Fruchtenbaum, Arnold; Ice, Thomas; Penney, Russell L.

• ISBN13: 9780825423611
• ISBN10: 0825423619
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Kregel Pubns

Summary

Systematic theological discussions covering spiritual gifts, qualifications for church leadership, and church discipline.

Table of Contents

Contributors	7	(2)
Introduction: The Challenge for the Church	9	(4)
Part 1: The Biblical Doctrine of the Church
Dispensational Hermeneutics and the Doctrine of Ecclesiology	13	(16)
The New Dispensation: The Church	29	(20)
The Launching of the New Testament Church	49	(20)
How Christ Treats the Church: Ephesians 5:22-32	69	(8)
Gifts of the Spirit for the Church	77	(20)
The Church in Prophecy	97	(10)
The Apostasy of the Church	107	(12)
The Rapture of the Church	119	(26)
The Church and the Doctrine of Rewards	145	(10)
Part 2: The Governing of the Church
The Development of Church Polity	155	(6)
The Doctrine of Biblical Eldership	161	(14)
The Qualifications for Elders and Deacons	175	(16)
The Choosing of Pastors-Teachers-Elders and Their Primary Task	191	(10)
Response to Doctrinal Error in the Church	201	(12)
Women in the Church	213	(14)
Part 3: How the Church Ministers
Discipline in the Church	227	(10)
Building Leadership in the Church	237	(12)
Missions	249	(16)
Pastoral Care	265	(32)
Endnotes	297	(20)
Scripture Index	317	(10)
Subject Index	327