History of the Planting and Training of the Christian Church by the Apostles

Sheldon & Company, 1865 - 547 pages

Sources of this History the Epistles and the Acts	1

The New Life proceeding from Faith	6

Anxious waiting for the feast of Pentecost by the disciples	7

An ideal element infused into the historical	18

Community of goodsInfluence of Christianity on social relationsOrders	24

The institution of PresbytersOriginally for the purpose of government rather	33

Christianity in direct conflict with PharisaismStephen the forerunner of Paul	46

Adherence to the Templeworship 2728	54

Pauls plans for his future laborsMission of Timothy to Macedonia and Achaia	249

Pauls great collection for Jerusalem for the removal of Jewish prejudices against	273

Paul warned of approaching danger at Cæsarea	279

Pauls imprisonment at CaesareaHis appearance before FelixAppeals	285

False teachers at ColossaPeculiarities of the partyThe germ of Judaizing	294

Pauls Epistle to the EphesiansSent by Tychicusa general Epistle to	302

Pauls labors after his releaseIn EphesusIn MacedoniaThe First Epistle	311

Paul in SpainHis Second imprisonmentHis martyrdom and state of mind	317

BOOK II	58

Philips further missionary labors 6465	64

BOOK III	78

His birthplace parentage and education 8082	80

Paul preaches the Gospel at DamascusGoes into ArabiaReturn to Damascus	92

The institution of Deacons 2933	101

His return to Tarsus and labors in Cilicia	103

CHAPTER III	111

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CHURCH AND THE ECCLESIATICAL USAGES	112

CHAPTER IV	119

The Apostolic Convention Peters addressBarnabas and Paul give an account	125

The peculiar nature of the Christian communityall Christians Priests	134

Charisms relating to other kinds of outward activitythese distinguished	144

Originally three orders of teachersApostles Evangelists TeachersRelation	150

OrdinationElection to offices	156

The Lords Supper	165

anity	167

Paul at PhilippiBaptism of LydiaPersecutionConversion of the Philippian	173

Paul at AthensThe religious character of the AtheniansPaul disputes with	182

Pauls discourseHis appeal to the religious principle implanted in human	190

ThessalonicaInformation of the state of the Church brought by TimothyThe	196

CHAPTER VII	202

Paul at EphesusHis labors first in the synagogueThen among the Gentiles	208

State of the Church at CorinthCauses of its disorders superficial conversion	218

Disputes in the Corinthian ChurchMeat offered in sacrifice to idolsMarriage	230

Where and by what means Paul received accounts of the disturbances at Corinth	239

James the brother of the Lord and Paul mark the two extremes in the develop	321

His epistle important for illustrating the state of the JewishChristian churches	327

The epistle addressed to churches consisting entirely or chiefly of Jewish	333

His labors in propagating the Gospel 341343	341

Probable spuriousness of the Second Epistle 347348	347

BOOK V	354

Errors prevalent in these churches practical and theoreticalEspecially	360

Johns writingsTheir general characterHis Gospel 368371	368

His Second EpistleInjunctions respecting intercourse with false teachers 375	375

CHAPTER I	381

The state of disunion	397

The Work of Redemption	408

B The results of the work of Christ	412

The Appropriation of Salvation by Faith	419

427	430

work of faith is the practical side of hope	437

441444	444

B The Sacraments	451

B Doctrine of the Logos	460

The Kingdom of Evil opposed to the Kingdom of God	469

The doctrines of the Resurrection and of the State of the Soul after Death	479

CHAPTER II	487

The sufferings of Christ and their relation to the sins of mankindChrist hum	494

The free selfdetermination of man in reference to sinThe sentiments	507

THE DOCTRINE OF JOHN	508

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Title	History of the Planting and Training of the Christian Church by the Apostles
Author	August Neander
Publisher	Sheldon & Company, 1865
Original from	Pennsylvania State University
Digitized	15 Apr 2013
Length	547 pages

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