{"id":625,"date":"2021-08-04T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/?p=625"},"modified":"2021-04-24T13:25:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-24T13:25:07","slug":"the-church-handbooks-for-bible-classes-william-binnie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/the-church-handbooks-for-bible-classes-william-binnie\/","title":{"rendered":"The Church &#8211; Handbooks for Bible Classes &#8211; William Binnie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/church_binnie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"597\" data-attachment-id=\"628\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/the-church-handbooks-for-bible-classes-william-binnie\/church_binnie\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/church_binnie.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,597\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"William Binnie [1823-1886], The Church. Handbooks for Bible Classes and Private Students\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;William Binnie [1823-1886], The Church. Handbooks for Bible Classes and Private Students&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/church_binnie.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/church_binnie.jpg\" alt=\"William Binnie [1823-1886], The Church. Handbooks for Bible Classes and Private Students\" class=\"wp-image-628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/church_binnie.jpg 400w, https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/church_binnie-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Today&#8217;s free book is &#8220;The Church&#8221;, from the Handbooks for Bible Classes and Private Students series. The author was Professor of Church History at Free Church College in Aberdeen, Scotland. My thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/book-aid.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Book Aid<\/a> for making a copy of this public domain title available for digitisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/book_church_handbooks-for-bible-classes_binnie.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">William Binnie [1823-1886], <em>The Church<\/em>. Handbooks for Bible Classes and Private Students. Edinburgh: T &amp; T Clark, n.d. Hbk. pp.152. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>What is the Church? And where is it to be found?<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Christ and the Church<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Chief End of the Church<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Christian Ordinances<\/strong><ol><li><strong>What may appoint Ordinances?<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Word<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Sacrament a) Baptism; The Lord&#8217;s Supper<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Prayer, Praise, and the Benediction<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Giving to the Lord<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Church Discipline<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Sabbath<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><\/li><li><strong>The Polity of the Church<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Main image: St Marks Church, Zagreb, Croatia. 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