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4821 The Present Truth, vol. 9 December 7, 1893, page 567 paragraph 1
… “the Church” (of Rome) actuated by that spirit of apostasy which Paul said in his day did “already work” ( 2 Thessalonians 2:7, 8 ), instituted as the sign of her authority …
4822 The Present Truth, vol. 9 December 7, 1893, page 574 paragraph 10
-One of the largest and most influential Presbyterian Churches of Baltimore, U.S.A., has seceded from the Presbyterian body, as a result of the Briggs controversy which recently ended in the condemnation of Prof. Briggs by the General Assembly.
4823 The Present Truth, vol. 9 December 14, 1893, page 579 paragraph 7
… the church ought to be. Suffice it to say that the Church of Christ is the body of Christ, and that therefore it draws its life from Him. “He that saith he abideth …
4824 The Present Truth, vol. 9 December 14, 1893, page 579 paragraph 11
… true church is the body of Christ, “the fulness of Him that filleth all in all.” Ephesians 1:22, 23. Therefore we find this exhortation: “If there be therefore any …
4825 The Present Truth, vol. 9 December 14, 1893, page 582 paragraph 3
… Christian church.” The body of bishops regarded themselves as far above the common people, whence arose the terms, “clergy,” and “laity.” The word “clergy” is from …
4826 The Present Truth, vol. 9 December 14, 1893, page 582 paragraph 5
… a body above the people, but they must strive for supremacy, one over another. Accordingly one of the elders in the church assumed and was granted the sole right …
4827 The Present Truth, vol. 9 December 14, 1893, page 582 paragraph 6
… country churches. The churches in the villages and the country round the city, were considered as territory to the larger body, and the bishops as under the …
4828 The Present Truth, vol. 9 December 28, 1893, page 622 paragraph 49
… Established Church, 2,511 Roman Catholic priests, and 10,057 ministers of other religious bodies. As compared with 1881, the priests and ministers in these …
4829 The Present Truth, vol. 10 January 25, 1894, page 54 paragraph 10
… the church; but in this day the church-that is, the numerous, wealthy, influential, and conspicuous body of professed believers-has it not. They have, as the apostle …
4830 The Present Truth, vol. 10 March 1, 1894, page 135 paragraph 8
… or body of men, whether in church or state, can lay down rules by which a man must live; because the field of God’s requirements is as unbounded as His own life …
4831 The Present Truth, vol. 10 March 22, 1894, page 179 paragraph 5
This is the way a Church of England clergy man has proposed in a letter to the English Churchman, to purge that body of the Ritualism which is fast making it an exact copy of the Roman Catholic body:—
4832 The Present Truth, vol. 10 March 22, 1894, page 180 paragraph 7
… the churches, reveals the painful fact that the churches have largely forgotten the words of their reputed Head, “I came not to call the righteous, but sinners …
4833 The Present Truth, vol. 10 March 22, 1894, page 192 paragraph 4
… religious body that can outdo the Roman Catholic body in magnificence of rituals; and therefore it is obvious that when professed Protestants come to think …
4834 The Present Truth, vol. 10 March 22, 1894, page 192 paragraph 5
… Free Church Congress. The report says: “The federation of all the evangelical churches in England was, it may almost be said, one of the originating forces of …
4835 The Present Truth, vol. 10 March 22, 1894, page 192 paragraph 6
… Free Churches, the Independent Methodist Assembly, and the Free Church of England, and other bodies be asked to appoint representatives to a conference …
4836 The Present Truth, vol. 10 March 29, 1894, page 196 paragraph 6
… the body of the people will not be slow in following the leaders in that direction. What effect this will have on the church can be no better indicated than …
4837 The Present Truth, vol. 10 March 29, 1894, page 208 paragraph 8
… English Church who not long ago joined the Roman Church, recently returned to the Anglican body, and published his recantation in Church papers. This reminds …
4838 The Present Truth, vol. 10 April 12, 1894, page 227 paragraph 4
… -episcopal body resulting from the break with the Pope, which was formed on the basis of a full and complete union of the Church and the State, and although only …
4839 The Present Truth, vol. 10 April 12, 1894, page 227 paragraph 5
… the churches this side of the Atlantic, and therefore a warning is most urgently needed.
4840 The Present Truth, vol. 10 April 12, 1894, page 228 paragraph 6
… the body, the church; who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things He might have the preeminence.” Colossians 1:18 .