Download or read book An Essay on Divine Authority written by Mark C. Murphy and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-05 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first book wholly concerned with divine authority, Mark C. Murphy explores the extent of God's rule over created rational beings. The author challenges the view—widely supported by theists and nontheists alike—that if God exists, then humans must be bound by an obligation of obedience to this being. He demonstrates that this view, the "authority thesis," cannot be sustained by any of the arguments routinely advanced on its behalf, including those drawn from perfect being theology, metaethical theory, normative principles, and even Scripture and tradition. After exposing the inadequacies of the various arguments for the authority thesis, he develops his own solution to the problem of whether, and to what extent, God is authoritative. For Murphy, divine authority is a contingent matter: while created rational beings have decisive reason to subject themselves to the divine rule, they are under divine authority only insofar as they have chosen to allow God's decisions to take the place of their own in their practical reasoning. The author formulates and defends his arguments for this view, and notes its implications for understanding the distinctiveness of Christian ethics.
Download or read book Divine Authority written by Orson Pratt and published by Latter-day Strengths. This book was released on 2014 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A message of simple truth, when sent from God, when published by divine authority, through divinely inspired men, penetrates the mind like a sharp two-edged sword, and cuts asunder the deeply-rooted prejudices. –Orson Pratt How does one know if the ministry of another is divinely called of God? How do you know when a preacher or teacher is with or without proper authority? Isn’t it reasonable to believe that in times of divisions among sects that God would raise up and sent one invested with authority? In this enlightening eBook by Orson Pratt, a member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles, Elder Pratt takes on these and other questions with logic and reasoning - what he calls “Proofs and Arguments”
Download or read book Praying in Your Divine Authority written by Kenneth Scott and published by . This book was released on 2006-03-01 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Book of Revelation Unveiled written by United Church of God and published by United Church of God. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can understand the mysterious book of Revelation. The book of Revelation—the last book in the Bible—is, to many people, its most confusing. They find its strange symbols and images puzzling and mysterious. But you can understand it. The book's very name mean a revealing, a way to gain understanding. Its first verse tells us it was written to reveal "things which must shortly take place." If you are confused by the book of Revelation and would like to know what it all means—and how it's cast of mysterious characters all fit within Bible prophecy—then read the Bible Study Aid ebook The Book of Revelation Unveiled. This study aid will take you through the major themes of the book of Revelation helping you to understand what Jesus Christ revealed to the apostle John and how it all fits together. Discover the major trends and future prophetic events that will shape this world—and your life—in the days ahead. Chapters in this ebook: -- The Book of Revelation: Is It Relevant Today? -- Keys to Understanding Revelation -- The Story Flow of the Book of Revelation -- Chapter Outline of the Book of Revelation -- God's Church in Prophecy -- What Is the Church? -- Duality in Bible Prophecy -- The Book of Revelation's Divine Authority -- The Seals of the Prophetic Scroll -- The Day of the Lord Finally Arrives -- Satan's War Against the People of God -- The Mark and Number of the Beast -- The Two Women of Revelation -- The 'Time of Jacob's Trouble' -- The Destruction of Satan's Kingdom -- Satan: The Great Seducer -- The Everlasting Kingdom of God Inside this Bible Study Aid ebook: "The name of the book, Revelation, is a translation of the title in the original New Testament Greek, Apocalypsis—the origin of the other name by which the book is now known, the Apocalypse. The Greek term denotes an unveiling or uncovering—thus, a revelation." "Here is the key to understanding the book. Jesus alone can unlock the meaning of its symbols, visions and descriptions...Christ reveals its meaning. He unlocks its seals. But how does He do it?" "Most of Revelation—about two thirds of its content—is devoted to the seventh seal. The contents of the first six seals are found in chapter 6 alone." "How will the two witnesses and their message be received?" "The book of Revelation reveals, from more than one perspective, the emergence of this vast end-time empire governed from a great city God labels “Babylon the great”, the reference here being to Rome." "Jesus Christ will return to establish that Kingdom on earth (the Kingdom of God) at His second coming, at last bringing the peace mankind has always longed for but never achieved."
Download or read book Testimonies to the divine authority and inspiration of the holy Scriptures as taught by the Church of England in reply to the statements of J E Stephen in Defence of the rev Rowland Williams written by Alexander McCaul and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inspiration the Infallible Truth and Divine Authority of the Holy Scriptures written by James Bannerman and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Testimonies to the divine authority and inspiration of the Holy Scriptures as taught by the Church of England In reply to the statement of J F Stephen in his Defence of R Williams in the Arches Court of Canterbury written by Alexander MACCAUL and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thoughts on Rationalism Revelation and the Divine Authority of the Old Testament written by Alexander McCaul and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Authority written by David Martyn Lloyd-Jones and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book African Religions written by Jacob K. Olupona and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book connects traditional religions to the thriving religious activity in Africa today.
Download or read book Authority and Its Enemies written by Thomas Molnar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideological warfare against authority, especially in the world of higher education, broke out in the 1960s, and continues into the 1990s. No source or symbol of authority escaped untouched neither parents nor teachers nor the cop on the beat. While the hippies have gone underground or disappeared entirely, the assault on legitimate authority continues unabated. As familiar institutions crumble before our eyes, befuddled liberals and conservatives alike throw up their hands in despair. In Authority and Its Enemies, Thomas Molnar asserts that the Western world is reeling from an overdose of freedom without order or authority.
Download or read book The Notion of Authority written by Alexandre Kojève and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Notion of Authority, written in the 1940s in Nazi-occupied France, Alexandre Kojve uncovers the conceptual premises of four primary models of authority, examining the practical application of their derivative variations from the Enlightenment to Vichy France. This foundational text, translated here into English for the first time, is the missing piece in any discussion of sovereignty and political authority, worthy of a place alongside the work of Weber, Arendt, Schmitt, Agamben or Dumzil. The Notion of Authority is a short and sophisticated introduction to Kojve's philosophy of right. It captures its author's intellectual interests at a time when he was retiring from the career of a professional philosopher and was about to become one of the pioneers of the Common Market and the idea of the European Union.
Download or read book The Authority of Holy Scripture written by Charles Augustus Briggs and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Book 3 Authority PB written by Kurt Jurgensmeier and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-08-22 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is Scripture really our ultimate authority? Authority is what dictates what we will believe and do. Accordingly, J. I. Packer, rightfully remarks: "The problem of authority is the most fundamental problem that the Christian Church ever faces." Most Christians solve the issue by simply saying, "The Bible is my final authority." But such a view forgets that there is a human being between us and the Bible, which is why there are a multitude of interpretations of the Bible that people live by. Reformed theologians claim that a "testimony of the Spirit," confirms to us what is true. But there is no biblical or practical support for this. Accordingly, we are back to our God-given reason and the right and responsibility of private judgment as our ultimate subjective authority by which we live by. Postmoderns are right, then, to assert that our own reason is the god we live by. But they are wrong to ignore that our ultimate objective authority is God, Who our reasoning will be judged by.
Download or read book God Revelation and Authority God Who Speaks and Shows Vol 4 written by Carl F. H. Henry and published by Crossway. This book was released on 1999-01-25 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part 4 in a monumental six-volume set that presents an undeniable case for the revealed authority of God to a generation that has forgotten who he is and what he has done.
Download or read book God Revelation and Authority Set of 6 written by Carl F. H. Henry and published by Crossway. This book was released on 1999-01-25 with total page 2796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A monumental six-volume set that presents an undeniable case for the revealed authority of God to a generation that has forgotten who he is and what he has done.
Download or read book The Fortnightly written by and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
