Download or read book Faith Alone The Doctrine of Justification written by Thomas R. Schreiner and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned biblical scholar Thomas Schreiner looks at the historical and biblical roots of the doctrine of justification and offers an updated defense of this pillar of Reformed theology. Reinvigorating one of the five great declarations of the Reformation—sola fide—Schreiner: Summarizes the history of the doctrine, looking at the early church and the writings of several of the Reformers. Walks readers through an examination of the key biblical texts in the Old and New Testament that support the Reformed understanding of justification. Discusses whether justification is transformative or forensic and introduces readers to some of the contemporary challenges to the Reformation teaching of sola fide, with particular attention to the new perspective on Paul. Five hundred years after the Reformation, the doctrine of justification by faith alone still needs to be understood and proclaimed. In Faith Alone you will learn how the rallying cry of “sola fide” is rooted in the Scriptures and how to understand this doctrine in a fresh way. —THE FIVE SOLAS— Historians and theologians have long recognized that at the heart of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation were five declarations, often referred to as the "solas." These five statements summarize much of what the Reformation was about, and they distinguish Protestantism from other expressions of the Christian faith: that they place ultimate and final authority in the Scriptures, acknowledge the work of Christ alone as sufficient for redemption, recognize that salvation is by grace alone through faith alone, and seek to do all things for God’s glory. The Five Solas Series is more than a simple rehashing of these statements, but instead expounds upon the biblical reasoning behind them, leading to a more profound theological vision of our lives and callings as Christians and churches.
Download or read book If I m God s Handiwork Would Someone Please Explain These Thighs written by Cathy Lechner and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2002 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her uniquely humorous, yet insightful way, bestselling author Lechner helps women discover and understand God's great destiny for their lives.
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Download or read book Choosing Jesus And Science written by Jim Pirkle, MD PhD and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-07 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "a must-read for students and scientists unfamiliar with recent advances in cellular molecular biology." -Tom Breuer, Ph.D., Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Making the right choice. With almost fifty years working in medical and biochemical sciences, publishing more than 140 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and currently serving as director of 25 reference and research laboratories, Jim Pirkle certainly understands and advances science. He also has faith in God-a belief bolstered by scientific findings. "The more we know from science, the more God is revealed especially as we examine the complexity and interdependencies of creation at the molecular level." Though some believe that faith in Jesus and science can conflict, Dr. Pirkle contends that the opposite is the case-scientific findings consistently reveal God's handiwork. This revelation of God at the molecular level keeps expanding as we see more and more complexity and interdependency in protein function, the roles of nucleic acids, gene interactions, glycobiology, lipidomics, protein interactions (the Interactome) and molecular feedback and control loops. He reviews two important areas of current discussion: Neo-Darwinism and the fine-tuning of the universe for life on Earth. His weight-of-evidence evaluation of Neo-Darwinism includes: life originating from non-life, within-kind adaptation (microevolution), and between-kind adaptation (macroevolution). His review of the fine-tuning of the universe examines multiple extreme requirements for the nature of matter, galaxy clusters, the Milky Way, our solar system, the sun, and the Earth in order for life to exist on Earth. Further, Dr. Pirkle explains how we are the best evidence for God. God explains what our lives will be like if we choose to follow Him or if we do not. Pirkle maintains that we can look at our own lives and find a close match to what God says. Jim Pirkle MD, PhD, received his medical degree with a specialty in clinical pathology and his PhD in physical chemistry from Emory University and has spent 47 post-collegiate years working on hundreds of studies in medical and biochemical sciences. He is currently director of 25 reference and research laboratories addressing disease and harmful exposures in populations. During his career in public health, Pirkle has authored or coauthored more than 140 publications in peer-reviewed, scientific journals focusing on the diagnosis and prevention of disease and harmful exposures in populations. "Anyone struggling with the reasons for human life as portrayed by science and a belief in a Creator God will find this a remarkable volume which builds faith in God and purpose for life." -Donald G. Patterson Jr, PhD Organic Chemistry Arizona State University; PhD Environmental Science "honoris cavsa" Stockholm University
Download or read book Practicing Affirmation Foreword by John Piper written by Sam Crabtree and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2011-01-19 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It happens in marriages, parent-child relationships, friendships, workplaces, and churches: Communication falters, friendships wane, teenagers withdraw, marriages fail, and bitter rifts sever once-strong ties. Christian communities are no exception. Why do so many of our relationships suffer from alienation, indifference, and even hostility? Author Sam Crabtree believes that often at the heart of these breakdowns is a lack of affirmation. He observes in Scripture that God grants mercy to those who refresh others, and in life that people tend to be influenced by those who praise them. Crabtree shows how a robust "God-centered affirmation ratio" refreshes others and honors God. Practicing Affirmation sounds a call to recognize and affirm the character of Christ in others. When done well, affirmation does not fuel pride in the person , but refreshes them and honors God . All who are discouraged in relationships will find wisdom and practical insight in this book.
Download or read book Ephesians written by Mark D. Roberts and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new commentary for today's world, The Story of God Bible Commentary explains and illuminates each passage of Scripture in light of the Bible's grand story. The first commentary series to do so, SGBC offers a clear and compelling exposition of biblical texts, guiding everyday readers in how to creatively and faithfully live out the Bible in their own contexts. Its story-centric approach is ideal for pastors, students, Sunday school teachers, and laypeople alike. Each volume employs three main, easy-to-use sections designed to help readers live out God's story: LISTEN to the Story: Includes complete NIV text with references to other texts at work in each passage, encouraging the reader to hear it within the Bible's grand story. EXPLAIN the Story: Explores and illuminates each text as embedded in its canonical and historical setting. LIVE the Story: Reflects on how each text can be lived today and includes contemporary stories and illustrations to aid preachers, teachers, and students. —Ephesians— Like all of Paul's letters, Ephesians is centered in the gospel and its implications. It tells the story of what God has done in Christ and spells out the ethical implications of this story. But the letter to the Ephesians is unique among Paul's letters in many ways, including in how it tells of the story of God, beginning "before the creation of the world" and ending in eternity. Edited by Scot McKnight and Tremper Longman III, and written by a number of top-notch theologians, The Story of God Bible Commentary series will bring relevant, balanced, and clear-minded theological insight to any biblical education or ministry.
Download or read book NIV Study Bible written by Zondervan and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NIV Study Bible is the #1 bestselling study Bible in the world's most popular modern English Bible translation. This best-loved Bible features a stunning four-color interior with photographs, maps, charts, and illustrations. One look inside this white Italian Duo-Tone(TM) edition reveals why this Bible is a favorite for over 9 million people.
Download or read book His Victorious Indwelling written by Nick Harrison and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1998 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a daily devotional organized around the theme of living a deeper, more Christ-like life with selections from writers past and present associated with this theme.
Download or read book God s Trophy Women written by Jacqueline Jakes and published by FaithWords. This book was released on 2009-02-28 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sister of Bishop T.D. Jakes inspires women to see their trials as the furnace that molds them into living examples of God's handiwork.
Download or read book Caring for Creation written by Calvin B. DeWitt and published by Baker Publishing Group (MI). This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity must and can provide an effective response to the need for human care of the creation.
Download or read book Unglued written by Lysa TerKeurst and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you ever feel like your emotions are working against you? Though we may find ourselves stuffing down emotions, exploding with emotions, or reacting somewhere in between, Lysa TerKeurst assures us it’s possible to make our emotions work for us. Lysa admits that she, like most women, has had experiences where others bump into her happy and she comes emotionally unglued. But the good news is, God gave us emotions to experience life, not destroy it. With gut-honest personal examples and biblical teaching, Lysa shows us how to use our emotions for good. Unglued will equip you to: Know with confidence how to resolve conflict in your important relationships. Find peace in your most difficult relationships as you learn to be honest but kind when offended. Identify what type of reactor you are and how to significantly improve your communication. Respond with no regrets by managing your tendencies to stuff, explode, or react somewhere in between. Gain a deep sense of calm by responding to situations out of your control without acting out of control.
Download or read book Your Beautiful Purpose written by Susie Larson and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Radio Host Shows Women How to Embrace God's Unique Call for Their Life Listeners to Susie Larson's radio show and women she meets at events across the country tell her the same thing: I want to do something meaningful for God, but I don't know what to do, or how. Drawing on her own hard-earned experiences, Larson shows readers how to overcome insecurities, busyness, and other obstacles in order to focus their gifts and passions on their unique God-assignment. With biblical insights and inspiring stories from a variety of women, this action-oriented guide will speak to every woman who has felt a nudge from God--from the visionary who wants to end poverty to the empty-nest mom who feels called to help the young single mother next door.
Download or read book Job written by J. Gerald Janzen and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2012-09-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, J. Gerald Janzen examines the text of the book of Job as a literary text within the context of the history of the religion of Israel and within the broader context of the universal human condition. He approaches the basic character of the book from a literary perspective which enables him to identify human existence as exemplified in Job and to expound on the mystery of good and evil, which gives human existence its experiential texture and which together drive humans to ask the same kind of questions asked by Job. This is the first full-length commentary to present Job systematically and literarily.
Download or read book Bible Journaling Made Simple written by Sandy Allnock and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-10-17 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draw closer to God and creatively unlock more of the Good Book! Your relationship with God is unique. Shouldn't your Bible reflect and celebrate that bond? In this introduction to Bible journaling, you'll discover meaningful ways to combine art, heart and scripture--from backgrounds to hand-lettered verses to beautiful full-page drawings. No expensive supplies or artistic skills are required...only a desire to honor and enhance your spiritual life. To guide your creative worship experience, this book provides: • Prompts to engage you with the text, then visually interpret Scripture in words and pictures • Basic techniques for working with colored pencils, watercolor pencils and watercolor paints • 21 step-by-step tutorials for drawing trees, flowers, skies, mountains, maps, water, light and other popular themes • Tons of inspirational page samples and suggested verses to illustrate • Downloadable icons and technique videos available on the author's website Whether you're new to Bible journaling or looking for fresh ideas, this book will lead you on a rewarding spiritual journey. Success is not measured in the complexity or polish of the art, but in a deeper, more personal connection with God. "Our lives are busy, and we leave a trail of things-we-should-remember on the ground behind us. Instead, scoop them up and journal them. Preserve the lessons vital to our growth as Christians." ~page 12
Download or read book For the Glory of God written by Rodney Stark and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rodney Stark's provocative new book argues that, whether we like it or not, people acting for the glory of God have formed our modern culture. Continuing his project of identifying the widespread consequences of monotheism, Stark shows that the Christian conception of God resulted--almost inevitably and for the same reasons--in the Protestant Reformation, the rise of modern science, the European witch-hunts, and the Western abolition of slavery. In the process, he explains why Christian and Islamic images of God yielded such different cultural results, leading Christians but not Muslims to foster science, burn "witches," and denounce slavery. With his usual clarity and skepticism toward the received wisdom, Stark finds the origins of these disparate phenomena within monotheistic religious organizations. Endemic in such organizations are pressures to maintain religious intensity, which lead to intense conflicts and schisms that have far-reaching social results. Along the way, Stark debunks many commonly accepted ideas. He interprets the sixteenth-century flowering of science not as a sudden revolution that burst religious barriers, but as the normal, gradual, and direct outgrowth of medieval theology. He also shows that the very ideas about God that sustained the rise of science led also to intense witch-hunting by otherwise clear-headed Europeans, including some celebrated scientists. This conception of God likewise yielded the Christian denunciation of slavery as an abomination--and some of the fiercest witch-hunters were devoted participants in successful abolitionist movements on both sides of the Atlantic. For the Glory of God is an engrossing narrative that accounts for the very different histories of the Christian and Muslim worlds. It fundamentally changes our understanding of religion's role in history and the forces behind much of what we point to as secular progress.
Download or read book Determined Women s Bible Study Participant Workbook written by Heather M. Dixon and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Live intentionally and embrace abundant life! Imagine waking up every single day convinced that the twenty-four hours ahead of you are a precious gift to be used wisely. Now imagine that you know exactly how to spend them to be a force for God’s good. All too often we wander through life without appreciating the gift of every moment we’ve been given. The result? An unsatisfying life, missed opportunities to experience the joy of being in sync with God, and days marked with apathy instead of passion. Our time on earth is measured. We should want to make every moment count—not only because we aren’t guaranteed the next one, but also because this is exactly how our Savior spent His time here. How, then, do we walk out unwavering joy-filled faith every day, determined to let go of the things that keep us from experiencing abundant life and fulfilling the plans God has for us? The answers are found in following the footsteps of the One who lived fully, because He was determined that we might do the same. In this six-week study of Luke, we will follow the life and ministry of Jesus as we consider the choices He made on His way to the cross. We’ll intimately connect with a Savior who remained laser-focused on His mission to love the world. In return, we’ll receive a model for intentional living that we can replicate to ensure we are living each day to the fullest and making a difference for God’s kingdom. And together we’ll determine to embrace the abundant life we are promised in Jesus. The participant workbook includes five days of lessons for each week, combining study of Scripture with personal reflection, application, and prayer. It’s time to stop wandering and start living!
