Description
The church: Pictures of Christ's body (A Fisherman Bible studyguide) by 12 inductive studies for neighborhood, church groups student and / Harold Shaw Publishers Wheaton, Illinois
UPC: 0877881553
- Publisher : Harold Shaw Publishers (January 1, 1981)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 55 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0877881553
- ISBN-13 : 978-0877881551
- Item Weight : 0.8 ounces
The Bible has provided us with a series of vivid metaphors to help us understand what the church is and how it works Word pictures such as body, bride, family, flock, light and salt show us the church in concrete, dynamic ways rather than in abstract terms pictures, through Lee Eclov's creative discussion questions, you Jesus Christ today. will leaal become a more effective part of that living, growing entity-the church of As you fit yourselves into these FISHERMAN BIBLE STUDYGUIDES
How would you describe the church? What kind of definition would encompass all the relationships, responsibilities and rewards of the church of Jesus Christ? The Bible describes the church in many ways. We have the book of Acts to explain how the first churches were formed and grew. We have the episties of Paul, Peter, John, James and Jude to describe the doctrinal and practical guidelines for church life. We have Christ's teaching on the kingdom showing the church the new order it is to follow. And we have the profound book of Revelation showing us the church's glorious future union with our Lord Jesus Christ. Throughout these key passages Jesus and his apostles often used metaphors-word pictures-to describe the church in its various aspects. Some are very familiar-the body of Christ, the family of God, the priesthood of believers and the light of the world. But there are many other pictures of the church in the New Testament. One ambitious explorer of the New Testament found ninety-six such images!
In this series we will examine some of the more prominent and well-developed of these pictures of Christ's body. As we study we will see that each of these metaphors gives an especially clear look at the church from one particular perspective. Each of these perspectives is important if we are to see the church as God intended and if we are to respond properly to the duties and privileges God has given us as members of his church, his visible presence in the world.
