Download or read book Telling the Truth written by D. A. Carson and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A pre-modern baseball umpire would have said something like this: 'There's balls, and there's strikes, and I call 'em as they are.' The modernist would have said, 'There's balls, and there's strikes, and I call 'em as I see 'em.' And the postmodernist umpire would say, 'They ain't nothing until I call 'em.'" With that humorous quote, Ravi Zacharias illustrates the challenge postmodernism poses to Christians passionate about evangelism. How do you communicate truth to a world that isn't sure what truth is--or even if truth is? How do you commend spiritual absolutes to people who insist there are none? If you've puzzled, even struggled, over such questions, the book you hold in your hands is required reading, Telling the Truth provides informed insights on the heart of the Gospel, the soul of postmodern culture, and their complex interface. This book is a compilation of thoughts and strategies from twenty-nine prominent practitioners of contemporary evangelism. Originating at a three-day conference held at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Telling the Truth draws on knowledge gained in the trenches by Ravi Zacharias, Kelly Monroe, D.A. Carson, Ajith Fernando, and other notables. It will open your eyes to how the contest for souls is fought, guerilla-style, at a multitude of fronts: relationships, the university, ethnicity, reason and emotion, the pulpit, communications . . . in short, the broad spectrum of human experience and values. You'll be challenged to discern between the unchanging Gospel and the flexible means by which we communicate it. Telling the Truth can help you lay the groundwork necessary to point biblically uninformed, postmodern men and women toward an encounter with non-negotiable truth -- an absolute revealed in the Bible that points to the reality of sin and the need for a Savior.

Download or read book Worship by the Book written by Rev. Mark Ashton and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “What is at stake is authenticity. . . . Sooner or later Christians tire of public meetings that are profoundly inauthentic, regardless of how well (or poorly) arranged, directed, performed. We long to meet, corporately, with the living and majestic God and to offer him the praise that is his due.”—D. A. CarsonWorship is a hot topic, but the ways that Christians from different traditions view it vary greatly. What is worship? More important, what does it look like in action, both in our corporate gatherings and in our daily lives? These concerns—the blending of principle and practice—are what Worship by the Book addresses.Cutting through cultural clichés, D. A. Carson, Mark Ashton, Kent Hughes, and Timothy Keller explore, respectively:· Worship Under the Word· Following in Cranmer’s Footsteps· Free Church Worship: The Challenge of Freedom· Reformed Worship in the Global City “This is not a comprehensive theology of worship,” writes Carson. “Still less is it a sociological analysis of current trends or a minister’s manual chockfull of ‘how to’ instructions.” Rather, this book offers pastors, other congregational leaders, and seminary students a thought-provoking biblical theology of worship, followed by a look at how three very different traditions of churchmanship might move from this theological base to a better understanding of corporate worship. Running the gamut from biblical theology to historical assessment all the way to sample service sheets, Worship by the Book shows how local churches in diverse traditions can foster corporate worship that is God-honoring, Word-revering, heartfelt, and historically and culturally informed.

Download or read book The Gagging of God written by D. A. Carson and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gold Medallion Award-winning book that presents a persuasive case for Christ as the only way to God in light of contemporary religious pluralism. A great majority of social commentators attempting to define modern Western culture land on a common characteristic: pluralism. This isn't unique to secular culture. Many modern approaches to Christian hermeneutics, or biblical interpretation, have given credence to contemporary pluralism. What began as a refreshing restraint and humility in modern theology has fallen more and more into irresoluteness. It's no secret that the contemporary challenges to Christianity are complex and serious. Yet, far from simple fear-mongering, or cultural warmongering, The Gagging of God takes a hard look at the background and intricacy—of pluralism, postmodernity, and hermeneutics—and equips thoughtful Christians to have intelligent, culturally sensitive, and passionate fidelity to the gospel of Jesus Christ. In his contemplative, even-handed approach, Carson provides a structure of Christian thought capable of facing the philosophies of today and piercing their surface. It invites Christians to grapple responsibly with urgent questions of biblically-grounded theology, spirituality, and the defining lines of Christianity, along with its range of challenges from without and within. The Gagging of God offers an in-depth look at the big picture, shows how the many ramifications of pluralism are all parts of a whole, and provides a systematic Christian response.

Download or read book Las cartas de san pablo written by Hernando Silva (S.J.) and published by Editorial San Pablo. This book was released on 2009 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anteceden a esta publicación las meditaciones sobre los Evangelios. No se trata de una exégesis de las cartas de Pablo ni de un análisis teológico sobre las mismas, sino de una serie de reflexiones que constituyen una gran ayuda en la oración y permiten obtener una lectura más provechosa de estas epístolas. La obra estará precedida por una breve biografía de san Pablo tomada, principalmente, de los Hechos de los Apóstoles, para ubicar al lector en el contexto histórico. El autor se dirige, principalmente, a aquellos que ya tienen experiencia en la oración.

Download or read book Cartas de San Pablo I written by Juan Rendon and published by Libros Liguori. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cu l fue la raz n de que Pablo escribiera a los romanos y a los g latas? Cu l era la situaci n de la iglesia de Corinto? Cu les eran las principales dificultades que atravesaba la iglesia de Filipos? De qu manera nos invita la lectio divina a orar con estos pasajes de la Escritura? Las cartas paulinas que se explican en este libro tratan de la respuesta del Ap stol a las interrogantes e inquietudes de las primeras comunidades cristianas de Roma, Galacia, Corinto y Filipos. En cada una de ellas resuena, de una manera u otra, un mensaje central y com n: existe una vida nueva que se nos ofrece en Cristo Jes s y en la recepci n y experiencia de los dones del Esp ritu Santo. Vida nueva que implica ser un solo pueblo a pesar de las diferencias, reconociendo en el amor el m s hondo y grande llamado de Dios a los cristianos y permitiendo al Esp ritu Santo acompa arnos y actuar a trav s de nosotros. La serie de estudio b blico cat lico de Libros Liguori ayuda a los cat licos a renovar su inter s en las Escrituras, la oraci n y la comunidad de la Iglesia. Con la narrativa, las preguntas de estudio, las reflexiones, las notas clave y la oraci n, su comprensi n de las Escrituras se profundiza con la pr ctica espiritual de la Lectio Divina. El estudio se puede hacer solo o en grupo. In Cartas de san Pablo I: La vida nueva en Cristo Jes s y los dones del Esp ritu Santo, authors William A. Anderson, DMin, PhD, and Juan Rend n remind us of the Scriptures in Roman and Galatians, where Paul addresses assimilation of the Old and New Covenants. The communities, a mixture of Jews and Gentiles, were beginning to live their Christian faith together. As their traditions and newfound teachings would clash, arguments would arise. The book also features St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians, which reflects Paul's own suffering as well as his desire to have the Corinthians change their ways.

Download or read book San Pablo en sus cartas written by Mariano Herranz Marco and published by Encuentro. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Precedido por las recientes catequesis de Benedicto XVI sobre san Pablo, el presente volumen nos ofrece una excelente introducción al estudio científico de la personalidad del Apóstol, tomando inspiración en las cartas que afortunadamente nos dejó. En sus páginas respiramos y vivimos el espíritu y la realidad concreta de la vida de san Pablo, y nos proporcionan momentos de verdadero descanso.El autor, uno de los mejores biblistas españoles, presenta así una obra de divulgación pensada para un amplio círculo de lectores, pero con la profundidad propia del complejo mundo de la exégesis bíblica. De su lectura se podrán beneficiar tanto los predicadores o catequistas como cualquier cristiano que quiera dejarse tocar por la persona de Pablo.

Download or read book PARA LEER A SAN PABLO written by Rinaldo Fabris and published by Editorial San Pablo. This book was released on 2002 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: