The Real New Testament Church
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Plan
    • Kingdom >
      • Chapter 1 - Beginning
      • Chapter 2 - Errant Reasoning
      • Chapter 3 - Consequence
      • Chapter 4 - Adaptation
      • Chapter 5 - Original Earth
      • Chapter 6 - Renovated Earth
      • Chapter 7 - Degenerated Earth
      • Chapter 8 - Time, Space and Representation
      • Chapter 9 - Early Ages
      • Chapter 10 - Israelite Age
      • Chapter 11 - Gentile Age
      • Chapter 12 - Tribulation
      • Chapter 13 - Regenerated Earth
      • Chapter 14 - New Earth
    • Covenant >
      • Chapter 15 - Covenant
      • Chapter 16 - Major Covenants
      • Chapter 17 - Eternal Covenant
      • Chapter 18 - Renovation Covenant
      • Chapter 19 - Old Covenant for Israel
      • Chapter 20 - New Covenant for Israel
  • Church
    • Preparation >
      • Chapter 21 - Parables
      • Chapter 22 - Kingdom of Heaven Parables
    • Foundation >
      • Chapter 23 - New Testament Church
      • Chapter 24 - Church Covenant
      • Chapter 25 - Eternal or Temporal
      • Chapter 26 - Calling
      • Chapter 27 - Description
    • Legality >
      • Chapter 28 - Law
      • Chapter 29 - Transgression
      • Chapter 30 - Justification
    • Life (zoe) >
      • Chapter 31 - Life (zoe)
      • Chapter 32 - Progression of Life (zoe)
      • Chapter 33 - Birth
      • Chapter 34 - Perfect Example
      • Chapter 35 - Church Life
      • Chapter 36 - Sanctification
      • Chapter 37 - Rule of Life (zoe)
      • Chapter 38 - Life According to the Spirit
      • Chapter 39 - Return to Law
      • Chapter 40 - Faith
    • Composition >
      • Chapter 41 - Covenantal Headship
      • Chapter 42 - New Covenantal Headship
      • Chapter 43 - Practical Headship
      • Chapter 44 - Body
      • Chapter 45 - Women
    • Incarnation >
      • Chapter 46 - Function and Form
      • Chapter 47 - Purpose and Mission
      • Chapter 48 - Manifestation
    • Doctrine and Practice >
      • Chapter 49 - Apostolic Teaching
      • Chapter 50 - Apostolic Tradition
    • Apostolic Teaching >
      • Chapter 51 - Values
      • Chapter 52 - Prayer
      • Chapter 53 - Works
      • Chapter 54 - Giving
    • Apostolic Tradition >
      • Chapter 55 - Governance
      • Chapter 56 - Simplicity
      • Chapter 57 - Biblical Gatherings
      • Chapter 58 - Practical Gatherings
      • Chapter 59 - Supper: Celebration and Sign
      • Chapter 60 - Supper: Apostolic Tradition
      • Chapter 61 - Assembling Together
    • Growth >
      • Chapter 62 - Biblical Church Growth
      • Chapter 63 - Practical Church Growth
      • Chapter 64 - Exponential Growth
    • Simulation >
      • Chapter 65 - Temporal Simulation
      • Chapter 66 - Simulated Church History
      • Chapter 67 - Confirmation of Scripture
      • Chapter 68 - Sovereignty of God
    • Warfare >
      • Chapter 69 - Warfare
      • Chapter 70 - Utter Defeat
      • Chapter 71 - Freedom
      • Chapter 72 - Position
      • Chapter 73 - Descriptive Armor
      • Chapter 74 - Cooperative Armor
      • Chapter 75 - Armor Abridged
      • Chapter 76 - Armor Paraphrased
      • Chapter 77 - Armor Appropriated
      • Chapter 78 - Full Armor
      • Chapter 79 - Power of Position
  • Reformation
    • Chapter 80 - Formation, Deformation and Reformation
    • Chapter 81 - Law and Life
    • Chapter 82 - Practice of Law
    • Chapter 83 - Practice of Life
    • Chapter 84 - From Law to Life
    • Chapter 85 - Doctrine, Desire and Dependence
    • Chapter 86 - Design, Decentralization, Demonstration and Divestment
  • Conclusion
    • Chapter 87 - The Real New Testament Church
  • Endnotes
  • About
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Chapter 1 – Beginning
1Ladd, George Eldon, The Gospel of the Kingdom, (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. 1959) 19
 
Chapter 2 – Errant Reasoning
1 Dr. Robert D. Luginbill, “The Satanic Rebellion: Background to the Tribulation, Part 1: Satan's Rebellion and Fall from Grace,” Ichthys, http://ichthys.com/SR1copy.htm
 
Chapter 3 - Consequence
1Balz, Horst and Schneider, Gerhard, editors, Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament, (William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1990)
 
Chapter 7 – Degenerated Earth
1Harris, Laird, Archer, Gleason, and Waltke, Bruce, The Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, Vol. 2, (Chicago: Moody Bible Institute, 1980) 466
2Merrill, Eugene, New American Commentary – Volume 4: Deuteronomy, (Nashville, TN: Broadman  and Holman Publishers, 2002)
 
Chapter 15 - Covenant
1Richards, Larry, The Zondervan Dictionary of Christian Literacy, (Grand Rapids, MI: Lamplighter Books, 1987) 66
 
Chapter 19 – Old Covenant for Israel
1Pentecost, J. Dwight, Thy Kingdom Come, (SP Publications, 1990) 59, 60
2Roehrs, Walter, Survey of Covenant History,  (St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House, 1960) pg. 48
 
Chapter 20 - New Covenant for Israel
1 Svetlana Khobnya, “The Root in Paul’s Olive Tree Metaphor (Romans 11:16-24),” Tyndale Bulletin, Vol. 64, Issue 2, November 01, 2013, https://doi.org/10.53751/001c.2935
2Kittel, Gerhard and Friedrich, Gerhard, ed.; translated by Geoffrey W. Bromiley; Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1985)

Chapter 21 – Parables
1Ladd, George Eldon, The Gospel of the Kingdom, (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. 1959) 19
2Thayer, Joseph Henry, New Testament Lexicon, (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1889)
3Louw, Johannes P. and Nida, Eugene A., Editors, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, (United Bible Societies, New York, © 1988)
4Kittel, Gerhard and Friedrich, Gerhard, Editors, Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, (Grand Rapids, MI; Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1985)
 
Chapter 22 – Kingdom of Heaven Parables
1Newman, Barclay and Stine, Philip. A Handbook on the Gospel of Matthew - UBS Handbook Series, (United Bible Societies, November 1, 1992)
2Balz, Horst and Schneider, Gerhard; Editors, Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament, (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1993)
3Louw, Johannes P. and Nida, Eugene A; Editors, Greek-English Lexicon Based on Semantic Domain, (New York: United Bible Societies, 1988) 88.306
4Grassmick, John D., The Bible Knowledge Commentary/New Testament, (Wheaton, IL: SP Publications, Inc., 1983) 138
5Vine, W.E., The Expanded Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words, (Minneapolis,  MN: Bethany House Publishers, 1984)
 
Chapter 26 – Calling
1Liddell, Henry and Scott, Robert, ed., A Greek-English Lexicon, (Oxford University Press, 1996) 206
2Seyffert, Oskar, A Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, (New York: The MacMillian Company, 1894)
3Louw, Johannes P. and Nida, Eugene A., Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, (New York: United Bible Societies, 1988)
4Ryrie, Charles, Basic Theology, (Victor Books, 1987) 393-394
 
Chapter 27 - Description
1Smith, Hamilton, The Bride of the Lamb, (Northern Ireland: Words of Truth, 1986)
 
Chapter 28 – Law
1Newman, B.M. and Nida, E.A., UBS Handbook Series: A Handbook on Paul's Letter to the Romans, (New York: United Bible Societies, 1973)
 
Chapter 30 – Justification
1Louw, Johannes P. And Nida, Eugene A., Editors, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament. United Bible Societies, New York. © 1988)
2Walvoord, John and Zuck, Roy, General Editors.  The Bible Knowledge Commentary - New Testament edition. (SP Publications, Wheaton, Illinois, © 1983) Pg. 340.
 
Chapter 31 – Life (zoe)
1Harris, Laird, Archer, Gleason, and Waltke, Bruce, The Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, Vol. 1 (Chicago: Moody Bible Institute, 1980) 192
 
Chapter 36 - Sanctification
1Ryrie, Charles C., Basic Theology, (Wheaton, Illinois: Victor Books, 1987) 422
 
Chapter 37 – Rule of Life
1Newell, William. Romans Verse by Verse, (Chicago: Moody Press, 1938) 311
 
Chapter 38 - Life According to the Spirit
Ibid, 231
 
Chapter 41 - Covenantal Headship
1What is Federalism and Its Governmental Forms?, Center for the Study of Federalism, https://federalism.org/about/what-is-federalism/
2Kittel, Gerhard and Friedrich, Gerhard, ed.; translated by Geoffrey W. Bromiley; Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1985)
 
Chapter 44 - Body
1Newell, William R., Romans Verse by Verse, (Chicago: Moody Press, 1938) 311
2Charles C. Ryrie, Basic Theology, (Wheaton, Illinois: Victor Books, 1987) 422
3Harold W. Hoehner.  The Bible Knowledge Commentary, New Testament Edition, (Wheaton, Illinois: SP Publications, 1983) 619
 
Chapter 45 - Women
1Keener, Craig, IVP Bible Background Commentary,  (Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 1993)
 
Chapter 46 – Function and Form
1Louis Sullivan, The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered, March, 1896, http://academics.triton.edu/faculty/fheitzman/tallofficebuilding.html
 
Chapter 47 – Purpose and Mission
1Sailhamer, John H., The Pentateuch as Narrative: A Biblical-Theological Commentary, (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1992) 100
2Brown, Francis, D.D., D.Litt. The New Brown-Driver-Briggs-Gesenius Hebrew and English Lexicon, (Ontario, Canada: Woodside Bible Fellowship, 1993)
3Harris, Laird, Archer, Gleason, and Waltke, Bruce, The Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, Vol. 2 (Chicago: Moody Bible Institute, 1980) 939
4Ross, Allen P.,  Creation and Blessing: A Guide to the Study and Exposition of Genesis, (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House Company, 1988,) 124-25
5Howe, Richard G., Ph.D., “Rethinking Adam in the Garden,” richardhowe.com, http://richardghowe.com/index_htm_files/RethinkingAdamintheGarden.pdf
6Harris, Laird, Archer, Gleason, and Waltke, Bruce, The Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, Vol. 1 (Chicago: Moody Bible Institute, 1980) 253
7Louw, Johannes P. and Nida, Eugene A., Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, (New York: United Bible Societies, 1988)
8Stanford, Miles J., The complete Green Letters, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1975) 16
 
Chapter 48 – Manifestation
1Josephus, Flavius, Antiquities of the Jews, 1511.3; 20.9.7; Jewish Wars 5.5.1
2Snyder, Graydon F., Ante Pacem: Archeological Evidence of Church Life Before Constantine, (Mercer University Press, 1985) 166.
 
Chapter 52 – Prayer
1“Trust,” Dictionary.com
(http://www.dictionary.com/browse/trust)
 
Chapter 53 – Works
1Louw, Johannes P. and Nida, Eugene A., Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, (New York: United Bible Societies, 1988)
 
Chapter 59 – Supper: Celebration and Sign
1Harrison, Everett, Bromiley, Geoffrey and Henry, Carl, eds. Baker Dictionary of Theology, (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1960) 533
 
Chapter 60 – Supper: Apostolic Tradition
1Zodhiates, Spiros, Th.D., Gen. Editor, The Complete Word Study Dictionary – New Testament, (Chattanooga, TN: AMG PUBLISHERS, 1992)
 
Chapter 62 – Biblical Church Growth
1Orr, Robert.  Is Your Church in a Mid-Life Crisis?, The Growth Report, No. 4,  Institute for American Church Growth, (Pasadena, California)
2Lister, Jonathan, Seven Characteristics of Living Organisms, ehow,
 http://www.ehow.com/facts_5534387_six-characteristics-living    organisms.html
 
Chapter 63 - Practical Church Growth
1Neighbour, Ralph W.,  Where Do We Go From Here?  (Touch Publications, 1990) 114-116
2Green, Michael, Evangelism in The Early Church, (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1970) 207-223
 
Chapter 64 – Exponential Growth
1“Population,” Worldometer, http://www.worldometers.info/population/
 
Chapter 66 – Simulated Church History
1Eusebius, Life of Constantine (Oxford University Press, 1999)
2Schaff, Philip, History of the Christian Church, Vol. 2 (New York: Charles Scribner, 1858) 299
3“The Architecture Project,” University of Arizona, 10/06/1997 http://architecture.arizona.edu/COURSES/arc103/trad103/tutorials/fundamentals/glossary/Roman.html
4Smith, William, D.C.L., LL.D., A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (London: John Murray, 1875)
5Petersen, Clemens, Constantine the Great and His Sons, Philip Schaff, ed., A Religious Encyclopedia or Dictionary of Biblical, Historical, and Practical Theology, 3rd ed., Vol. 1 (Toronto, New York & London: Funk and Wagnalls Company, 1894) 546-547
 
Chapter 67 - Confirmation of Scripture
1McCranie, Steve, 416: Pergamos: The Church in a Bad Marriage, Leaving Laodicea, Aug 25, 2017, https://www.leavinglaodicea.com/church-bad-marriage-416/
2Barnes, Albert, Barnes Notes (London: Blackie and Son, 1884-85)
3Robertson, A.T. Word Pictures in the New Testament (Broadman Press, 1932) 33
 
Chapter 69 – Warfare
1Zodhiates, Spiros, The complete Word Study Dictionary: New Testament  (Chattanooga, TN: AMG International, 1992)
 
Chapter 74 – Cooperative Armor
1Richards, Lawrence O., Expository Dictionary of Bible Words (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Corporation, 1985)
2Brown, Colin, Editor.  The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology,  Vol. 3, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Corporation, 1978)
 
Chapter 80 - Formation , Deformation and Reformation
1Broadbent, E.H. The Pilgrim Church (Grand Rapids, MI: Gospel Folio Press, 1999) 63-64
2Scheifler, Michael. “Bible Possession Once Banned by the Catholic Church!” http://www.aloha.net/~mikesch/banned.htm
3Estep, William R., The Reformation…The Anabaptist Storm (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1975) 182
4Rutz, James, Better Than Church (Auburn, Maine: Christian Books Publishing House, 1990) iii
5Lund, Robert A., The Way Church Ought To Be (Albany, Oregon: Outside the Box Press, 2001) 16
 
Chapter 87 – Real New Testament Church
1Ryle, John Charles, “The Fundamentals: a testimony to the truth Vol 9,” Biola University, https://digitalcommons.biola.edu/the-fundamentals/12/
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