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4981 The Present Truth, vol. 15 August 17, 1899, page 514 paragraph 1

… ? “The church is His body.” “For we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones.” Ephesians 5:30. It is impossible for it to be any nearer than God has made it. He …

4982 The Present Truth, vol. 15 September 21, 1899, page 598 paragraph 14

… our bodies as instruments of righteousness unto God, we have in our bodies the power of the living God. Against that power nothing can stand. If all the people …

4983 The Present Truth, vol. 15 November 30, 1899, page 768 paragraph 13

… the churches as the ‘Seventy’ and the Latin Vulgate have been; and I certainly have no very particular wish that it should be.”

4984 Prophetic Lights, p. 95.4 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)

… the churches. Baptism, which apostles required water only to dispense, could not be celebrated without white robes and chrism, milk, honey, and salt. Then came …

4985 Prophetic Lights, p. 150.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)

… the church in all ages. In the midst of his deep affliction, the patriarch Job found comfort in the knowledge that his Redeemer lived and should stand in the …

4986 The Signs of the Times, vol. 8 November 23, 1882, page 523 paragraph 7

… great body of so-called Christians, comprising the Catholic, Greek, and Protestant churches, unite in the observance of Sunday in honor, as they say, of Christ’s …

4987 The Signs of the Times, vol. 9 May 10, 1883, page 209 paragraph 4

… dead bodies in our churches requiring burial.- Spirit of Prophecy .

4988 The Signs of the Times, vol. 9 June 7, 1883, page 257 paragraph 5

… the body of the church, as shown in chapter 5. And in this they simply acted in accordance with their own teaching, especially that of Peter himself, to take the …

4989 The Signs of the Times, vol. 9 November 1, 1883, page 485 paragraph 5

… the church has a duty in the matter. It is the duty of the body to see that the members are in harmony. This should not be done in a harsh, censorious matter, but in …

4990 The Signs of the Times, vol. 9 November 22, 1883, page 521 paragraph 1

… the church to purge itself, lest the single sin should corrupt the whole body. Verses 6, 7. Strict discipline is what the church owes to the steadfast members …

4991 The Signs of the Times, vol. 9 November 29, 1883, page 533 paragraph 5

… the church, and accordingly became puffed up when they viewed their own gifts. In the course of the chapter, the apostle, under the figure of the body, shows that …

4992 The Signs of the Times, vol. 10 March 13, 1884, page 169 paragraph 1

… the church at Healdsburg; of profit not only to the church, but to the College, and through it to the cause throughout the State. In the forenoon, Eld. Corliss preached …

4993 The Signs of the Times, vol. 10 October 9, 1884, page 599 paragraph 2

… 761 churches, 270 ministers, and 25,780 members; and they claim to be rapidly increasing. The Adventists are much larger body. The recently discovered ‘Teaching …

4994 The Signs of the Times, vol. 10 October 30, 1884, page 646 paragraph 31

… Catholic Church adopted it from them. From the Catholic Church, Protestant bodies have received it as a sacred legacy. When we realize the practical effect …

4995 The Signs of the Times, vol. 11 October 22, 1885, page 633 paragraph 3

… large body of Christians who acknowledge and follow the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. What does the writer mean by the following rather mysterious …

4996 The Signs of the Times, vol. 11 November 19, 1885, page 697 paragraph 4

… religious bodies, the name being the chief one. The points of divergence are called “non-essentials.” Well, then, this shows the weakness of the “National Reform …

4997 The Signs of the Times, vol. 12 January 7, 1886, page 7 paragraph 10

Church has to be content with the same privileges that are granted to other religious bodies. This is truly an “unfavorable position” for a church that …

4998 The Signs of the Times, vol. 12 May 13, 1886, page 278 paragraph 3

… the church his natural ability was exerted with tenfold diligence for the edifying of the body of Christ. So skillful had he become by long practice in chicanery …

4999 The Signs of the Times, vol. 12 December 30, 1886, page 790 paragraph 8

… the church many professed Christians who know nothing of Christ. The preaching of the cross is really foolishness to them as much as it ever was to the Greeks …

5000 The Signs of the Times, vol. 13 February 17, 1887, page 112 paragraph 5

church is the recognized body of Christ, and to it is intrusted all reforms. It is the only true benevolent society in existence. It is only when the church loses …