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Ecclesiology

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Daniel Ragusa/October 7, 2020

The Candle and the Comforter: How Christ Governs His Church

As the eternal king of his church, Christ governs us by his Word and Spirit, by his Candle and Comforter.

Daniel Ragusa/April 30, 2017

The Relationship between Church and Kingdom according to Geerhardus Vos

The relationship between the kingdom of God and the church, in the words of Geerhardus Vos, is a “delicate and eminently practical question.” [i] In fact, different ecclesiologies have …

Daniel Ragusa/April 28, 2017

The Relationship between Church and Kingdom according to Herman Ridderbos

The complexity revolving around the question of the relationship between the kingdom and the church is largely due to varying definitions. So before setting forth Herman Ridderbos’ formulation in his magisterial work on the …

Nathan Shannon/January 13, 2015

Debating Baptism and Ecclesiology

I wrote an essay recently posted at Reformed Forum, called “ Ecclesiology and Redemptive History... Oh and Baptism.” As I explain in the introduction to that piece, …

Jared Oliphint/April 30, 2014

J. Gresham Machen on Church Unity

In light of the recent discussion on “ The Future of Protestantism,” I thought I would post Machen’s take on church unity as he deals with this …

Jared Oliphint/March 31, 2014

Bannerman’s Application of Union with Christ to Ecclesiology

In his masterful two-volume work, The Church of Christ, James Bannerman explores the various ways the word “church” is used. For example, “the term Church is used in Scripture to …