Enemy in the Promised Land
Author : Sana Hasan
Publisher : Schocken
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 43,2 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780805208535
OVERCOMING THE 7 ENEMIES BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR PROMISED LAND
Author : Hlompho Phamodi
Publisher : Hlompho Phamodi
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 45,51 MB
Release :
Category : Religion
ISBN :
Book Description
It is a desire of every Child of God to reach and fulfill their destiny. I believe with all my heart that it is Gods will for you to make it into your promised land. The Bible clearly states that what happened to Israel from Egypt, into the wilderness and to the Promised Land was all written for us; as an example and a warning for us of whom the end of the age has come. (1 Corinthians 10:6-11), that we should not lust after evil as they did, neither be idolaters as were some of them, neither let us commit fornication as they did. Neither let us tempt Christ as some of them also tempted Him and were destroyed by a serpents. When you read the book of Exodus and the disappointing events that happened to Israel, God is speaking and saying to you and me, take heed and do not fall into the same trap. Now in this book, I speak about what I call the seven ‘ITES’ before Israel they are basically the seven mighty nations God allowed to be an obstacle between where Israel was in the wilderness and where they needed to go, which is Canaan or the promised land. They are the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites. God clearly states that they are indeed mighty and strong, but Israel needs not to worry She will utterly destroy them by Gods power....
Reasonable Faith
Author : William Lane Craig
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 45,78 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433501155
Book Description
This updated edition by one of the world's leading apologists presents a systematic, positive case for Christianity that reflects the latest work in the contemporary hard sciences and humanities. Brilliant and accessible.
The God I Don't Understand
Author : Christopher J. H. Wright
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 15,94 MB
Release : 2009-05-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310574358
Book Description
Many Christians believe that they have to understand everything about their faith for that faith to be genuine. This isn't true. There are many things we don't understand about God, His Word, and His works. And this is actually one of the greatest things about the Christian faith: that there are areas of mystery that lie beyond the keenest scholarship or even the most profound spiritual exercises. Sadly, for many people these problems raise so many questions and uncertainties that faith itself becomes a struggle. But questions, and even doubts, are part of faith. Chris Wright encourages us to face the limitations of our understanding and to acknowledge the pain and grief they can often cause. In The God I Don't Understand, he focuses on four of the most mysterious subjects in the Bible and reflects upon why it's important to ask questions without having to provide the answer: The problem of evil and suffering. The genocide of the Canaanites. The cross and the crucifixion. The end of the world. "However strongly we believe in divine revelation, we must acknowledge both that God has not revealed everything and that much of what he has revealed is not plain. It is because Dr. Wright confronts biblical problems with a combination of honesty and humility that I warmly commend this book." —John Stott
How to Have an Enemy
Author : Melissa Florer-Bixler
Publisher : Herald Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,42 MB
Release : 2021-07-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781513808147
Book Description
Does Jesus’ call to love our enemies mean that we should remain silent in the face of injustice? Jesus called us to love our enemies. But to befriend an enemy, we first have to acknowledge their existence, understand who they are, and recognize the ways they are acting in opposition to God’s good news. In How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and the Work of Peace, Melissa Florer-Bixler looks closely at what the Bible says about enemies—who they are, what they do, and how Jesus and his followers responded to them. The result is a theology that allows us to name our enemies as a form of truth-telling about ourselves, our communities, and the histories in which our lives are embedded. Only then can we grapple with the power of the acts of destruction carried out by our enemies, and invite them to lay down their enmity, opening a path for healing, reconciliation, and unity. Jesus named and confronted his enemies as an essential part to loving them. In this provocative book, Florer-Bixler calls us to do the same.
Fire by Night
Author : Melissa Florer-Bixler
Publisher : MennoMedia, Inc.
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 30,2 MB
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1513804200
Book Description
What do we do with the Old Testament? How do we read words written in a world so different from ours, stories so ruthless and so filled with grace? In Fire by Night, pastor Melissa Florer-Bixler invites readers to marvel at the Old Testament. Page after page, in stories and poems and prophecies, the Hebrew Scripture introduces us to a God who is unwieldy and uncontrollable, common and extraordinary, and who brings both life and death. Using stories from Scripture and from her ministry, Florer-Bixler braids together the text with the sometimes ordinary, sometimes radical grace of God. The same passages that confuse and horrify and baffle us can, if we are paying attention, lure us closer toward God. This God has traveled with people through cloud and fire, by day and by night, since the beginning of time. The Old Testament is a perplexing book of profound grace, hope, and beauty. It’s a book of fire. To read the Old Testament is to draw close to God’s love, which continues to burn away our expectations and set us ablaze. This God has traveled with people through pillars of cloud and fire, by day and by night, since the days of the exodus.
My Promised Land
Author : Ari Shavit
Publisher : Random House
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 28,26 MB
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0812984641
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR “A deeply reported, deeply personal history of Zionism and Israel that does something few books even attempt: It balances the strength and weakness, the idealism and the brutality, the hope and the horror, that has always been at Zionism’s heart.”—Ezra Klein, The New York Times Winner of the Natan Book Award, the National Jewish Book Award, and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Ari Shavit’s riveting work, now updated with new material, draws on historical documents, interviews, and private diaries and letters, as well as his own family’s story, to create a narrative larger than the sum of its parts: both personal and of profound historical dimension. As he examines the complexities and contradictions of the Israeli condition, Shavit asks difficult but important questions: Why did Israel come to be? How did it come to be? Can it survive? Culminating with an analysis of the issues and threats that Israel is facing, My Promised Land uses the defining events of the past to shed new light on the present. Shavit’s analysis of Israeli history provides a landmark portrait of a small, vibrant country living on the edge, whose identity and presence play a crucial role in today’s global political landscape.
Mercy for Today
Author : Jonathan Parnell
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 31,22 MB
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1535959266
Book Description
You cannot make it without God’s mercy. Do we just need God’s grace in dark and shameful moments? Are prayers for mercy only for those times when we really mess up? Jonathan Parnell says we need God’s mercy all the time. In fact, contrary to many church cultures, Parnell shows that asking God for mercy should be as regular as asking God for our daily bread. There’s no doubt that David was in a terrible predicament when he first prayed the words of Psalm 51. It was a dark and shameful moment in the Bible, and one so dark and shameful it seldom feels relevant to us today. But David’s most desperate prayer is really a prayer for all of us—and not just for our worst moments, but for our every moment. In these pages, you'll discover: how to pray a daily, memorable prayer derived from Psalm 51 how to practice daily repentance and soul care how to pursue God and experience his joy in the Christian life This is God’s mercy, and it’s Mercy for Today.
Paul and Gender
Author : Cynthia Long Westfall
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 14,93 MB
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1493404814
Book Description
A Coherent Pauline Theology of Gender Respected New Testament scholar Cynthia Long Westfall offers a coherent Pauline theology of gender, which includes fresh perspectives on the most controverted texts. Westfall interprets passages on women and men together and places those passages in the context of the Pauline corpus as a whole. She offers viable alternatives for some notorious interpretive problems in certain Pauline passages, reframing gender issues in a way that stimulates thinking, promotes discussion, and moves the conversation forward. As Westfall explores the significance of Paul's teaching on both genders, she seeks to support and equip males and females to serve in their area of gifting.
Spirit Wars
Author : Kris Vallotton
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 26,84 MB
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1441270167
Book Description
You know the battle is raging--but are you fighting the right enemy? Just as enemies fought Joshua in the Promised Land, and Nehemiah faced opposition as he rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem, our enemy will fight us as we approach the spiritual terrain God has promised us. Most Christians retreat at the first sign of conflict because they fail to recognize the true nature of the battle. But you can prevail in freedom and joy. Sharing his deeply personal story of demonic bondage, torment and ultimate deliverance, pastor and bestselling author Kris Vallotton turns the idea of spiritual warfare as we know it on its head. He reveals the diabolical lies and strategies of the enemy--attacks and traps so subtle and deceptive that we may find our souls and hearts imprisoned without even knowing it. No more! Now you can win the invisible battle against sin and the enemy. Victory is within your grasp. Will you take hold? "It is with great excitement that I recommend this book to you, knowing that fruit will increase until Jesus gets His full reward."--Bill Johnson, author, When Heaven Invades Earth and The Essential Guide to Healing, senior pastor, Bethel Church, Redding, California
