TY - BOOK AU - Dever,Mark TI - The church: the Gospel made visible (9Marks) T2 - 9Marks SN - 9781433677762 (paperback) PY - 2012///] CY - Nashville, Tennessee PB - B&H Academic KW - Church polity KW - Baptists KW - Church membership KW - Mission of the church N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; What does the Bible say?. The nature of the church -- The attributes of the church: one, holy, universal, apostolic -- The marks of the church -- The membership of the church -- The polity of the church -- The discipline of the church -- The purpose of the church -- The hope of the church -- What has the church believed?. The history of the idea of the church -- The history of the ordinances of the church -- The history of the organization of the church -- How does it all fit together?. A Protestant church: putting together the marks of the church -- A gathered church : putting together the membership of the church -- A congregational church: putting together the structure of the church -- A Baptist church: Should we have Baptist churches today? -- Conclusion: Why does this matter? N2 - Is your picture of the church the same one God envisions? Christians face lots of practical questions when it comes to life in the local church: How is the gospel displaysed in our lives together? What are we supposed to do and believe? ... A church's life, doctrine, worship, and even polity are important issues... In this primer on the doctrine of the church, Mark Dever explains what the Bible says about the church's nature and purpose - what it is, what it's for, what it does.--Back cover UR - https://www.amazon.com/Church-Gospel-Made-Visible-9Marks/dp/1433677768 UR - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13593374-the-church UR - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Dever UR - https://www.9marks.org/about/mark-dever/ ER -