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4541 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 220.1 (William Warren Prescott)
… church! The Head over all things, the Lord of the created universe, he and none less or lower is the Head of redeemed humanity. For the church ‘is his body’ (this …
4542 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 221.1 (William Warren Prescott)
… mystical body, which is the church.”
4543 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 221.4 (William Warren Prescott)
… mystical body, the church.”
4544 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 222.1 (William Warren Prescott)
… the church as a whole that is to the body of regenerated believers, and to every member of that body according to his measure. The sin of sacerdotalism is, that …
4545 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 222.2 (William Warren Prescott)
… the church which is Christ’s body.”
4546 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 222.3 (William Warren Prescott)
… mystical body, the church. As the Father revealed himself through the Son, so the Son by the Holy Spirit now reveals himself through the church; as Christ was …
4547 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 223.1 (William Warren Prescott)
… his body’s sake, which is the church.’ Colossians 1:24. In other words, the church, as the complement of her Lord, must have a life experience and a death experience …
4548 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 226.1 (William Warren Prescott)
He establishes our fellowship with the Head of the church, and through him with one another. All blessing in the body is mutual, and the worship which is ordained to maintain and increase that blessing is likewise mutual.”
4549 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 226.6 (William Warren Prescott)
1. Each member of the church is a member of the one body of Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:27, 14; 6:15; 10:17 .
4550 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 226.7 (William Warren Prescott)
2. The members of the church are not only members of the body of Christ, but are also members one of another. Romans 12:4, 5; Ephesians 4:25 .
4551 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 226.8 (William Warren Prescott)
3. The members of Christ’s body, the church, have the same intimate relation one with another as do the members of the physical b6dy. 1 Corinthians 12:14-21 .
4552 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 227.1 (William Warren Prescott)
5. So close is the union between the members of Christ’s body, the church that what happens to one member is felt by all the others. 1 Corinthians 12:26 .
4553 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 227.4 (William Warren Prescott)
… whole body of Christ are of such a kind that whatever light, or power, or righteousness comes to an individual comes to the whole church. If ‘one member is honored …
4554 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 230.3 (William Warren Prescott)
… the church to be ‘subject to Christ in everything.’ We proclaim ourselves, like the apostle, ‘slaves of Christ Jesus.’ But this subjection is too often a form rather …
4555 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 233.4 (William Warren Prescott)
… Christian church, the body of Christ. Acts 2:41; 5:14. It gives the seal to all previous spiritual experiences, and is the promise of growth with the body of Christ …
4556 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 240.6 (William Warren Prescott)
… the body of Christ. Yes, and some martyrs, some missionaries, some church rulers and Christian statesmen, some poets, some deep thinkers and theologians, some …
4557 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 252.5 (William Warren Prescott)
3. As Christ in his individual body was the light of the, world, so he is to fulfill the same mission in his mystical body, the church. John 8:12; Matthew 5:14; Philippians 2:14-16 .
4558 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 252.6 (William Warren Prescott)
4. It is the purpose of God that through the body of Christ upon the earth, the church, the wisdom of God revealed in the plan of salvation should be made known e even to heavenly beings. Ephesians 3:10, 11 .
4559 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 276.6 (William Warren Prescott)
… both churches rest not on a doctrine, but on a person. The church of God rests on a Person, even Christ. No one is saved by simply believing a system of truth. The …
4560 The Biblical Institute, p. 192.2 (Uriah Smith)
… the body. Granting that by absence from the body he means our condition in death, he does not tell us how long it is after we are thus absent from the body that …