Download or read book Why I Still Believe the Gospel written by Clarence Boomsma and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this day, as in every age, Christians are constantly challenged in their beliefs by a swirl of cultural and intellectual currents. Clarence Boomsma, a greatly respected pastor with an active church ministry for six decades, knows those challenges firsthand. In this candid little book Boomsma reveals his own existential crisis of faith and then just as honestly shares his heartfelt, hard-won conclusion: the reality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ is indeed the linchpin of the Christian faith. Written in the thoughtful but fervent style that also marked Boomsma's sermons during his long preaching career, Why I Still Believe the Gospel is the distilled fruit of this wise pastor's passionate quest to know and declare the truth and consequences of Jesus' resurrection.
Download or read book Intentional Christian written by Daniel Ryan Day and published by Our Daily Bread Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our Christian culture tends to emphasize specific life callings. God does call certain believers to specific short-term tasks or even lifelong careers. But too many of us are waiting for God to hand us a dream job or reveal some big plan for our lives. All we really need to know has already been revealed in Scripture by directives like "love God and love others" and "seek justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God." Daniel Ryan Day defines the difference between "specific callings" and "common callings" so you can become an "intentional Christian," finding fulfillment by serving God in all things.
Download or read book Accidental Pharisees written by Larry Osborne and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zealous faith can have a dangerous, dark side. While recent calls for radical Christians have challenged many to be more passionate about their faith, the down side can be a budding arrogance and self-righteousness that “accidentally” sneaks into our outlook. In Accidental Pharisees, bestselling author Larry Osborne diagnoses nine of the most common traps that can ensnare Christians on the road to a deeper life of faith. Rejecting attempts to turn the call to follow Christ into a new form of legalism, he shows readers how to avoid the temptations of pride, exclusivity, legalism, and hypocrisy, Larry reminds us that attempts to fan the flames of full-on discipleship and call people to Christlikeness should be rooted in love and humility. Christians stirred by calls to radical discipleship, but unsure how to respond, will be challenged and encouraged to develop a truly Christlike zeal for God.
Download or read book The Explicit Gospel written by Matt Chandler and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You know you know it... But then again, maybe you don’t. Even if you go to church, it doesn’t mean that you are being exposed (or exposing others) to the gospel explicitly. Sure, most people talk about Jesus, and about being good and avoiding bad, but the gospel message simply isn’t there—at least not in its specificity and its fullness. Inspired by the needs of both the over-churched and the unchurched, and bolstered by the common neglect of the explicit gospel within Christianity, popular pastor Matt Chandler writes this best-selling treatise to remind us what is of first and utmost importance—the gospel.
Download or read book The Unintentional Gospel written by Thomas Blanton and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-07-09 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Woven through the Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John is a fifth Gospel. The things Jesus' enemies said in criticism are actually good for us to hear. "Friend of sinners," they said. That is good news for us sinners. "Better for one man to die to save the nation," they said. He died to save not just the nation but the world. The thirteen meditations in this book examine the criticisms and other comments that had negative intent and explore how positive they are for us and what they mean to believers today. These meditations can be used for personal devotional time or for small group discussion. They are designed for a quarter's weekly study or two weeks of daily devotion. Open your heart and mind as you read and pray over these devotions whenever and however you use them, and may God guide you in your study.
Download or read book Poetics for the Gospels written by Petri Merenlahti and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetics, the study of the making of literary works, regards the gospels as literature, in contrast to the historical-critical approach. Petri Merenlahti makes the case that poetics offers a vital critical tool to interpreting the gospels. But he argues that poetics must also be 'historical', as perceptions of literary form and value are not fixed, but evolve and develop from one time and culture to another. Merenlahti provides a comprehensive account of the development and the state of the art of poetics and narrative criticsm. Through scrupulous methodological discussion and detailed analysis of gospel narratives, he also offers a potentially highly productive future programme for historical poetics in gospel studies.
Download or read book The Popular Handbook of Archaeology and the Bible written by Joseph M. Holden and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From two leading Christian apologists, here is a fascinating survey of the most important Old and New Testament archaeological discoveries through the ages. Biblical archaeology has always stirred excitement among believers and curiosity among unbelievers. The evidence dug up with a spade can speak volumes—and serve as a powerful testimony of the reliability of Scripture. Norm Geisler and Joe Holden have put together an impressive array of finds that confirm the biblical peoples and events of ages past. In a user-friendly format written in popular style, they... examine the latest finds and explain their significance include dozens of photographs provide an instructive chart of artifacts (along with fast facts) sample a variety of finds—papyri, inscriptions, scrolls, ossuaries, and more If readers are looking for just one book to cover this topic both concisely and comprehensively, this is it!
Download or read book Biblical Commentary on the Gospels Adapted Especially for Preachers and Students and on the Acts of the Apostles written by Hermann Olshausen and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Preaching of Jesus written by William Brosend and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the findings of historical Jesus studies, William Brosend asks, what is the rhetoric that characterized the preaching of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels, and how may today's preaching benefit from it? This book for preachers and students of preaching helps the reader see four distinct aspects of the rhetoric of Jesus: dialogical (preaching in response to challenges and questions); proclamatory (making bold and authoritative statements); occasionally self-referential (though less so than in the Fourth Gospel); and persistently figurative (illustrating his message through metaphor). Brosend spends one chapter on each of these methods, closing each chapter with a sermon that models that approach and his analysis of it. Sample sermons are by well-known preachers including Fred Craddock, Michael Curry, Tom Long, and Barbara Brown Taylor. Brosend concludes with the implications for modern preaching and a sermon of his own.
Download or read book The Critical Review of Theological Philosophical Literature written by Stewart Dingwall Fordyce Salmond and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Critical Review of Theological and Philosophical Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 1030 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book CSB Harmony of the Gospels written by Steven L. Cox and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2024-06-15 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CSB Harmony of the Gospels is a synchronized reading of the Gospels based on the work of John A. Broadus and A.T. Robertson with each Gospel writer's account of events side-by-side. In addition to the harmonious layout, articles and commentary notes are included to provide deeper understanding of the four Gospels and the harmonized account of the life and teachings of Jesus. CSB Harmony of the Gospels features the highly readable, highly reliable text of the Christian Standard Bible® (CSB). The CSB captures the Bible’s original meaning without sacrificing clarity, making it easier to engage with Scripture’s life-transforming message and to share it with others.
Download or read book Christian Remembrancer written by and published by . This book was released on 1820 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Christian remembrancer or The Churchman s Biblical ecclesiastical literary miscellany written by and published by . This book was released on 1820 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Christian Journal and Literary Register written by and published by . This book was released on 1824 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Christianity and Critical Realism written by Andrew Wright and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the key achievements of critical realism has been to expose the modernist myth of universal reason, which holds that authentic knowledge claims must be objectively ‘pure’, uncontaminated by the subjectivity of local place, specific time and particular culture. Wright aims to address the lack of any substantial and sustained engagement between critical realism and theological critical realism with particular regard to: (a) the distinctive ontological claims of Christianity; (b) their epistemic warrant and intellectual legitimacy; and (c) scrutiny of the primary source of the ontological claims of Christianity, namely the historical figure of Jesus of Nazareth. As such, it functions as a prolegomena to a much needed wider debate, guided by the under-labouring services of critical realism, between Christianity and various other religious and secular worldviews. This important new text will help stimulate a debate that has yet to get out of first gear. This book will appeal to academics, graduate and post-graduate students especially, but also Christian clergy, ministers and informed laity, and members of the general public concerned with the nature of religion and its place in contemporary society.
Download or read book A Student s Guide to Textual Criticism of the Bible written by Paul D. Wegner and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2006-03-09 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In plain language and with ample illustration, Paul D. Wegner presents an overview of the history and methods, aims and results of textual criticism of the whole Bible--the Hebrew Old Testament and the Greek New Testament. You will gain an appreciation for the vast work that has been accomplished in preserving the text of Scripture and find a renewed confidence in its reliability.
