{"product_id":"distinguishing-the-church-explorations-in-word-sacrament-and-discipline-paperback","title":"Distinguishing the Church: Explorations in Word, Sacrament, and Discipline - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGreg Peters\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMatt Jenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the Protestant Reformers did, so twenty-first-century Christians also recognize the need to distinguish between the true and false church. Thus, they find themselves looking closely at the modern church to determine whether it is a true and faithful church. Today's Christians know that proper criteria are necessary to discern the true church. The most common criteria, wrote John Calvin, are that the Word of God is rightly preached and heard and that the sacraments are administered according to Christ's institution. Moreover, Martin Luther said that suffering is a telltale sign of God's people, while Anabaptist and Reformed Christians included discipline among the distinguishing marks of the church. These standards take on particular poignancy today: The global church continues to live under severe persecution, and the American church, characterized by a lack of discipline, has been wounded by its own sins of chasing sex and power. In this collection of essays, first given at annual meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society, the authors take time to reflect on the Reformational marks of the church in order to help reform Christ's bride. With contributions from: Edward W. Klink III Duane Litfin J. Stephen Yuille J. V. Fesko Keith D. Stanglin Greg Cochran Jeremy M. Kimble Guy Waters Justin L. McLendon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreg Peters is Associate Professor of Medieval and Spiritual Theology in the Torrey Honors Institute of Biola University. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Monkhood of All Believers\u003c\/i\u003e (2018); \u003ci\u003eMarking the Church\u003c\/i\u003e, coedited with Matt Jenson (Pickwick Publications, 2016); and \u003ci\u003eReforming the Monastery \u003c\/i\u003e(Cascade Books, 2014).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Matt Jenson is Associate Professor of Theology in the Torrey Honors Institute of Biola University. He is coeditor with Greg Peters of \u003ci\u003eMarking the Church\u003c\/i\u003e (Pickwick Publications, 2016), coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Church\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gravity of Sin\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735880208480,"sku":"9781532654831","price":55.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/vGYGJASXxL9781532654831.webp?v=1777802100","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/distinguishing-the-church-explorations-in-word-sacrament-and-discipline-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}