Download or read book The Universal Christ written by Richard Rohr and published by Convergent Books. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From one of the world’s most influential spiritual thinkers, a long-awaited book exploring what it means that Jesus was called “Christ,” and how this forgotten truth can restore hope and meaning to our lives. “Anyone who strives to put their faith into action will find encouragement and inspiration in the pages of this book.”—Melinda Gates In his decades as a globally recognized teacher, Richard Rohr has helped millions realize what is at stake in matters of faith and spirituality. Yet Rohr has never written on the most perennially talked about topic in Christianity: Jesus. Most know who Jesus was, but who was Christ? Is the word simply Jesus’s last name? Too often, Rohr writes, our understandings have been limited by culture, religious debate, and the human tendency to put ourselves at the center. Drawing on scripture, history, and spiritual practice, Rohr articulates a transformative view of Jesus Christ as a portrait of God’s constant, unfolding work in the world. “God loves things by becoming them,” he writes, and Jesus’s life was meant to declare that humanity has never been separate from God—except by its own negative choice. When we recover this fundamental truth, faith becomes less about proving Jesus was God, and more about learning to recognize the Creator’s presence all around us, and in everyone we meet. Thought-provoking, practical, and full of deep hope and vision, The Universal Christ is a landmark book from one of our most beloved spiritual writers, and an invitation to contemplate how God liberates and loves all that is.

Download or read book Rethinking Hell written by Christopher M. Date and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most evangelical Christians believe that those people who are not saved before they die will be punished in hell forever. But is this what the Bible truly teaches? Do Christians need to rethink their understanding of hell? In the late twentieth century, a growing number of evangelical theologians, biblical scholars, and philosophers began to reject the traditional doctrine of eternal conscious torment in hell in favor of a minority theological perspective called conditional immortality. This view contends that the unsaved are resurrected to face divine judgment, just as Christians have always believed, but due to the fact that immortality is only given to those who are in Christ, the unsaved do not exist forever in hell. Instead, they face the punishment of the "second death"--an end to their conscious existence. This volume brings together excerpts from a variety of well-respected evangelical thinkers, including John Stott, John Wenham, and E. Earl Ellis, as they articulate the biblical, theological, and philosophical arguments for conditionalism. These readings will give thoughtful Christians strong evidence that there are indeed compelling reasons for rethinking hell.

Download or read book Eternal Life in Action an Illustrated Expostition of the Fi written by Jasper Cortenus Massee and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Eternity Is Now in Session written by John Ortberg and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something in us is waiting—for what, we don’t know. Something different? Something better? For Christians, perhaps the deepest expression of what we’re waiting for is found in the phrase “eternal life.” But what is eternal life? Why do we want it? And how do we know if we have it? In Eternity Is Now in Session, bestselling author John Ortberg dispels the myth that eternal life is something way out in outer space that we can only hope to experience after we die—and that being saved is merely about meeting the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven. Instead, John unpacks the reality that the moment we trust Christ, we are initiated into “eternal living” with God as a here and now reality, one that will continue beyond our life on this earth. Jesus defined eternal life just once, in John 17:3: “. . . that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” The kind of “knowing God” that is eternal life is an interactive relationship, not just an affirmation of certain facts about God. Once we begin the transformative journey of truly knowing God, we can start to experience His presence, favor, and resurrection power right here on this earth—in the details, tasks, and challenges of daily, ordinary life. And as we begin to know God this way, we’ll realize each moment of our lives is a vehicle to the eternity we’ve been longing for all along.

Download or read book What Shall I Do to Inherit Eternal Life written by Edward Hendrie and published by Great Mountain Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A certain ruler posed to Jesus the most important question ever asked: "Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" (Luke 18:18) The man came to the right person. Jesus is God, and therefore his answer to that question is authoritative. This book examines Jesus' surprising answer and definitively explains how one inherits eternal life. This is a book about God's revelation to man. Except for the Holy Bible, this is the most important book you will ever read.

Download or read book Compass written by Robert MacKenzie and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GREG RUCKA proudly presents a new direction inadventure! ShahidahEl-Amin is many things: scholar, cartographer, astronomer, mathematician,scientist, explorer, adventurer, and--when need be--two-fistedfighter. Setting out from Baghdad's legendary House of Wisdom during the IslamicGolden Age, Shahi's quest brings her to 13th-century Britain...where the Welshare whispered to possess the secret of eternal life. But Shahi's not the onlyone after it... Re-teaming from the pages of THE OLD GUARD: TALESTHROUGH TIME, writers ROBERT MACKENZIE and DAVE WALKER (LAZARUS: SOURCEBOOK) andartist JUSTIN GREENWOOD (LAZARUS: X +66, Stumptown) take you on a breathlessrace across the map. Follow the Compass to unlock the secrets of the ancientworld! CollectsCOMPASS #1-5

Download or read book Eternal Life written by Andrew Wommack and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this booklet, Andrew teaches on eternal life.

Download or read book Eternal Life written by Henry Drummond and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2019-10-11 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Eternal Life” is a 1896 treatise by Scottish writer Henry Drummond on the subject of eternal life, with reference to Christianity and contemporary science. Rev Prof Henry Drummond (1851–1897) was a Scottish biologist, evangelist, lecturer, and writer. He had an incredible religious influence on his own generation, and his sermon "The Greatest Thing in the World" is still popular within Christian circles. Other notable works by this author include: “Natural Law in the Spiritual World” (1883), “Tropical Africa” (1888), and “The Greatest Thing in the World: an Address” (1890). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with an essay on eternity by John Charles Ryle.

Download or read book The Road to Eternal Life written by United Church of God and published by United Church of God. This book was released on 2010-09-03 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you believe in many roads to salvation? When you think about establishing a relationship with God, what comes to mind? Do you know what the Bible reveals on this subject? Notice what Jesus Christ Himself has to say: "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day" (John 6:44) God starts this relationship process and you must choose to accept or reject His calling when offered. If you accept, you have a definite process to follow that He clearly reveals in the Bible. What is that process? 1) After God calls you, repentance is the starting point in your relationship with Him. Without repentance, you are cut off from God. 2) After you repent, your next step is water baptism, a primary principle of Jesus Christ (Hebrews 6:1-2). 3) The next step on your road to eternal life is to receive God's Holy Spirit, which comes through "laying on of hands," as described in Hebrews 6:2. If God is calling you, will you respond? Inside the Bible Study aid ebook, The Road to Eternal Life, we will examine the Scriptures and look at the steps you must take to respond to God's calling. Start your journey on the only road to eternal life and be part of the awesome future God has planned for you! Chapters in this ebook: -- Introduction: The Road to Eternal Life -- Repentance: Your First Step -- Jesus and His Apostles Affirm the Need to Obey God's Commandments -- Grace, Works and Obedience -- The Crucial Role of Faith -- Water Baptism and Laying On of Hands -- Should Children Be Baptized -- Should We Want to Be Baptized With Fire? -- Forgiveness of Sin -- Staying the Course -- We're Baptized Into a Spiritual Body Inside this Bible Study Aid ebook: "The Bible describes repentance as a profound realization of our sins and resulting sorrow that leads us to change our thoughts and actions (2 Corinthians 7:10)." "To some, the change God wants in us can appear so overwhelming that repentance and conversion to God's way of thinking seem impossible. And that's the point. Without God's help, they are impossible!" "Overcoming our habitual sins and selfish nature does not happen instantly. It is a lifelong process, often involving great effort." "The symbolic meaning of baptism, then, is profound. It represents both forgiveness of sins and newness of life in Christ." "No matter what our background or past mistakes, when we genuinely repent and are baptized, God promises complete forgiveness." "Living God's way must always remain our priority. We must continually "seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness" (Matthew 6:33)."

Download or read book The Hope of Eternal Life written by Lowell G. Almen and published by Lutheran/Roman Catholic Dialog. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our churches affirm that death cannot destroy the communion with God of those redeemed and justified. The nature of the life that the justified departed share with God cannot be described in great detail and, in this life, it remains a great mystery. Nevertheless, Catholics and Lutherans share the sure and certain hope that the justified departed are in Christ and enjoy the rest that belongs to those who have run the race. This common statement of Round XI offers fresh insights into some issues that proved contentious in the debates of the sixteenth century. Among the issues explored in this dialogue were continuity in the communion of saints, prayers for or about the dead, the meaning of death, purgation, an interim state between death and the final general judgment, and the promise of resurrection. Agreements are affirmed on the basis of new insights, as readers will discover in this statement of Round XI.

Download or read book Teachings of Presidents of the Church Brigham Young written by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This book was released on with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prophet Brigham Young taught the restored gospel of Jesus Christ in a basic, practical way that gave inspiration and hope to the Saints struggling to build a home in the wilderness. Though more than a century has now passed, his words are still fresh and appropriate for us today as we continue the work of building the kingdom of God. President Young declared that as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we possess the “doctrine of life and salvation for all the honest-in-heart” (DBY, 7). He promised that those who receive the gospel in their hearts will have awakened “within them a desire to know and understand the things of God more than they ever did before in their lives” and will begin to “inquire, read and search and when they go to their Father in the name of Jesus he will not leave them without a witness” (DBY, 450). This book reflects the desire of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to deepen the doctrinal understanding of Church members and to awaken within them a greater desire to know the things of God. It will inspire and motivate individuals, priesthood quorums, and Relief Society classes to inquire, read, search, and then go to their Father in Heaven for a witness of the truth of these teachings. Each chapter contains two sections—“Teachings of Brigham Young” and “Suggestions for Study.” The first section consists of extracts from Brigham Young’s sermons to the early Saints. Each statement has been referenced, and the original spelling and punctuation have been preserved; however, the sources cited will not be readily available to most members. These original sources are not necessary to have in order to effectively study or teach from this book. Members need not purchase additional references and commentaries to study or teach these chapters. The text provided in this book, accompanied by the scriptures, is sufficient for instruction. Members should prayerfully read and study President Young’s teachings in order to gain new insights into gospel principles and discover how those principles apply to their everyday lives. By faithfully and prayerfully studying these selections, Latter-day Saints will have a greater understanding of gospel principles and will more fully appreciate the profound and inspired teachings of this great prophet. The second section of each chapter offers a series of questions that will encourage thoughtful contemplation, personal application, and discussion of President Young’s teachings. Members should refer to and carefully reread his words on the principle being discussed. Deep and prayerful study of these teachings will inspire members to greater personal commitment and will help them resolve to follow the teachings of the Savior, Jesus Christ. If individuals and families prayerfully follow the principles in this book, they will be blessed and inspired to greater dedication and spirituality, as were the early Saints who heard these words directly from the lips of the “Lion of the Lord” (HC, 7:434)—the prophet, seer, and revelator, President Brigham Young.

Download or read book Road to Eternal Life written by Dr. Quinton B. Richmond and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was written to help all born-again Christians to believe that Eternal Life begins in our present life on earth and continue on into the World of Eternity. It is designed to impress on the minds of all humankind that those who are considered their enemies, will respond and repay them in kindness as a friend. Accordingly, the chosen subject, The Road to Eternal Life, was selected in order to broaden my knowledge and understanding of Christian believers concepts as to why Eternal Life can be lived in our present day journey on earth, and it is a viable truth in Gods plan of salvation. Also, this research is devoted to find out what concepts theories, and beliefs already exist in this area. In addition, my goal was to read and understand the history why Jesus Christs teachings are the Way, the Truth, and Everlasting Life for all who repent of sins and believe His Gospel. In addition, my purpose is with the intent to gain a new perspective and pursue efforts to add new thoughts and ideas and to strengthen prior ones in relation to the Kingdom of God which concerns the future and the End of Time. Furthermore, to pursue efforts in detailed reviews of other book data that contain ideas, concepts, and key theories of biblical opinions of Gods Eternal Life Plan... Then analyze and evaluate these sources information and evidence used in their conclusion. Likewise, consider the values of other source ideas, theories, concepts, practices that are useful in todays religious culture. Similarly, there is the desire to pursue creative innovations efforts which set forth new theories never before revealed on the subject of Eternal Life. In addition, my efforts are directed to provide accepted meaning, and strength, and theories that already exist. Likewise, the primary design of this research is: (1). to determine what claims are made by major sources in traditional work, (2). to determine if these prior sources actually report viable data, and evaluate and assess the validity of their arguments given for rejection/acceptance of Eternal Life, (3). to determine what ideas, theories, and practices are based on inductive and deductive practices.

Download or read book The Spirit Ethics and Eternal Life written by Jarvis J. Williams and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2023-04-04 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What vision does Scripture cast for living as a follower of Christ? New Testament scholar Jarvis Williams offers a multifaceted vision of God's saving action in Jesus Christ for both Jew and Gentile, in both the vertical relationship between God and humanity as well as the horizontal relationships among people—with cosmic ramifications.

Download or read book Eternal Life written by Henry Drummond and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Eternal Life" by Henry Drummond. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Download or read book Our Pathways to Eternal Life written by Erny Sarkany and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-07-08 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you know that you can rewrite your life right now? Yes you can! It takes you by the hand from where you are to where you should be. It is not just a fantasy but a proven path that God can use to give us the lift we so greatly desire. You can turn your life around with the information that you find in this book which is packed with nuggets of information that will help you to live the life of your dreams both now and for eternity. You can open your world to deep mysteries that give answers to long standing issues of your life. Never forget that each encounter with destiny comes along for a reason that will both aid and comfort you. The first series on Preparing for Eternal Life, Our Pathways to Eternal Life is not just an answer to the questions you have in your life, especially when caring for your loved one, clients, friends or others who are experiencing suffering or end of life issues. It can also be applied to a vast array of issues and situations such as your marriage, your life, your finances, your family, your relationships, and other challenges. This journey will bring out the genius that makes all of us special. The book is based on the insight and experiences of the Author and has its roots in the Word of God. It comes to terms with the realities that one faces and offers options for a way out of each predicament. Our Pathways to Eternal Life is an excellent road map to begin this process. (Pastor Adam Bernal, Jubilee Christian Center, San Jose) Our Pathways to Eternal Life can bring help when struggling with end of life issues. (Pastor John Headley, GateWay City Church, San Jose)

Download or read book Everyday Conversations Eternal Impact written by and published by Bridging the Gap Publication. This book was released on 2011 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book This Is Eternal Life written by Seth Nathan Polk and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People search for meaning and purpose in life in all sorts of ways. Jesus made a powerful and important statement in His prayer to God the Father in John 17:3: This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and the one you have sentJesus Christ. This Is Eternal Life explores how Jesus described eternal life from the perspective of the Word of God and shows how it impacts ones quality of life in the here and now. Presented in a Bible study format, This Is Eternal Life discusses what it means to be saved by grace, empowered by the Spirit, and set apart by God for service. It covers four life essentials for Christian living: fellowship, the Word of God, prayer, and stewardship. This Is Eternal Life weaves the authors personal experiences with insights from Scripture, and connections to illustrations and daily life. It offers a practical look at salvation and eternal life and describes how one can live life to the fullest by trusting God.