Author : Mary Alice Chrnalogar
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 15,1 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310234081
Chrnalogar, an expert in the field who has helped rescue victims from abusive, cult-like churches, alerts readers to the tactics of manipulative, controlling church leaders. Each chapter ends with a practical checklist for selfanalysis, a tool to help readers assess the situation in their own church groups.
Author : Andrew Farley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 22,59 MB
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1621579026
Let's face it—the Bible contains passages that are challenging to interpret and can even incite fear. Sure, we want to believe God's grace applies to our unique troubles: addiction, divorce, habitual sins, or a feeling of distance from God because we don't measure up. Still, perplexing Bible passages eat at us. Bestselling author and radio host Dr. Andrew Farley is known to blitzkrieg legalistic and lifeless interpretations with his discerning take on controversial Scriptures. In Twisted Scripture, Andrew skewers sacred cows and shatters destructive lies, bringing the undiluted truth about God's love and grace in a colorful and conversational look at the most controversial passages in the New Testament. This book offers more than just encouragement and freedom. It may change everything about the way you see yourself and God.
Author : James W. Sire
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,86 MB
Release : 2009-09-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830876846
How often have you encountered some bizarre doctrine only to be stunned to hear a Bible verse quoted to support it? With new religious cults springing up almost daily and old ones growing rapidly, this is more and more common. How are they seemingly able to twist Scripture to mean something orthodox Christians have never believed it to mean in two thousand years? James Sire, author of The Universe Next Door and How to Read Slowly, has isolated twenty separate kinds of reading errors which are characteristically made by cultists as they interpret the Bible. He covers the full range from simple misquotation to complex argumentation which links one slightly eccentric interpretation to another, mixes in a few orthodox readings and ends with a conclusion totally foreign to the biblical world view. Sire also handles twisted translation, overspecification, virtue by association, ignoring the context and other flawed interpretations. A book to help us all become better readers of the Scriptures.
Author : Mary Alice Chrnalogar
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 17,50 MB
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310874084
For Someone Else If You’re Concerned. For Yourself If You’ve Ever Wondered.You joined your church because of its intensity for God. Like no other place, it’s helped you discover the meaning of obedience. Of teachableness. Of death to self. If there’s one problem, it’s the confusion that sometimes comes from your own carnal thinking. But God has given you leaders who can lovingly correct a doubting, independent spirit and help you choose God’s best for your life.How can you go wrong with a church like that? Easily. What you’ve just read actually fits the profile of many abusive churches. Twisted Scriptures reveals in depth how the Bible can be distorted in ways that rob you of the liberty Jesus died to give you. You might be shocked at what you discover. This book uncovers the subtle but powerful techniques by which, in the name of truth, controlling leaders manipulate and intimidate countless believers. It also supplies tools for overcoming persuasive, deceptive teachings and practices. Thousands of Christians have already moved from struggle to true freedom and hope through Twisted Scriptures. If you truly want to grow in everything God made you to be, you owe it to yourself to read this book.
Author : Rebecca Davis
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 12,74 MB
Release : 2021-02-28
Category :
ISBN : 9780998943558
Untwisting Scriptures to show the truth regarding false claims of "patriarchy" and "authority" made in Christian and pseudo-Christians homes and churches.
Author : Derek W. H. Thomas
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 49,86 MB
Release : 2016-08
Category :
ISBN : 9781567697155
Teaching Outline + Study Guide for The Book of Job
Author : Eric J. Bargerhuff
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 22,83 MB
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1441270078
High-Interest Guide Sure to Spark Curiosity and Conversation A surprising number of well-known Bible verses are commonly misused and misunderstood. Whether intentionally or not, people take important verses out of context, and pastor and Bible scholar Eric J. Bargerhuff has seen the effects: confusion, faulty decisions, sin being dismissed, and more. With a deft touch, he helps readers understand and apply sound principles of interpretation and application of twenty familiar verses. This concise high-interest approach appeals to the curious as well as readers concerned about incorrect theology.
Author : Emmy Kegler
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 40,15 MB
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1506448291
The stories of Scripture are for everyone. No exceptions. Emmy Kegler has a complicated relationship with the Bible. As a queer woman who grew up in both conservative Evangelical and progressive Protestant churches, she knows too well how Scripture can be used to wound and exclude. And yet, the stories of Scripture continue to captivate and inspire her--both as a person of faith and as a pastor to a congregation. So she set out to fall in love with the Bible, wrestling with the stories inside, where she met a God who continues to seek us out--appearing again and again as a voice, a presence, and a promise. Whenever we are pushed to the edges, our voices silenced, or our stories dismissed, God goes out after us--seeking us until we are found again. And God is seeking out those whose voices we too quickly silence and dismiss, too. Because God's story is a story of welcome and acceptance for everyone--no exceptions. Kegler shows us that even when we feel like lost and dusty coins--rusted from others' indifference, misspent and misused--God picks up a broom and sweeps every corner of creation to find us.
Author : Sean McDowell
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 1440 pages
File Size : 10,66 MB
Release : 2010-02
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 1586404938
Provides Old and New Testament text, accompanied by articles and features to help young students better articulate and defend their faith as they begin to approach young adulthood.
Author : Andrew Farley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,79 MB
Release : 2021-03-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1684511275
Should Your Heart Be Tested or Trusted? Many believers are convinced they have a “deceitful” and “wicked” heart that is not to be trusted. Theirs is a faith of duty and obligation—only a faint imitation of the full and abundant life Jesus promised. This provocative book invites you to a radically different approach, an inspiring move from head to heart that affects every aspect of your life: how you handle conflict, how you communicate with and love others, and how you view yourself and God. There’s a place of purity within you where Jesus lives. God calls you to live from this perfect place—not merely from your head, but from your heart. Knowing the perfect you means no more waiting for closeness with God. Knowing the perfect you brings a freedom in Jesus that you’ve never experienced before. “In this captivating book, Andrew Farley and Tim Chalas invite you to celebrate God’s perfect (and accurate!) view of you.” —BART MILLARD, singer/songwriter for MercyMe
