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Church Power and Authority, Part 2 | The Doctrine of the Church (Lesson 5)

Dec 29, 2025
45 mins

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This is the fifth lesson in Dr. James Cassidy's Reformed Academy course, The Doctrine of the Church. This lesson covers the following topics:

00:00 Church Power is Suasive, not Coercive

15:21 Church Power is Service, not Domination

19:01 Church Power is Spiritual, not Carnal

23:00 Church Power is Ministerial, not Magisterial

26:17 Church Power is Declarative, not Legislative

28:18 Church Power is Derived, not Original

30:40 The Spirituality of the Church

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