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Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches: A Contemporary Ecclesiology is unavailable, but you can change that!

Developments like seeker churches, mega-churches, and emerging churches have brought ecclesiology to the forefront of evangelical debate. But too often important questions are answered solely on the basis of pragmatism or cultural relevance. What does it really mean to be the church? In this practical book, former pastor and missionary John Hammett helps church leaders think through the...

Historical Perspective We turn now from an examination of biblical teaching on the nature of the church to a consideration of historical formulations of the marks of the church. We look at two major ways those marks have been formulated in the past. History is certainly not infallible; only Scripture is. But our interpretation of Scripture is not infallible and those who looked at Scripture in other times may see aspects we have missed. Thus, we consider their views,
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