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The Church

The Gospel Made Visible

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Notes: Dever's ecclesiology proper, published by B&H Academic rather than Crossway and drawn out of his article in A Theology for the Church. The paged text runs to xxix + 177. Two other Dever titles are held here. (The Library of Congress contents note misspells chapter fifteen as "A Baptish Church"; corrected here.)

Part One: What Does the Bible Say?
- 1. The Nature of the Church
- 2. The Attributes of the Church: One, Holy, Universal, Apostolic
- 3. The Marks of the Church
- 4. The Membership of the Church
- 5. The Polity of the Church
- 6. The Discipline of the Church
- 7. The Purpose of the Church
- 8. The Hope of the Church
Part Two: What Has the Church Believed?
- 9. The History of the Idea of the Church
- 10. The History of the Ordinances of the Church
- 11. The History of the Organization of the Church
Part Three: How Does It All Fit Together?
- 12. A Protestant Church: Putting Together the Marks of the Church
- 13. A Gathered Church: Putting Together the Membership of the Church
- 14. A Congregational Church: Putting Together the Structure of the Church
- 15. A Baptist Church: Should We Have Baptist Churches Today?
Conclusion: Why Does This Matter?