02.57. DEFINITIONS OF DOCTRINE, VOLUME 3
DEFINITIONS OF DOCTRINE
Vol 3.
Volume III- THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH By CLAUDE DUVAL COLE -----------------------------
CONTENTS
FORWARD 1. The Definition of the Church 2. The Organization of the Church 3. The Name of the Church 4. The Government of the Church 5. Church History 6. The Doctrine of Baptism 7. Footwashing Not a Church Ordinance 8. The Lord’s Supper 9. The Mission of the Church 10. The Church’s Pentecost 11. Tested in Fellowship of the Church 12. The Early Church 13. The First Persecution of the Church 14. Despise Ye the Church of God?
15. The Church as the Body of Christ 16. God’s Spiritual House 17. The Ideal Church 18. The Purpose of Church Membership 19. The Importance of Church Attendance 20. Church Loyalty 21. Church Discipline 22. Salvation and Rewards 23. Rewards Possible for Every Saint 24. The Responsibilities of a Teacher 25. The Office of Deacon 26. The Meaning of Baptism 27. Sacramentalism and Baptism
28. Baptism 29. The Baptism That Saves 30. The Lord’s Supper 31. The Ministry 32. Feed My Sheep
FORWARD
It is our privilege to be able to present Volume III of Definitions of Doctrine by the late Claude Duval Cole. Bro. Cole died reading Volume II (Sin Salvation Service) the same morning he had received it in the mail. He had already started putting together Volume III for us to print. I have a brief outline of the way he wanted it to be published and we intend to stay as close to the original outline as possible. Since he was combining several outline studies and rewriting them and the Lord did not permit him to finish this third volume, I will try to put it together in such a way that would be much like he intended it and yet I will not change any of his writings. The way that you receive it is the way he wrote it. There will be some repetition in some places since some of the material covered in one subject is mentioned in another subject.
Also, I had written him concerning one or two things in this volume which were not clear to me as to the meaning he intended and due to his death, I never received an answer. We will publish them with a reservation as to one or two points and their real meaning. In particular concerning the organization of a church; I believe, and the Bryan Station Baptist Church practices, that a new church being organized must have church authority. Also, concerning the Bride of Christ. I will not try to elaborate on this but that the Bride, in my understanding of the Bible, will be made up of the faithful members of the Lord’s New Testament Baptist Churches. There are others that will be saved but the Bride of Christ is the chosen of the elect. Others will be guests at this great wedding. Be that as it may, we send forth this volume, praying that the teachings concerning the most precious institution on this earth (The Lord’s Church) will be a great blessing to those that read it, and will help to strengthen God’s people in the faith once delivered unto Saints. Volume I and II have spread worldwide. They are being used in many churches as teaching guides, in many colleges as textbooks, being translated into other languages. The Lord has blessed Bro. Cole’s books in a great way. We feel that this volume will be a great blessing to many on the true church and its teaching that have been neglected in this day of departing from the faith.
Yours in the service of God Alfred M. Gormley Pastor Bryan Station Baptist Church