VALIDITY OF MINISTERIAL FUNCTIONS § 169. Inasmuch as all those to whom the ministerial office or certain functions thereof have been delegated or conferred are, in the performance of their official duties, servants of Christ 1 and functionaries of the …
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170 – Erring Churches
ERRING CHURCHES § 170. Since an erring church, or a church contaminated with erroneous doctrine, is still a church 1 as long as it has and sets into operation the essentials of the Gospel,2 the ministers called by such church …
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171 – End and Aim of the Ministry
END AND AIM OF THE MINISTRY § 171. The end and aim of the ministerial office and of the performance of its functions is the upbuilding and extension of the Church of God 1 by the regeneration and conversion of …
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172 – Church Militant and Triumphant
CHURCH MILITANT AND TRIUMPHANT § 172. Inasmuch as the ministers of the Church and all its members are enlisted in continual warfare against the devil, 1 the world 2 and the flesh, 3 as against enemies ever bent upon frustrating …
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173 – Predestination and the Salvation of the Elect
PREDESTINATION AND THE SALVATION OF THE ELECT § 173. The entire work of leading those who shall constitute the Church triumphant from a state of sin and wrath and spiritual death, through a state of faith and grace and spiritual life, …
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174 – ESCHATOLOGY
ESCHATOLOGY DEFINITION § 174. Eschatology is the doctrine of Holy Scripture concerning the end of temporal life, the second advent of Christ, the resurrection of the dead, final judgment, the consummation of all things, the everlasting damnation of the wicked, …
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175 – Temporal Death
TEMPORAL DEATH § 175.Temporal death is the termination of man’s temporal life by the separation 1 of his immortal soul 2 from his mortal body 3. 1. Temporal death is the termination of man’s temporal life by the separation… Luke …
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176 – Death of the Wicked
DEATH OF THE WICKED § 176. The temporal death of the wicked is a consequence 1 and punishment 2 of sin, and the transition of the soul spiritually dead into eternal death.3. 1. The temporal death of the wicked is a …
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177 – Death of Believers
DEATH OF BELIEVERS §177. Though the temporal death of believers is also a consequence of sin,1 it is no longer a punishment of sin,2 but rather the cessation from sinning,3 and a transition from a spiritual life of faith …
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178 – The Last Generation
THE LAST GENERATION § 178. Temporal death is not the future lot of all mankind, inasmuch as a generation of men will live 1 to witness the second coming of Christ.2 1. Temporal death is not the future lot of all mankind, …
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