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The church of the servant

Print Book, English, ©1962
SCM Press, London, ©1962
127 pages 19 cm
655453
I The Biblical Basis : 1 Israel my servant : The servant's obedience and witness ; The songs of the suffering servant ; Who is the servant? ; 2 A servant of the Jewish people : Jesus as the servant ; The vocation of Jesus ; The witness of the New Testament ; 3 Ourselves as your servants : I Corinthians 3:18
4:13 ; II Corinthians 4:1-15 ; II Corinthians 5: 14 -6:10
4 The authority of the servant : St Paul on Authority ; Authority in the Gospels
II The church's life : 5 The servant church : Social service by the church ; In the welfare state ; What hinders service? ; 6 The centre of the church : The laity: the church in the world ; The Eucharist: the world in the church ; Conclusion ; 7 The equipment of God's people : Away from hierarchy ; Ministers and Ministry ; 8 One who had authority : In defence of excommunication ; Authority in teaching ; 9 Service and mission : St Paul and the missionaries ; Problems in Asia and Africa ; Towards an Eastern Church