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- 3 God – The Trinitarian Family
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- 5 The Parable of the Prodigal Son Shows God’s Intentions for the Jewish and Gentile Nations of Humanity
- 6 The First Millennium Spread of the Gospel
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- 8 The Structure of the Undivided Early Church
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- 12 The Holy Spirit Is The Source of Unity
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- Volume I: Rediscovering the Early Church’s Unity in Diversity
- Ch 1: Promoting Christian Unity in Diversity
- Ch 2: Guidelines for Fruitful Dialogue
- Ch 3: The Testimony of the Bible Concerning the Ideal of Christian Unity in Diversity
- Ch 4: Family Theology – Biblical History Leads Up Deliberately to the Undivided 1st Millennium Catholic/Universal Family Communion of Orthodox Christian ‘Sister Churches’
- Ch 5: Most of Our Many Differences Are of Types Which Were No Cause For Division among the Undivided Early Church’s United ‘Sister Churches’
- Ch 6: All Sides Have Contributed to Our Scandalous Disunity
- Ch 7: How Unity Was Lost and How it Can Be Regained
- Volume II: Who is Mary in the Church?
- Forward to Who Is Mary in the Church?
- Confirmation That this Book Accurately Presents the Catholic Church’s Understanding of Mary
- Introduction to Who Is Mary in the Church?
- Ch 1: Marian Doctrine Flows from the Incarnation of Jesus Through Mary’s Virgin Birth
- Ch 2: The Mystical Body of Christ, the Church
- Ch 3: Mary – First Member and Model of The Body of Christ Who Goes Before Us Every Place We Go
- Ch 4: Mary’s Position in the Body Makes Her Channel of Graces from Christ the Head
- Ch 5: Mary in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation
- Ch 6: The History of the Church as “the Pillar and Foundation of the Truth” (1Ti 3:15)
- Ch 7: The Development of Christian Doctrine and Dogma
- Author’s Note on the Ecumenically Fruitful Reframing of Marian Doctrine in Terms of the Body of Christ the Church
- Appendix I- Deciphering The Protestant and Catholic Language Barrier
- Appendix II – Sharing Bible Canon and Other Catholic Concerns About Protestant Beliefs
- Appendix III: ‘Consecration to Jesus Through Mary’
- Volume III: The Papacy and Christian Unity in Diversity
- Introduction to The Papacy and Christian Unity in Diversity
- Ch 1: The Unity in Diversity of the Undivided Early Church
- Ch 2: The Papacy was an Integral Part of the Undivided Early Church
- Ch 3: The Catholic Church Recognizes Non-Catholic Christians as Brothers
- Ch 4: The Papacy’s Solid Foundation in the Bible
- Ch 5: The Papacy’s Solid Foundation in Undivided Early Church History
- Ch 6: The Full Implementation of Vatican II Bodes Well for Unity
- Ch 7: No Christian Who Values the Christian Unity Jesus Values Can Afford to Ignore Vatican II’s Biblical Ecclesiology
- Ch 8: The Goal is for All Christians to Think About Unity Like the Early Church Lived It
- The Genesis of This Book / Works Consulted
- Complete Table of Contents and Summary
- Volume I: Rediscovering the Early Church’s Unity in Diversity
- The Spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the First Millennium of the Undivided Early Church
- 1- The ‘Common Creed’ of Christianity
- 2- God:The Trinitarian Family of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
- 3- The 7 Covenants of the One Ongoing Covenant Family of God
- 4- Covenants make Families
- 5- The Single Overarching Story Told in the Bible
- 6- The Spread of the Gospel Pt.1: The Old Testament History Leading up to the New Testament Church
- 7- Pt.2: The New Testament Spread of the Gospel From Christian (‘Messianic’) Jews to the Gentiles
- 8- Pt.3: The Spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Formation of the Original Pentarchy of Five Patriarchates (Church Provinces)
- 9- The “Daughter Churches” of the Original ‘Pentarchy’ of Christian Sister Churches and Patriarchates
- 12- The Faithful Line of the People of God
- 13- First Millennium Highlights of the Pentarchy of the First Five Christian Patriarchates and their Contributions to the One Church of Christ
- 19- Ecumenical Conclusion
- 20- A Proposal for Reunification According to the Model of the Undivided Early Church
- 21- Vatican II on the Nature and Structure of the Church as the Mystery of the Body of Christ
- 22- Vatican II on The Holy Spirit as the Source of the Church’s Unity
- Sola Scriptura or Prima Scriptura?
- We Must Always Confirm Our Vast Common Ground Before Discussing Our Differences
- Introduction to Sola Scriptura or Prima Scriptura?
- Sacred Tradition Is the Bride of Christ Dancing with Him Throughout History
- The Magisterium (Teaching Office)-the Apostolic Authority to Settle Christian Disputes over Interpretation Passed on in theLiving Body of Christ the Church in Order to Preserve Orthodoxy
- Closer Than We Think: Catholic Prima Scriptura in Relation to Protestant Sola Scriptura: The Bible First though Not Alone
- How Scriptural Testimony Is Used: Finding Biblical Principles
- The Testimony of the Scriptures and the Principles Which Follow
- Principles Which Do Not Follow from the Testimony of the Scriptures
- The Canon of Scripture Itself Cannot Be Drawn from Scripture Alone, but Is a Product of the Sacred Tradition and the Magisterium of the Living Body of Christ the Church
- The “Lesser Eastern Churches” are Historically Associated with Major Heresies But are Not (Or No Longer) Necessarily Heretical, Leaving Hope for Reunion Among the Orthodox and Catholic Eastern Churches
- So That The World May Believe
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Founder Invited to Ecumenical Summit in Rome
The Institute for Promoting the Gift of Truth is pleased to report that our Founder, Peter William John Baptiste SFO, has been invited to be one of about 35 participants from around the world in the 6th Annual Springtime of … Continue reading
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New Additions to the Vatican II Page
May the Peace and Joy of Jesus settle deeply in your souls! There are a number of new additions to the Vatican II page which we encourage all interested to peruse. A brief excerpt from one of the additons follows: … Continue reading
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Introducing the Institute for Promoting the Gift of Truth
To all visitors to the Christian Unity in Diversity Central website, May the Grace and Peace of Jesus be with all of you! I am pleased to announce that as of May 28, in the Year of Our Lord 2010, … Continue reading
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New! Edition 2.0 of The Spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the First Millennium of the Undivided Early Church
To all browsers of Christian Unity in Diversity Central, May the Grace and Peace of Jesus be with you! I am pleased to announce the publication of Internet Edition 2.0 of The Spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in … Continue reading
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New Sections on the Creed and Family Theology Pages
May the Grace and Peace of Jesus be with all of our visitors! For your perusal, a new section has been added to the bottom of the Creed page, entitled The First Step to the “Complete Unity” (John 17:23) Jesus … Continue reading
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