Mending a Fractured Church :
Bird, Michael.
Mending a Fractured Church : How to Seek Unity with Integrity. - 1 online resource (129 pages)
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword (Graham Cole) -- Preface (Brian Rosner) -- Introduction (Michael Bird and Brian Rosner) -- Chapter 1: Disputable Matters: Constraining the Topic (Andrew S. Malone) -- Introduction -- The Expectation: Unity Matters -- The Old Testament -- The Gospels -- Acts -- Paul -- Beyond Paul's Letters -- The Reality: Differences Exist -- First Steps Forward -- Weighty Matters -- A Simple Test -- A Slow Response -- A Repeated Solution -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2: Unity Matters: A Study of Joshua 22:1-34 (Lindsay Wilson) -- Introduction -- The Setting -- Joshua's Exhortation (Josh 22:1-8) -- Unity Quickly Destroyed (Josh 22:9-12) -- A Delegation Confronts the Eastern Tribes (Josh 22:13-19) -- A Concern for Unity and Belonging, Not Rebellion (Josh 22:20-29) -- The Explanation Accepted, and Fellowship Restored (Josh 22:30-34) -- Summary -- Assessing Both Parties -- Some Ways Forward -- Chapter 3: What to Do When Christians Differ: Disputable Matters in Romans 14:1-15:7 (Brian Rosner) -- Introduction -- Conflict in the Roman Churches -- What Not to Do When Christians Differ -- Paul's Instructions and His Reasons -- High Stakes -- Which Matters Are Disputable? -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: When Do We Divide?: The Johannine Letters on Love and Separation (Michael F. Bird) -- Introduction -- Imperative of Love -- The Confession of Christ -- The Painful and Inevitable Process of Schism -- When Push Comes to Shove -- Chapter 5: Disputable Matters in Protestant History: How to Express Christian Freedom (Rhys Bezzant) -- Freedom to Be Flexible for the Sake of Mission -- Freedom of Conscience in Sixteenth-Century Theology -- Freedom of Conscience: An Anglican Case Study -- Coming Full Circle: Puritans Elevate the Church -- Freedom and Flexibility from Evangelical Perspective. Managing Disputable Matters in the Anglican Church -- Chapter 6: Remapping the Church: Migration, Transnationality, and the Future Church (Peter J. Leithart) -- Scripture Index -- Old Testament -- New Testament.
9781577996866
Electronic books.
Mending a Fractured Church : How to Seek Unity with Integrity. - 1 online resource (129 pages)
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword (Graham Cole) -- Preface (Brian Rosner) -- Introduction (Michael Bird and Brian Rosner) -- Chapter 1: Disputable Matters: Constraining the Topic (Andrew S. Malone) -- Introduction -- The Expectation: Unity Matters -- The Old Testament -- The Gospels -- Acts -- Paul -- Beyond Paul's Letters -- The Reality: Differences Exist -- First Steps Forward -- Weighty Matters -- A Simple Test -- A Slow Response -- A Repeated Solution -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2: Unity Matters: A Study of Joshua 22:1-34 (Lindsay Wilson) -- Introduction -- The Setting -- Joshua's Exhortation (Josh 22:1-8) -- Unity Quickly Destroyed (Josh 22:9-12) -- A Delegation Confronts the Eastern Tribes (Josh 22:13-19) -- A Concern for Unity and Belonging, Not Rebellion (Josh 22:20-29) -- The Explanation Accepted, and Fellowship Restored (Josh 22:30-34) -- Summary -- Assessing Both Parties -- Some Ways Forward -- Chapter 3: What to Do When Christians Differ: Disputable Matters in Romans 14:1-15:7 (Brian Rosner) -- Introduction -- Conflict in the Roman Churches -- What Not to Do When Christians Differ -- Paul's Instructions and His Reasons -- High Stakes -- Which Matters Are Disputable? -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: When Do We Divide?: The Johannine Letters on Love and Separation (Michael F. Bird) -- Introduction -- Imperative of Love -- The Confession of Christ -- The Painful and Inevitable Process of Schism -- When Push Comes to Shove -- Chapter 5: Disputable Matters in Protestant History: How to Express Christian Freedom (Rhys Bezzant) -- Freedom to Be Flexible for the Sake of Mission -- Freedom of Conscience in Sixteenth-Century Theology -- Freedom of Conscience: An Anglican Case Study -- Coming Full Circle: Puritans Elevate the Church -- Freedom and Flexibility from Evangelical Perspective. Managing Disputable Matters in the Anglican Church -- Chapter 6: Remapping the Church: Migration, Transnationality, and the Future Church (Peter J. Leithart) -- Scripture Index -- Old Testament -- New Testament.
9781577996866
Electronic books.