There are many differences between today's churches and those of the New Testament; not least, the widespread replacement of the universal priesthood of all believers by the special priesthood of the few. And this has come at a heavy cost. That is what this book is about. Lest there should be any misunderstanding, David Gay is not so much concerned with this as far as it concerns the Church of Rome and the Church of England. No! His concern is with the way in which this change of priesthood is played out among the Reformed, ...
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There are many differences between today's churches and those of the New Testament; not least, the widespread replacement of the universal priesthood of all believers by the special priesthood of the few. And this has come at a heavy cost. That is what this book is about. Lest there should be any misunderstanding, David Gay is not so much concerned with this as far as it concerns the Church of Rome and the Church of England. No! His concern is with the way in which this change of priesthood is played out among the Reformed, the evangelicals, the dissenters - for, startling as it may sound, the special priesthood of the few has gone a long way towards replacing the universal priesthood among them. Gay traces the history of this change, starting with the Fathers, the effect it had on the medieval Church, the part it played in the Reformation and after, and its role in today's churches. But that is not all. As Gay shows, the cost of all this has not only been exacted on believers and unbelievers - although it has! No! The chief casualty in all this has been the severe diminishing of the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ himself. Blurb: News headline: 'Humpty Dumpty Strikes Again!'. What's that? 'Humpty Dumpty Strikes Again - in the Church!'. Let me re-phrase it: Believers Sustain Big Losses by Changing the Meaning of Bible Words. Alice was confused. Humpty Dumpty explained: 'When I use a word', he said, 'it means just what I choose it to mean; neither more nor less'. Ah, that makes it clear! Does it? When Humpty Dumpty gets to work on a Bible word, trouble always follows - and with a capital 'T'. Sad to say, Humpty Dumpty has been very busy these past two thousand years, and many Bible words have suffered at his hand. Much harm has resulted. In this book, the words David Gay has in mind are pastor, minister, clergy and ordain. Good Bible words, all of them. But did you realise that the overwhelming majority of Christians don't use these Bible words the way the Bible does? Rather, they use them the way Humpty Dumpty invented for them. Oh, Humpty Dumpty didn't do it himself. No. He used some very learn d and clever gentlemen to do the job for him - the Fathers. And a proper thorough job they made of it, too. Moreover, their followers are still at it. Indeed, many who ought to know better are driving headlong back to the Fathers. Yes, they are! What did the Fathers do? Why did they do it? And where have we ended up? What have we lost? Who is carrying on their work to this very day? Why not read David Gay's book and find out? Why not find out if Humpty Dumpty has misled you? Why not find out if he has robbed you of some biblical truths and practices?
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