Handbooks for Bible Classes (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Handbooks for Bible ClassesPutting ourselves, then, under the guidance of the divine Word, and forgetting for the present the controversies which have been raised, we find that the Church, or company of the faithful, is in Scripture presented to our faith in three phases, or at three distinct stages. It comes into view as the Local Church as the entire Community of Christians dispersed through the world, and as the Bride of Christ, the total company of the redeemed. In other words, the Church to which we are to join ourselves in loving fellowship is, in the first instance, the company of Christ's professing people in our own neighbourhood, associated for His worship and service, this is the Local Church. In the second instance, it is the company of those throughout the world who profess the Christian religion. This is the Catholic Visible Church. In the third instance, it is the entire innumerable company of those Who have been or shall yet be brought unto God by Christ - the congregation of the saved. This is the Catholic Invisible Church.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.