Author : Kate Bowler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 25,2 MB
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 0190876735
Gospels -- Faith -- Wealth -- Health -- Victory -- American blessing -- Megachurch table -- Naming names.
Author : Peter J. Leithart
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 19,95 MB
Release : 2021-03-24
Category :
ISBN : 9781683594635
You've been baptized. But do you understand what it means? Baptism is the doorway into membership in the church. It's a public declaration of the washing away of our sin and the beginning of our new life in Christ. But the sacrament that is meant to unite us is often a spring of division instead. All Christians use water to baptize. All invoke the triune name. Beyond that, there's little consensus. Talk about baptism and you're immediately plunged into arguments. Whom should we baptize? What does baptism do? Why even do it at all? Peter Leithart reunifies a church divided by baptism. He recovers the baptismal imagination of the Bible, explaining how baptism works according to Scripture. Then, in conversation with Christian tradition, he shows why baptism is something worth recovering and worth agreeing on.
Author : Anthony C. Thiselton
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 37,67 MB
Release : 2011-12-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1467434884
Writing in the wake of a near-fatal stroke, eminent theologian Anthony C. Thiselton addresses a universally significant topic: death and what comes next. This distinctive study of "the last things" comprehensively explores questions about individual death, the intermediate state, the return of Christ, the resurrection of the dead, hell, the final state of the redeemed, and more. At once scholarly and pastoral, Thiselton's Life after Death offers biblically astute, historically informed, and intellectually sound answers -- making this book an invaluable resource for thinking Christians.
Author : Albert B. Simpson
Publisher : New York : Christian Alliance Publishing Company
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 36,4 MB
Release : 1915
Category : Medicine
ISBN :
Author : Billy Graham
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,56 MB
Release : 2017-03-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0718088093
Billy Graham shares God's gentle, reassuring promise of spiritual calm and authentic peace in a world falling apart at the seams. In a culture that values "quality of life" and personal happiness above all else, why are so many of us unhappy, anxious, lonely, on the brink of despair? Why do so many of us feel empty, even though we live surrounded by plenty? In Peace with God, Reverend Graham takes you on a great quest to find the answers to life's purpose. Along the way, he answers essential questions to understanding the true hope at the foundation of the Christian faith—questions like: What is God like? Why did Jesus come? What is repentance? How can I be sure of salvation? How should a Christian live? "God's peace can be in your heart—right now . . .Whatever the circumstances, whatever the call, whatever the duty, whatever the price, whatever the sacrifice—His strength will be your strength in your hour of need. It's all yours, and it's free." Peace with God is a timeless message of hope for all those struggling with despair and loneliness. Billy Graham will beckon you on the path to lasting peace as he describes the basics of the biblical message, the problem of sin, the tenets of the Christian way of life, and the glorious hope for the future.
Author : John Dear
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 20,90 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1570759367
The raising of Lazarus in John's Gospel is one of the most dramatic and poignant episodes in scripture. This title offers a compelling new reading of the story of Lazarus, which calls us all to pursue a life of peace.
Author : Jack Cottrell
Publisher : College Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 20,38 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780899003412
"Scripture is far from silent on the subject of baptism, yet history is strewn with such a variety of perspectives that it becomes difficult to gain a clear view of what the Bible itself actually has to say: How would the original readers of Acts, Romans, or Colossians have understood the texts concerning baptism when they read them for the very first time? How do readers of today understand the baptismal references of the New Testament if they have no particular commitment to a certain theological point of view? In thirteen chapters, Dr. Cottrell discusses the twelve major texts in the New Testament and does so by examining the meaning of the original words, the historical background, and the comparative references. The texts covered: Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-16, John 3:3-5, Acts 2:38-39, Acts 22:16, Romans 6:3-4, 1 Corinthians 12:13, Galatians 3:26-27, Ephesians 5:25-27, Colossians 2:11-13, Titus 3:5, 1 Peter 3:21"--P. [4] of cover.
Author : Jack Hayford
Publisher : Tyndale Momentum
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 49,37 MB
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780842346771
Hayford discusses the newborn believer's relationship to God, how the Bible can help the believer, types of baptisms, and the importance of spending time with other believers.
Author : Various Authors,
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 6793 pages
File Size : 15,23 MB
Release : 2008-09-02
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 0310294142
The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.
Author : J. Todd Billings
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 37,90 MB
Release : 2015-02-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1441222901
At the age of thirty-nine, Christian theologian Todd Billings was diagnosed with a rare form of incurable cancer. In the wake of that diagnosis, he began grappling with the hard theological questions we face in the midst of crisis: Why me? Why now? Where is God in all of this? This eloquently written book shares Billings's journey, struggle, and reflections on providence, lament, and life in Christ in light of his illness, moving beyond pat answers toward hope in God's promises. Theologically robust yet eminently practical, it engages the open questions, areas of mystery, and times of disorientation in the Christian life. Billings offers concrete examples through autobiography, cultural commentary, and stories from others, showing how our human stories of joy and grief can be incorporated into the larger biblical story of God's saving work in Christ.
