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Dr. Ferguson offers a genuine biblical theology of the church that the pastor, church leader, layperson and student will find informational and useful. He systematically examines the New Testament’s teaching on the existence, meaning and purpose of the church. Carefully grounding ecclesiology in the person and work of Christ, Ferguson unveils a comprehensive model of the church that is both...

these events had occurred could the good news of what God had done through Jesus be announced. (4) The beginning of the offer of forgiveness in Jesus’ name. God had forgiven sins in the Old Testament (e.g., Lev. 4–5; 16; Ps. 78:38). Jesus during his ministry had offered forgiveness directly while on earth; he had that power (Mark 2:1-12). In the Johannine account, the resurrected Jesus gave the Holy Spirit to the disciples and with it the authority to forgive sins: “He breathed on them and said to
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