Over the course of the past two centuries, Augustine's ecclesiology has been subject to interpretations that overdraw the distinction between the visible and invisible dimensions of the church, sometimes reducing the church to a purely spiritual, invisible reality, over against the visible church celebrating the sacraments; the empirical community is incidental, at best, and can be discarded. By contrast, this book argues that the church is a mystery that is visible and invisible. Far from discarding the visible, Augustine places greater emphasis on the empirical church as his thought develops. This study traces Augustine’s ecclesiology from early writings to later works in order to demonstrate this thesis. His early thought is heavily influenced by Platonism and tends to focus on the ascent of the individual soul. After his study of Scripture in the 390s, Augustine gives priority to participation in the visible, sacramental community. In his mature thought, the church is one mystery (mysterium, sacramentum) revealed by Scripture, with visible and invisible aspects. This book explores Augustine’s exegesis of biblical images of the church, such as body of Christ, bride of Christ, city of God, and sacrifice, in order to show how the visible community is intrinsic to the mystery of the church.

GOD HAS A SECRET. It is a life-changing, destiny-determining "secret." It is a "secret" because the Bible says it is. It is God's secret because He has declared it to be "secret." Yet it is a secret God desires to disclose to all who will seek it, unlocking all of the covenantal blessings and promises of God, both on earth and for eternity. SECRETS ARE LIKE MYSTERIES. A mystery cries to be mastered. It remains a mystery until the right connections of fact are discerned, unveiling truth that sweeps away the shroud of "mystery." So it is with secrets. Once uncovered, the secret is no longer "secret" but becomes available for decision-making regarding life direction and eternal destiny. Such is The Secret of the Lord. "SECRETS" ABOUND. They can lure the unsuspecting to invest th eir lives and resources in false hopes leading to broken promises, disillusionment, and eventually eternal destruction. Yet God's secret is singular and secure in a world offering a buffet table of supposed spiritual "secrets." So important is God's "secret," that it becomes our Creator's final gospel message to our planet before the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. There has never been a more urgent time to discover The Secret of the Lord.

The theme verse of the 52 Weeks Of Pursuit is Jeremiah 29:13: "And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all of your heart." That search is, obviously, made by pursuing God with all of our hearts - through the pages of His word! The 52 Weeks Of Pursuit is designed to help someone who possesses that passion to "stay between the white lines" biblically, as they make that search. The 52 Weeks Of Pursuit seeks to employ the foundational principles of Bible study that are found in Scripture, as it provides a brief exposition on every chapter in the Bible.

The Kingdom of God is shrouded in mysteries. These mysteries are all expressions of God's unusual and uncommon divine nature reflected in the interwoven complexities of His unsearchable wisdom, creativity, power, and majesty.Here in this great piece, Pastor Lanre Bolarin has done a good job by the help of the Holy Spirit by bringing some of these Kingdom Mysteries to our consciousness, and presenting them in such a simple manner that all may read, understand, and appropriate to their personal lives and situations, and go on to live a victorious and purposeful Christian Life now and always.I highly recommend this book to you and your loved ones as a must read! Enjoy it.-Pastor Tony OlukoyedeSenior Pastor, His Purpose Church, Lagos. NIGERIA.About the BookThe content of this book is a product of what the Holy Spirit has taught Moses Olanrewaju Bolarin during his meditations on God's word, the Bible, as well as from what he has learnt over the years from several God-ordained mentors via their teachings, books, tapes, seminars and personal relations with some of them.His spiritual mentors include Pastor E.A. Adeboye, Bishop David Oyedepo, Pastor Matthew Asimolowo, Pastor Tony Olukoyede, Pastor Emmanuel Olawuyi, Revd. Dr. Nelson 'Wale Adetuberu, Pastor Kenneth E. Hagin, Pastor David Yonggi Cho, Dr. Frederick K.C. Price, and several other patriarchs of faith of our time.This book, the first in the Mysteries of the Kingdom trilogy, is a must read masterpiece that will help you to discover the deep things of God and several spiritual secrets. Many treasures and spiritual golden nuggets are hidden from the surface, waiting to be discovered by you in the vast realm of God's Kingdom on earth.It is the glory of God to hide them from ordinary minds, while it is your honour as a king in God's Kingdom to discover them. A careful reading of this book will open your inner eyes to several hidden Bible truths.

For a number of years it was the difficult yet delightful task of the author to interpret the Prophetical Books of the Old Testament to successive classes of theological students. This made it necessary for him to make a decision of the utmost importance. Should he, in accordance with the time-tested belief of the Church, instruct his students that the kingdom prophecies of the Old Testament Church have their fulfillment in large measure in the New Testament Church? Or, should he follow the relatively new and decidedly revolutionary teaching commonly called Dispensationalism and declare that these prophecies Òskip overÓ the Church age and will be literally fulfilled in a Jewish kingdom age which will follow it? These were the alternatives between which he found himself obliged to choose. His decision and the reason for it are set forth in this volume.

"This volume is intended to meet a widely felt need for an up-to-date and concise source book on the principal teachings of the Catholic Church. Since the close of the Second Vatican Council, there has been such an accumulation of ecclesiastical constitutions and decrees and so many changes they introduced in Catholic practice that few people have been able to keep up with all that has happened... A parallel purpose of this volume is to offer those who use it a handy guidebook of the Catholic tradition, whether formally documented in ecclesiastical sources or implicitly accepted by the faithful under the aegis of the Church's hierarchial leaders. "The method followed in presenting the Church's doctrine is a combination of history and logic. Doctrines are placed into a historical framework by tracing their origins to the Old and New Testaments and placing their development within the context of persons, places, and times. The doctrine thus becomes more intelligible because it is viewed in the setting of its vital growth over the centuries. "The intended reading audience of this Catholic catechism are all those priests, religious and laity, and above all parents and teachers, who are looking for a concise statement of the faith they profess, the conduct they practice, and the worship they give to the Lord." --From The Catholic Catechism by John A. Hardon, S.J.

Introduction to the Mystery of the Church is an ecclesiological survey presenting a doctrinal synthesis of the Church. The author's intention is to propose an overview of this mystery in connection with the entirety of the Christian mystery. The book is divided into two major parts, the first presenting the foundations in the Bible and the tradition up to our day, and the second being an explanatory proposal introducing the reader to the Church's definition and personality and concluding with an exposition of the four properties enunciated in the Creed (one, holy, catholic, and apostolic). The value of this way of proceeding is first and foremost in the proposal of a synthesis that allows one to situate each question in its rightful place, such study being oriented toward a better overall grasp of the subject. As the title suggests, the book is an introduction that should allow the reader to apprehend the mystery in its internal coherence in order subsequently, with the aid of other texts, to be able to enter more deeply into the study of one or other specific point. While this ecclesiology treatise is written from a Catholic point of view, an ecumenical perspective is often present, either through the presentation of divergent views from other Christian confessions or through the proposal for a theological convergence.

About the Book Systematic Theology, sometimes referred to as Constructive Theology or Dogmatic Theology, is a discipline which aims at arranging religious truths into a self-consistent whole. The main goal of Systematic Theology is to present the major themes of Christian faith in an ordered fashion that remains faithful to biblical witness. Systematic Theology incorporates historical, biblical, and sometimes philosophical theology into its system. The book, Systematic Theology, takes out major events in the Bible and arranges them in a sequential order from beginning to end so readers may have a better understanding of biblical features mentioned in the Bible. It goes into a deep analysis of certain topics surrounding God, the church, and the world we know today. It is author Dr. Althea C. Johnson’s goal, with the guidance of God, to break down events in the Bible that may seem incomprehensible to those who have some or no knowledge of Systematic Theology. About the Author Dr. Althea C. Johnson was born in St. Ann, Jamaica. She currently resides in Laurelton, New York. She is happily married to her husband, Leroy Johnson, and they share three beautiful children together and one grandson. She has a special love for God and plays an active role in her church—Holiness Apostolic Church of Lord Jesus Christ. Upon receiving her Doctorate in Theology, she became an Evangelism teacher at the Holiness Apostolic Bible Institute. Althea wrote this book during her doctoral studies and chose to publish this book because she learned so much from doing her research and putting all of the pieces all together. She believes that the work of God should not be hidden but shared with everyone in all parts of the world. Therefore, publishing this book will not only be educational to readers, but it will also spread the truth of God.