Download or read book Great Doctrines of the Bible Three Volumes in One God the Father God the Son God the Holy Spirit The Church and the Last Things written by Martyn Lloyd-Jones and published by Great Doctrines of the Bible. This book was released on 2012-10-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Including three classic volumes: God the Father, God the Son; God the Holy Spirit; and The Church and the Last Things--this three-in-one set helps people understand and apply Christian theology. Now available in paperback with a new cover.
Download or read book The Great Doctrines of the Bible written by William Evans and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the fact that the Christian tradition is prevalent, if not dominant, throughout much of the Western world, there remains a considerable amount of confusion and debate over the actual doctrines that feature in this belief system. In this volume, The Great Doctrines of the Bible, author William Evans identifies and explains some of the most important doctrinal and dogmatic tenets of the Christian faith.
Download or read book Holy Gravity written by Laura Jackson and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you heard people say, “Fearing God doesn’t mean to be afraid of Him but to be in awe of Him and revere Him?” I have, too. But what if it’s more than that? And what if this fear can change our lives? We are living in dark, chaotic times where sin is raging in the world and our hearts. Even many in churches who say they love God are fighting habitual sins. What if our sin problem is a fear problem? In my grief, I searched Scripture, asking the Lord for a deeper understanding of the fear of God. He revealed a powerful point of clarification—fearing God is not only a mindset but a way of life. It’s not just how we feel or what we think about God but how we respond visibly to His glory. With Scripture as its foundation and authority, Holy Gravity explores the connection between our sanctification and the fear of God. God’s people are to be set apart; our greatest distinction from the world is our fear of God manifested in holy living. Through a relationship with Jesus Christ, God frees us from sin, maturing us by the Holy Spirit in visible ways. In this place of God-focused fear, we can offer the hope of Christ to the world and one another. I pray you will find that God intends our fear of Him to transform our lives and make us holy. “Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” Ecclesiastes 12:13
Download or read book God the Holy Spirit written by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones and published by Crossway Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second in a series of three volumes exploring the essentials of Christian doctrine. This one focuses on the person and mighty work of the Holy Spirit.
Download or read book Father Son and Spirit written by Andreas J. Köstenberger and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2016-02-10 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the patristic period until today, John's Gospel has served as a major source for the church's knowledge, doctrine and worship of the triune God. Among all New Testament documents the Fourth Gospel provides not only the most raw material for the doctrine of the Trinity, but also the most highly developed patterns of reflection on this material—particularly patterns that seek to account in some way for the distinct personhood and divinity of Father, Son and Spirit without compromising the unity of God. While there have been recent, fine studies on aspects of John's doctrine of God, it is surprising that none summarizes and synthasizes what John has to say about God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In order to fill this gap, Köstenberger and Swain offer a fresh examination of John's trinitarian vision in this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume. Part One situates John's trinitarian teaching within the context of Second Temple Jewish monotheism. Part Two examines the Gospel narrative in order to trace the characterization of God as Father, Son and Spirit, followed by a brief synthesis. Part Three deals more fully with major trinitarian themes in the Fourth Gospel, including its account of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and mission. A final chapter discusses the significance of John's Gospel for the church's doctrine of the Trinity, and a brief conclusion summarizes some practical implications. Addressing key issues in biblical theology, the works comprising New Studies in Biblical Theology are creative attempts to help Christians better understand their Bibles. The NSBT series is edited by D. A. Carson, aiming to simultaneously instruct and to edify, to interact with current scholarship and to point the way ahead.
Download or read book The Church and the Last Things written by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last book in a three-volume series by one of the most influential preachers of this century exploring the essentials of Christian doctrine focuses on echatalogical issues and the church.
Download or read book On the Trinity written by Saint Augustine of Hippo and published by Aeterna Press. This book was released on with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The following dissertation concerning the Trinity, as the reader ought to be informed, has been written in order to guard against the sophistries of those who disdain to begin with faith, and are deceived by a crude and perverse love of reason. Now one class of such men endeavor to transfer to things incorporeal and spiritual the ideas they have formed, whether through experience of the bodily senses, or by natural human wit and diligent quickness, or by the aid of art, from things corporeal; so as to seek to measure and conceive of the former by the latter. Aeterna Press
Download or read book Acts 6 volumes in 3 written by Martyn Lloyd-Jones and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2013-08-31 with total page 2117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book of Acts records some of the most important events in the New Testament: the birth of the church, the coming of the Holy Spirit, bold preaching and dramatic missionary journeys. In addition to providing incredible insights into the growth of the apostolic church, Acts also encourages and challenges Christians today, spurring readers on to wholehearted devotion to Christ. In this newly revised, three-volume collection of sermons, famed preacher Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones explains the message of the first eight chapters of Acts with clear language and pastoral warmth. From Peter’s bold preaching to the dramatic stoning of Stephen, Lloyd-Jones points readers back to the foundational figures and key events of the Christian faith, emphasizing the basic truths undergirding genuine belief.
Download or read book God the Father God the Son written by David Martyn Lloyd-Jones and published by Good News Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was compiled for people who want to understand the essentials of Christian doctrine so that they can test the teachings offered by the world.
Download or read book Is God a Trinity written by United Church of God and published by United Church of God. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You might be surprised to find that God is not a trinity. The Trinity is one of mainstream Christianity’s most widely accepted and revered doctrines held by millions of Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox believers. The belief that God is three persons—the Father, Son and Holy Spirit—coexisting in one being is how the trinity doctrine is often defined. But the word trinity appears nowhere within the pages of the Bible. You can not cling to long-held religious traditions if they contradict the Scriptures. Your beliefs must rest solidly on the teachings of the Holy Bible. This Bible Study aid, "Is God a Trinity?", goes into great detail explaning the non-biblical origins of the trinity and how this false gospel replaced the true teachings of Jesus Christ. Discover how the Bible communicates a true picture of God and learn about the awesome plan He has promised for you and all mankind. Chapters in this ebook: -- Is the Trinity Biblical? -- The Surprising Origins of the Trinity Doctrine -- Greek Philosophy's Influence on the Trinity Doctrine -- How Ancient Trinitarian Gods Influenced Adoption of the Trinity -- A Spurious Reference to the Trinity Added in 1 John 5:7-8 -- How Is God Revealed in the Bible? -- Jesus Was Sent by the Father -- Jesus Christ: "The Rock" of the Old Testament -- The Apostles Understood Jesus to Be the Creator -- Did Jesus Christ Claim to Be God? -- "In the Beginning Was the Word" -- The Claim of Jesus' Disciples -- "There Is One God, the Father...and One Lord, Jesus Christ" -- God's Plan to "Bring Many Sons to Glory" -- Jesus Christ's Submission to the Father -- How Is God One? -- "The Lord Our God, the Lord Is One" -- Seven Scriptures That Debunk the Trinity as a Single Being -- Elohim: The Plurality of God -- Is the Holy Spirit a Person? -- Does Matthew 28:19 Prove the Trinity? -- Why the Holy Spirit Is Sometimes Incorrectly Referred to as "He" and "Him" -- What About Passages That "Prove" the Trinity? -- The Holy Spirit: God's Transforming Power -- How to Stir Up God's Spirit -- God's Nature and Character -- God's Purpose for You -- The Likeness of God -- Do Some Verses Deny a Divine Family? -- The God Family Inside this Bible Study Aid ebook: "Most people assume that everything that bears the label “Christian” must have originated with Jesus Christ and His early followers. But this is definitely not the case." "Many historians and religious scholars, some quoted in this publication, attest to the influence of Greek or Platonic philosophy in the development and acceptance of the Trinity doctrine in the fourth century." God the Father is the One who calls us to baptism and a new way of life (John 6:44, 65), and it is His goodness that leads us to repentance and baptism (Romans 2:4). "As even the New Catholic Encyclopedia, quoted from earlier, acknowledges: “The majority of New Testament texts reveal God’s spirit as something, not someone; this is especially seen in the parallelism between the spirit and the power of God..."
Download or read book The Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit written by Vel Hobbs and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does Scripture teach there are three persons in the ONE GOD ... the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit? Can one be only partially saved? Does salvation require repentance and works? You decide.
Download or read book One God Existing in 3 Persons written by Repsaj Jasper and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most important teaching of the Bible must begin with the doctrine concerning Divinity as revealed in the Bible. All known "Christian sects" todate believe in the doctrine that the Bible reveals that there existed/exists only One God. However, the majority of "Christian sects" believe that the Bible reveals the One God exist in 3 distinct Persons who are co-equal and co-eternal. Anyone who has a logical mind and who reads the Old Testament Scriptures from any or all the major English Bibles(such as KJV, NKJV, NASB & NIV) will come to the firm conclusion that there existed/exists only One God. And any unbiased and diligent student of the Bible who reads and carefully divides the New Testament Scriptures from any or all of the major English bibles(such as KJV, NKJV, NASB & NIV) will come to the following conclusions: - * The Father of Jesus Christ is God * Jesus Christ who was originally The Word is God * The Holy Spirit is God * There exists only One God * The Father is greater than the Son(Jesus Christ) and is greater than all, meaning the Father is greater than the Holy Spirit Therefore, there appears to be a contradiction within the New Testament according to all the major English bibles, which reveal that the Father is God, the Son(Jesus) is God and the Holy Spirit is God, and that means there are three Gods existing. Yet the English bibles of the New Testament also reveal that there is only One God!!! How can this be? This means the New Testament scriptures of all English bibles which reveal three Gods in existence also contradict the Old Testament scriptures of all the English bibles which reveal the existence of only One God. The revelation of the New Testament scriptures of all English bibles also contradict the belief that the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are co-equal. The New Testament scriptures reveal tha the Father is greatest, follows by the Son, Jesus Christ who is greater than the Holy Spirit. There being no revelation in all English bibles of the Old and New Testaments that the One God exists in three distinct Persons. The doctrine of Divinity is the first and most important doctrine. If theologians and preachers could and are not able to accurately reveal what are written in the Bible concerning Divinity, where is the CREDIBILITY FOR ANYONE TO BELIEVE WHAT THEY INTERPRET AND SAY WHAT THE BIBLE REVEAL? THE ABOVE WRITING IS THE REASON FOR THE RELEASE OF THIS BOOK. THE PURPOSE IS TO GIVE THE ACCURATE AND TRUE REVELATION OF GOD(S) AS STATED IN THE ORIGINAL TEXTS OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOUR. The Bible consisting of the Old and New Testaments is the Word of the God and is flawless and last forever - there must be consistency of any interpretation of any doctrine concerning any subject revealed in the Bible. Any doctrine, opinion pertaining to the Bible that has no concrete evidence from the word of the God or which is contradicted by other word of the God must be rejected because it could not and cannot be true. The word of the God is truth. Any doctrine that is not true is a lie. Anyone who believes in a lie is a liar and liars cannot inherit everlasting life. Many believers who believe strongly in a doctrine of only One God and/or the One God existing in 3 co-equal and co-eternal Persons are likely to fearful to give up what they have been taught and believed even when shown in this book to be untrue. Knowing and understanding and following the truth, the word of the God is the most important issue that every believer into Jesus Christ must do, especially on the subject concerning God(s) and the gospel of salvation. Believers who are led or who choose to read this Book must be diligent to check the content against the original Hebrew Old Testament and the original Greek New Testament texts and must have the courage to follow and obey the truth concerning the doctrine of God(s) as revealed in the unadulterated Bible.
Download or read book Our Triune God written by Philip Graham Ryken and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How are we to relate to a three-personed God? The idea of the Trinity may initially seem too abstract to understand, but the truth is that a deeper knowledge of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit has daily importance. Convinced that many Christians "have some level of awareness that God is triune...[but] are virtually Unitarian," the authors have written a practical and theologically robust resource to help readers grow closer to the Triune God. Philip Ryken and Michael LeFebvre examine the doctrine of the Trinity in four parts. They explain the roles of the Father, Son, and Spirit in salvation; answer difficult questions about the Trinity; explore the believer's relationship to each person of the Trinity; and provide an exposition of the various Gospel narratives depicting how the three persons of the Trinity work together to accomplish the redemptive purposes of God. Their careful treatment of these central truths captures important implications for the Christian life. Our Triune God is a helpful guide for Christians wanting to deepen their faith and for pastors as they shepherd their congregations toward a richer love of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Download or read book Setting Our Affections Upon Glory written by Martyn Lloyd-Jones and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2013 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this compilation of previously unpublished sermons, well-known pastor Martyn Lloyd-Jones powerfully exhorts Christians to focus their affections on the God of the Bible, addressing issues such as prayer, the church, and evangelism.
Download or read book Testing the Trinity Reclaiming the Mystery of Father Son and Spirit written by Shawn Stamp and published by BookLocker.com, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-12-05 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you consider the aspects of Christianity that differentiate it from other religions, one of its most distinguishing characteristics is certainly the notion of a "triune God." This concept has been the bedrock of Christian orthodoxy for almost two millennia, and even today remains the standard by which everything claiming to be Christian is measured. Indeed, in many respects the Trinity has actually become Christianity’s defining doctrine. In addition to its singular importance, though, the Trinity is also one of the most enigmatic doctrines of the Christian faith. For even though most believers are aware of the Trinity, they would probably be hard-pressed to explain it without slipping into heresy themselves. They know it has something to do with "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit," and that the three are somehow one, but that’s about the extent of it. That being said, perhaps the most perplexing thing about this doctrine is that neither the word "Trinity" nor its central premise of "one God in three persons" can be found in Scripture! This comes as a shock to most Christians, who tacitly assume that something as essential as the Trinity must be on virtually every page of the Bible. In reality, though, the Trinity gradually took shape during the 300+ years after the close of the New Testament, a synthesis of Christian doctrine and concepts borrowed from Greek philosophical and religious systems. If you’ve ever had to wrestle with the ideas of Plato and Aristotle, you can start to appreciate why the Trinity is so hard to grasp. So in light of all this, why are we still talking about this doctrine after almost 2,000 years? It’s not in the Bible, most Christians can’t comprehend it, and yet it is deemed to be the litmus test of orthodoxy! Granted, the Trinity has been used many times over the years to vanquish some of the most serious threats that the church has faced; still, when you look at the history of this doctrine it sure feels like the early church fell into the very trap that Paul had warned them about. In his letter to the Colossians, he admonished the church to steer clear of "empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense," yet here we are. Fortunately, there is a better answer to the riddle of "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit." We simply need to allow Scripture to speak for itself, rather than listening to it through its would-be interpreter, the Trinity. This is not an easy task, to be sure, since we have been so indoctrinated with the Trinity that it is hard to see anything else when we open the pages of the Bible. Nevertheless, when we set God’s tri-partite designation in the context of the Kingdom of God and the Bible’s overarching story of redemption, the truth of this phrase starts to emerge. The trick, of course, is doing that without also slipping into heresy…which is exactly what "Testing the Trinity" strives to accomplish.
Download or read book Catechism of the Catholic Church written by U.S. Catholic Church and published by Image. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 849 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 3 million copies sold! Essential reading for Catholics of all walks of life. Here it is - the first new Catechism of the Catholic Church in more than 400 years, a complete summary of what Catholics around the world commonly believe. The Catechism draws on the Bible, the Mass, the Sacraments, Church tradition and teaching, and the lives of saints. It comes with a complete index, footnotes and cross-references for a fuller understanding of every subject. The word catechism means "instruction" - this book will serve as the standard for all future catechisms. Using the tradition of explaining what the Church believes (the Creed), what she celebrates (the Sacraments), what she lives (the Commandments), and what she prays (the Lord's Prayer), the Catechism of the Catholic Church offers challenges for believers and answers for all those interested in learning about the mystery of the Catholic faith. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a positive, coherent and contemporary map for our spiritual journey toward transformation.
Download or read book The Triune God written by Fred Sanders and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A constructive study of Trinitarian theology that aims to clarify our knowledge of the triune God by rightly ordering the theological language we use to praise him. The Triune God reaches its conclusions about how this doctrine should be handled on the basis of the way the Trinity was revealed. As such, theologian Fred Sanders: Invites a doxological invitation to the reader to contemplate the mystery of the Trinity. Establishes the biblical exposition and draws the doctrinal implications from it. Offers dogmatic principles for Trinitarian exegesis. Though Sanders does interact with major voices from the history of doctrine—and his arguments are indebted to and informed by the great tradition of Trinitarianism—he is clear throughout that Trinitarianism is a gift of revelation before it is an achievement of the church. The most patristic way to proceed toward a well-ordered doctrine of the Trinity is, after all, to study Scripture. -ABOUT THE SERIES- New Studies in Dogmatics seeks to retrieve the riches of Christian doctrine for the sake of contemporary theological renewal. Following in the tradition of G. C. Berkouwer's Studies in Dogmatics, this series provides thoughtful, concise, and readable treatments of major theological topics, expressing the biblical, creedal, and confessional shape of Christian doctrine for a contemporary evangelical audience. The editors and contributors share a common conviction that the way forward in constructive systematic theology lies in building upon the foundations laid in the church's historic understanding of the Word of God as professed in its creeds, councils, and confessions, and by its most trusted teachers.
