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Is the local church really primary?

While reading Guder, I came across a notion that may shed light on the “local church as primary” issue. “The local particular church is the basic missional structure of the church” (p. 222). What is the local church is basic … Continue reading

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Is the Local Church Primary?

Sam Metcalf is asking The Supremacy of the Church Local?. It’s that ill-informed concept that says the church in its local form is the only legitimate expression of the body of Christ. In this view, the congregational/diocesan form is the … Continue reading

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Unity and Division: Insight from Radmacher

Thoughts on: WHAT THE CHURCH IS ALL ABOUT: A biblical and historical study by Earl D. Radmacher Chicago: Moody Press, 1972, 1978 441 pages Previous installments: The Pendulum Swings Is it all in a word? Universal and Local First, my … Continue reading

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Universal and Local: Thoughts on Radmacher

Thoughts on: WHAT THE CHURCH IS ALL ABOUT: A biblical and historical study by Earl D. Radmacher Chicago: Moody Press, 1972, 1978 441 pages In this book , Radmacher gives an intriguing metaphor for the relationship between the universal and … Continue reading

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Is it all in a word?

Thoughts on: WHAT THE CHURCH IS ALL ABOUT: A biblical and historical study by Earl D. Radmacher Chicago: Moody Press, 1972, 1978 441 pages Radmacher, chapter 4: ekklesia ekklesia is the tem most often translated “church” in the New Testament … Continue reading

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