Christian Church-Its Rise And Progress H. M. Riggle
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction
Israel's Night
The Gospel Day Foretold
The Morning Light is Breaking
The Pristine Glory—The Ushering In of a Clear Day
The Primitive Church
The Divinity of the Church
The Church is an Organic Structure
The Visibility of the Church
Oneness of the Church
Unity of the Church
Complete Basis of Oneness
Catholicity of the Church
Exclusiveness of the Church
Holiness of the Church
Unchangeableness of the Church
Indestructibility of the Church
Perpetuity of the Church
Figures in Which the New Testament Church is Presented
A Body
A House
A Household
A Woman
A City
A Mountain
The Primitive Church a Triumphant Church
Over Sin and Death
Over Satan, the Prince of Darkness
Over Paganism Under the Roman Power
The Government of the Church
Classification of the Primitive Ministry
Humble Equality of the Apostolic Ministry
The Great Apostasy Foretold
It Came Early in the Christian Era
The Falling Away
The Reign of Popery
The Dark Ages Night
The Length of the Papal Reign as Measured by Inspiration
The Reformation
Protestantism
Sect Making
The Church of God and Sects Contrasted
A Cloudy Time
Downfall of Spiritual Babylon
God Calls His People Out
The Evening Light
A Pure Church Restored
A World-Wide Movement
The Saints Will Have Universal Dominion
Gog and Magog: or, The Final Conflict
The End of All False Religions and of Their Devotees
The Eternal Home of the Church