Download or read book Sixty eight Glorious Years for Christ written by Leslie E. Day and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Why I Love the Apostle Paul written by John Piper and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2019-01-17 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Besides Jesus, no one has kept me from despair, or taken me deeper into the mysteries of the gospel, than the apostle Paul." —John Piper No one has had a greater impact on the world for eternal good than the apostle Paul—except Jesus himself. For John Piper, this impact is very personal. He does not just admire and trust Paul. He loves him. Piper gives us thirty glimpses into why his heart and mind respond this way. Can a Christian-killer really endure 195 lashes from a heart of love? Can a mystic who thinks he was caught up into heaven be a model of lucid rationality? Can an ethnocentric Jew write the most beautiful call to reconciliation? Can a person who lives with the unceasing anguish of empathy be always rejoicing? Can a man's description of the horrors of human sin be exceeded by his delight in human splendor? Can a man with a backbone of steel be as tender as a nursing mother? If we know this man—if we see what Piper sees—we too will love him. Paul's testimony is a matter of life and death. Piper invites you into his relationship with Paul in the hope that you will know life, forever.
Download or read book Donkeys in the Biblical World written by Kenneth C. Way and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2011-06-23 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, Kenneth Way explores the role of donkeys in the symbolism and ceremonies of the biblical world. His study stands alone in providing a comprehensive examination of donkeys in ancient Near Eastern texts, the archaeological record, and the Hebrew Bible. Way demonstrates that donkeys held a distinct status in the beliefs and rituals of the ancient Near East and especially Canaan-Israel. The focus on ceremony and symbol encompasses social and religious thoughts and practices that are reflected in ancient texts and material culture relating to the donkey. Ceremonial considerations include matters of sacrifice, treaty ratification, consumption, death, burial, “scapegoat” rituals, and foundation deposits; symbolic considerations include matters of characterization, association, function, behavior, and iconographic depiction. However, the distinction between ceremony and symbol is not strict. In many cases, these two categories are symbiotic. The need for this study on donkeys is very apparent in the disciplines that study the biblical world. There is not a single monograph or article that treats this subject comprehensively. Philologists have discussed the meaning of the Amorite phrase “to kill a jackass,” and archaeologists have discussed the phenomenon of equid burials. But until now, neither philologists nor archaeologists have attempted to pull together all the ceremonial and symbolic data on donkeys from burials, ancient Near Eastern texts, and the Hebrew Bible. Way’s study fills this void.
Download or read book What Jesus Demands from the World written by John Piper and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2006 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: for every healthy tree bears good fruit --; Demand #28 : love your enemies--lead them to the truth --; Demand #29 : love your enemies--pray for those who abuse you --; Demand #30 : love your enemies--do good to those who hate you, give to the one who asks --; Demand #31 : love your enemies to show that you are children of God --; Demand #32 : love your neighbor as yourself,
Download or read book Stand written by John Piper and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2008-08-27 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Contributions by John Piper, John MacArthur, Jerry Bridges, Randy Alcorn, and Helen Roseveare These powerful calls to godly perseverance from four admired Christians elevate the value and necessity of lifelong faithfulness in the lives of God's people. Many people seek to better their lives by leaving, changing, swapping, or modifying their commitments. But God's Word holds up a beautiful value that, while difficult, leads to deep satisfaction and great reward: endurance. Such long, steady, hold-the-course perseverance is especially needed within our vacillating generation. This thoughtful book thus not only elevates the virtue of godly endurance but bears witness to its power in the Christian life through the exhortations of John Piper-who provides the context and overview for the entire book-John MacArthur, Jerry Bridges, Randy Alcorn, and Helen Roseveare. Each contributor represents a different kind of endurance: from MacArthur's longtime, faithful shepherding of a church to Alcorn's radical obedience in the culture wars, from Bridges' unswerving patience through suffering to Roseveare's courageous constancy on the war-torn mission field. Stand will awaken and solidify rugged, Christ-exalting endurance in people who are weary in their faith journey or who simply long to remain firm to the end. And for everyone who dreams of a Christian culture-shift from brief trial runs to lifelong commitments, John Piper and Justin Taylor's latest offering is a watershed that will serve to seal that vision in people's minds and hearts.
Download or read book The Hope of Glory written by Jon Meacham and published by Convergent Books. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jon Meacham explores the seven last sayings of Jesus as recorded in the Gospels, combining rich historical and theological insights to reflect on the true heart of the Christian story. For Jon Meacham, as for believers worldwide, the events of Good Friday and Easter reveal essential truths about Christianity. A former vestryman of Trinity Church Wall Street and St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Meacham delves into that intersection of faith and history in this meditation on the seven phrases Jesus spoke from the cross. Beginning with “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do” and ending with “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit,” Meacham captures for the reader how these words epitomize Jesus’s message of love, not hate; grace, not rage; and, rather than vengeance, extraordinary mercy. For each saying, Meacham composes an essay on the origins of Christianity and how Jesus’s final words created a foundation for oral and written traditions that upended the very order of the world. Writing in a tone more intimate than any of his previous works, Jon Meacham returns us to the moment that transformed Jesus from a historical figure into the proclaimed Son of God, worshiped by billions.
Download or read book The Beauty and Glory of the Father written by Joel R. Beeke and published by Reformation Heritage Books. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in The Beauty and Glory of the Father call us to stand in wonder of the First Person of the Trinity. Through an assortment of studies, readers are challenged to recognize the Father’s glory displayed in His Son, to adore His beautiful attributes, to know Him as a Savior, and to rest in His loving hands. This book, along with The Beauty and Glory of Christ and The Beauty and Glory of the Holy Spirit, reinforces the ongoing necessity of cultivating a Trinitarian piety. Contributors include Joel Beeke, Bart Elshout, Jerry Bilkes, Ryan McGraw, David Murray, Burk Parsons, Paul Smalley, Derek Thomas, and William VanDoodewaard. Table of Contents: Part 1: Seeing the Father’s Glory in His Only Begotten Son 1. The Father’s Love for His Son (John 3:35) — Bart Elshout 2. Father and Son in the Exodus (Hos. 11:1, etc.) — Jerry Bilkes Part 2: Adoring the Beautiful Attributes of the Father 3. The Holiness of the Father in the Old Testament (Isa. 6) — Derek Thomas 4. The Father’s Mercy (1 Peter 1:3-5) —William VanDoodewaard 5. Richard Sibbes on the Mercy and Faithfulness of the Father (2 Cor. 1:3, 18) — Paul Smalley Part 3: Knowing God the Father as Savior 6. Seeing the Father in the Face of Jesus (John 14:9) — Derek Thomas 7. The Apostle John and the Puritans on the Father’s Adopting, Transforming Love (1 John 3) — Joel Beeke Part 4: Resting in the Father’s Loving Hands 8. Your Father in Heaven (Matt. 5-7) — William VanDoodewaard 9. Counseling and the Fatherhood of God — David Murray 10. The Father’s Beautiful Hand of Blessed Chastisement (Heb. 12:4-13) — Burk Parsons Conclusion 11. The Need for a Trinitarian Piety (Eph. 2:18) — Ryan McGraw
Download or read book The Western Christian Advocate written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Power and Glory Unveiled in Mark S Gospel written by Raymond J. Zeman and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-06-25 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark's Gospel is the briefest of the four gospels, but is frequently more vivid and detailed than the parallel accounts in Matthew and Luke. Written principally for the Roman world, this Gospel presents Christ as the Servant of the Lord, emphasizing the Passion of Jesus, sent to minister and to give his life a ransom for many. It is a book of deeds and contains short discourses and few parables. Christ fulfills Messianic prophecies as found in Isaiah 42:1-21; 49:1-8; 50:4-11; 52:13-15; 53:1-12, and Zechariah 3:8-10. Christs ministry of miracles, fellowship with sinners, selection of disciples, and teaching of the multitudes revolve around self-giving love being climaxed at the Cross followed by His glorious Resurrection. Although Christ is depicted in the Gospel of Mark as a servant, the strong emphasis upon His miracles and His mission unveils His Power and Glory.
Download or read book The Primitive Methodist Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the Society of Jesus written by Mme. J. M. S. Orliac and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life of Jesus Christ in Glory on Earth a Series of Meditations for Each Day from Easter to Ascension Day written by Jacques Nouet and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Herald of Gospel Liberty written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wesleyan Methodist Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Herald of Gospel Liberty written by Elias Smith and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Exposition of the Old Testament etc written by John GILL (D.D., Baptist Minister, at Horsley Down.) and published by . This book was released on 1810 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 100 Days with Jesus written by Diann Cotton and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you capture who Jesus really is? What words would you use to describe Him?Explore the endless possibilities with these 100 names and attributes, pulled directly fromScripture, and presented with uncommon clarity and depth. Full in scope. Rich in devotion.Through prayers and insights that widen your view of Jesus’ nature and purpose, you will seeHim in ways you’ve perhaps never noticed before—specific to your need, complete in His lovefor you. You won’t just be informed. You’ll be transformed. One day at a time, 100 days in arow, inspired toward a deeper, more knowing sense of worship . . . for a lifetime.
