The church

"David Zach Niringiye takes us on the journey of a pilgrim people, helping us appreciate what the church is at all times and in all places. This introduction provides a biblical theology that tells the story of the people and promise of God from Moses to the kingdom of God in Christ and the wor...

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Glavni autor: Niringiye, David Zac (-)
Vrsta građe: Knjiga
Jezik: eng
Impresum: Carlisle, UK : Langham Global Library, 2014.
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Sadržaj:
  • Becoming and being church, the people of God
  • Jesus and the church
  • The Bible and the church
  • The people of God : the continuing story, Hebrews 11-12
  • Outline of this book
  • Beginning with Moses : the promise, the covenants and the people of God
  • Beginning with Moses : God's revelation of creation at Mount Horeb
  • Abraham : the promise and the covenant
  • The Exodus, the covenant and the land of promise : creating a people of God
  • God, His purposes and His people
  • Israel, the monarchy and exile : God's rebellious people
  • Living in the land of promise : the rebellious people of God
  • Exile : the promise of a new covenant
  • After exile : the community of promise
  • The people of God : the remnant
  • Jesus, the fulfillment of the promise : creating new community
  • Jesus : the fulfillment of the promise to Israel
  • Jesus : the presence of the kingdom of God
  • Jesus and his disciples : creating a community of the kingdom of God
  • Jesus, his disciples and Pentecost : the birth of the new community
  • The disciples of Jesus : becoming the community of the kingdom of God
  • Community in the Holy Spirit
  • Pentecost : the inauguration of community in the Holy Spirit
  • In Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth : acts of the Holy Spirit
  • In Jerusalem
  • In all Judea and Samaria
  • To the ends of the earth : among the Gentiles
  • A missional community : keeping in step with the Holy Spirit
  • Churches of God : communities of the Holy Spirit
  • In Antioch (Acts 11:19-30; 13:1-4)
  • In Philippi (Acts 16:6-15)
  • In Corinth (Acts 18:1-11)
  • In Ephesus (Acts 19:1-41; 20:17-36)
  • Churches today
  • The church : God's new pilgrim community
  • The church : a community of faith, by faith, in faith, for faith
  • A community of love, by love, in love, for love
  • A community of hope, by hope, in hope, for hope
  • Ordering the community for faith, love and hope
  • The church : God's new pilgrim community.