J
ohn Nelson Darby, an honoured servant of the Lord Jesus Christ, like many bemoaned the state of Christendom – its sects, its human organisation and its earthly outlook. Clericalism – hierarchical church leadership with the leadership of an assembly in a single person, was not of God. From scripture, he perceived that the true Church – Christ’s bride was heavenly and perfect. The way out for Christians cannot be by reforming or rebuilding, but by separating from what is evil, and in grace serving the Lord in simplicity.
He wrote some well-known papers on ‘The Faith once delivered to the saints’ and many other works covering how we can gather, and many others on the Church as the body of Christ, the public ruin, the evils of clericalism, and how to handle difficulties.
adayofsmallthings.com has summarised some of these. Please see the index below.
| Author or JN Darby Simplified |
Title | Based on Original Title | Source |
JND Classics for the Church: The Faith once delivered to the Saints |
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| J N Darby Simplified | Knowing where we are, and what God wants us to do, in the Confused State of Christendom | The Faith once delivered to the Saints – Brief summary of seven papers by J N Darby | |
| J N Darby Simplified | The Path for the Christian in the Ruin of Christendom | The Faith once delivered to the Saints | Vol 32 Miscellaneous 1 p379 |
| J N Darby Simplified | Church Unity and Sectarianism | The Nature and Unity of the Church of Christ | Vol 1 Ecclesiastical 1 – p20 |
| J N Darby Simplified | Separation from Evil and Christian Unity | Separation from Evil, God’s Principle of Unity | Vol 1 Ecclesiastical 1 – p353 |
| J N Darby Simplified | God’s Love and Grace – Holiness, Unity and Christian Gathering | Grace, the Power of Unity and of Gathering | Vol 1 Ecclesiastical 1 – p366 |
| JN Darby Simplified | On Independent Churches, Independent Local Assemblies, Personal Judgment and Conscience | On Ecclesiastical Independency | Vol 14 Ecclesiastical 3 – p301 |
| J N Darby Simplified | The Church as the Body of Christ, the Church as the Habitation of God, and Local Churches | Churches and the Church | Vol 20 Ecclesiastical 4 – p318 |
| JN Darby Simplified | The Evil of Clericalism – One Man should not Run a Church or Assembly | The Notion of a Clergyman, Dispensationally the Sin against the Holy Ghost | Vol 1 Ecclesiastical 1 – p36 |
What is the True Church? |
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| JN Darby Simplified | The Jews and the Church | Law | Vol 10 Doctrinal 3 p1 |
| JN Darby Simplified | Confusion as to the Church – The House and the Body | The Church , the House and the Body | Vol 14 Ecclesiastical 3 p91 |
| J B Stoney | Christ loves the Assembly | ||
| Sosthenes | The Church and the Gospel – The Church does not Teach or Preach | ||
The Public Breakdown – the State of Christendom |
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| JN Darby Simplified | The Faith once delivered to the Saints – Knowing where we are, and what God wants us to do, in the Confused State of Christendom | The Faith once delivered to the Saints – Brief summaries of seven papers by J N Darby | |
| Sosthenes | The Sad State of the Church | ||
Clericalism and Church Organisation |
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| JN Darby Simplified | The Evil of Clericalism – One Man should not Run a Church or Assembly | The Notion of a Clergyman, Dispensationally the Sin against the Holy Ghost | Vol 1 Ecclesiastical 1 – p36 |
| JN Darby Simplified | Priests | Who is a Priest and What is a Priest? | Vol 10 Doctrinal 3 p209. |
| JN Darby Simplified | All Preaching should be Lay Preaching | On Lay Preaching | Vol 1 Ecclesiastical 1 p131 |
| JN Darby Simplified | Bishops – How did they come about? | Episcopacy: What ground is there in Scripture or History for accounting it an Institution of God? | vol. 20 Eccesiastical 4 p307 |
| Sosthenes | Clericalism, a Cautionary Tale | ||
Local Churches and Gatherings |
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| JN Darby Simplified | Establishing, or Planting Churches | On the Formation of Churches | Vol 1 Ecclesiastical 1 p138 |
| JN Darby Simplified | On Independent Churches, Independent Local Assemblies, Personal Judgment and Conscience | On Ecclesiastical Independency | Vol 14 Ecclesiastical 3 – p301 |
| Charles Coates | Local Responsibility | ||
| Charles Coates | What would happen if Somebody from Thyatira left that Company and tried to Break Bread in Philadelphia | ||
Church Experience – Collective |
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| J N Darby Simplified | JND’s Advice for when Things get Difficult amongst Brethren | ||
| J N Darby Simplified | The Spirit in which we should be when the Church is Forced to Exercise Discipline | On Discipline | Vol 1 Ecclesiastical 1 p338 |
| Charles Coates | Brethren do not Divide | Miscellaneous Ministry on Thessalonians-Revelation | CAC Vol 33 p 57 and 450 |
| Charles Coates | How we should React in Regard to an Assembly where there is Division | ||
| Malcolm Biggs | Principles Relating to Christian Fellowship | ||
| James Taylor | Two or Three | New Series vol 29, p. 300 | |
| Sosthenes | Latitudinarianism | ||
| Sosthenes | What do we mean by Fellowship? | ||
| Sosthenes | Christian Fellowship is an Experience, not a Membership System | ||
| Sosthenes | First to the Lord, and to us – Have we had it the Wrong Way Round? | ||
Church Experience – Personal |
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| J N Darby Simplified | Am I Gathering to the Lord as a Member of the Body of Christ, or as a Member of a Sect? | What is a Sect | Vol 14 Ecclesiastical 3 p362 |
| Frederick Raven | I am not a Member of any Company | Reading on Matthew 13 | F.E. Raven, Volume 15 – page 357 |
| Harry Foster | The Perils of Legality | ||
| Sosthenes | Christians Leaving their Comfort Zone | ||
| Sosthenes | How are we to regard other Christians | ||
| Frederick Raven | Exclusiveness | (F E Raven, Letters p302) | |
| Brian Deck – Frederick Raven | God never rebuilds what has failed but rather falls back on His promises – FER | ||