Piper focuses his study on the example of Jonathan Edwards as an illustration of a leader who submitted to God.

    It weaves the doctrinal formulations of the early church on creation, the Trinity, and Christology into contemporary theological reflection on the Hispanic struggle for liberation. This volume offers a major theological statement from a respected theologian and author. Richly insightful and unique, Manana is one of the few major theological works from a Protestant representative of the Hispanic tradition. Justo L. Gonzalez offers theological reflections based upon unique insights born of his minority status as a Hispanic American.

    He used drugs, fought at school, and entertained suicidal fantasies.Disgusted with himself and convinced that life held no purpose, Doug was determined to grab all the fun and excitement he could find. Before his search ended, a cave in the hills above Palm Springs became his home. And although his father owned a yacht, a lear jet, and an airline, Doug would eventually scavenge for food in garbage bins. The happiness Doug wanted eluded him until the day he began reading the dust-covered Bible a fellow "searcher" had left behind in his cave. What happened next can only be described as a miracle.

    Some saved him from an early death. But most were in response to prayers for others. People dying in a hospital get well. A man pronounced dead by his doctor lives. A womans shattered relationship is suddenly filled with love and acceptance. Another mans life and business turn around within days.

    

    

    William Symington, a 19th century Reformed Presbyterian and Scottish pastor, wrote Messiah the Prince to examine the particular significance of Jesus Christ as King.Revelation 1:5 says that Christ is the “prince of the kings of the earth.” What obligations does this place upon the civil magistrate? What obligations might this place upon the people who are governed, including those people who vote for their civil magistrate? Of what significance is the truth that the One who was the atoning sacrifice for His people (the Priest) and the one who spoke and taught the Word in its fullness (the Prophet) is also the Ruler of all (the King)? What might it mean when Jesus said, “Make all nations My disciples”?Symington answers these questions is a way that will push some modern Christians past their comfort zone. He makes that case that Christ is reigning now and that all nations must answer to Him, and it is the Church’s responsibility to make that call on the nations, their governors and their governed.

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    Each of God's names reveals a wonderful aspect of His nature that can meet your deepest needs, comfort you in times of personal tragedy, and release you to new heights of praise in times of joy.

    

    They address God in a rich variety of images from scripture and Christian experience so that worship may be more inclusive and vital. They respect human differences in gender, race, and physical abilities, excluding no one and honoring all. Christian concern for justice and peace is a central theme. Touch Holiness includes a list of alternative lectionary reading, a Service of Thanksgiving for Christian Dying into Life, texts for sung service music, prayers of intercession, and resources for use in special times in a congregation's life. This collection, written by more than fifty contributors from many local churches, has grown out of the worshiping lives of the congregations.

    From 1835 to 1921 the Lectures were printed as the first part of the Doctrine and Covenants. Since 1921 they have been available for study mainly in a little booklet edition published by N. B. Lundwall about 1940, and in a Deseret Book Company version published in 1985."As we studied the printed versions in connection with the symposium on the Lectures on Faith sponsored by the Religious Studies Center at Brigham Young University, we decided to prepare a newly edited version of the Lectures to correct several mistakes that had found their way into the printed versions. We also decided to try to make some of the long, complex sentences easier to read."We present here a newly edited version of the Lectures on Faith. We have restricted our editing to making the language clearer and easier to read; we have not changed any of the doctrinal teachings."We are pleased to be able to print a whole book containing the Lectures on Faith and discussions of those lectures. If our readers can gain as much from reading this book as we have from seeing it throughout the printing process, our efforts will be richly rewarded."We wish to express gratitude to those who have helped us in this project. We are especially grateful for those who presented papers at the symposium, and to the staff of the Religious Studies Center Publications Office for their work in preparing the manuscripts for printing."Larry E. Dahl and Charles D. Tate, Jr."(The Lectures on Faith in Historical Perspective, Larry E. Dahl & Charles D. Tate, Jr., ed. [Prove, UT: BYU Religious Studies Center, 1990] p. ix.)A PDF copy of the 1990 printing is now available online at http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/doc.... Many of the Relgious Studies Center publications are now available via the digital collections at http://lib.byu.edu/rsc/ (simply select the "Search" button without entering any text to see a full selection of available titles).

    This book is an attempt to clarify what is demanded if we are to have a chance of achieving this. It examines the nature and significance of the sacred itself, why the sense of its presence has been so disastrously eroded from our conciousness over recent centuries. This book is an attempt to clarify what is demanded if we are to have any chance of achieving this. It examines the nature and significance of the sacred itself, why the sense of its presence has been so disastrously eroded from our conciousness over recent centuries.

    It is the first book ever published that is entirely about home teaching, and it includes a wealth of examples and ideas about how to achieve excellence in that calling.

    On the one hand, our culture is more clearly post-modern and post-Christian. All of the Christian players today are finding themselves cultural outsiders, much like the earliest Christians. We are waking up to the reality that we are in a missionary situation in our own culture, and this is forcing us (slowly, by fits and starts) to rethink our priorities and our mission. On the other hand, Churches of Christ themselves are engaging more and more in the kind of healthy theological rethinking that this book called for back in 1990. Many congregations are shedding the sectarian or exclusivist outlook, gaining new appreciation for their heritage, refocusing on the central doctrines of the faith, and entering into serious dialogue about carrying out the mission of God in this new time...Perhaps this new edition can continue to provide stimulus and guidance as the adventure continues. Toward that end, this edition contains a new chapter, ""Last(ing) Things,"" that seeks to show the close relationship between eschatology and discipleship, between one's view of the coming kingdom of God and the cruciform life."" - From Allen's Preface to the Revised Edition

    Professor Hooker is one of the foremost New Testament scholars currently writing, and Paul is one of her major interests. This collection includes some of her best writing on Pauline ideas and their contemporary significance and may come to be seen as her definitive statement on the apostle who kindles her enthusiasm and admiration. The essays focus in particular on Paul's understanding of human redemption. The author shows that in contrast to Adam, who was created in the image of God, but who lost God's glory, Christ is the true image of God and the embodiment of his glory. Though the Law expressed the purpose of God and reflected his glory its power was incomplete. Several essays explore the theme of 'interchange in Christ', and Professor Hooker puts forward the view that Paul's notion of participation in Christ is the key to understanding his Christology. The term 'interchange', indeed, has come to be associated with Hooker's approach to Paul.

    W. Tozer points out why so many Christians and churches today are weak. But he doesn't leave us without hope. He uplifts our spirits and helps us recognize what God wants to do in and through each and every one of us.These sermons deal directly with the subjects of the Christian church and the spiritual basis for its varied and continuing ministries. They display A. W. Tozer's love, appreciation, and concern for the church, which motivated him to so consistently issue caution. Tozer always yearned to reveal to the Christina and Missionary Alliance a desire for each church member to reach their full potential for honoring the Lord Jesus Christ, and this book represents that yearning well.

    From before the world was, both in and out of Eden, and even after his death, the influence and significance of Adam’s life and choices continues now.The Man Adam is a well-researched discourse to better understand the life and mission of earth’s first man.

    

    Forde continues Luther's polemic against every theology that fools with God apart from the Word. . . Forde writes a theology that is good for nothing but proclaiming the living Word of God.--Carl E. BraatenProfessor of Systematic TheologyLutheran School of Theology at ChicagoHere is a theologian, who believes in proclamation! Working from a distinction between God preached and the hidden God not preached, Gerhard Forde develops a theology for preachers. The thought is edgy; the style is exciting.--David G. ButtrickThe Divinity SchoolVanderbilt University

    He examines the ways the themes of power, divine providence, and David's personality cohere in the biblical narrative to explain David's rise to power and assumption of the kingship and his dominance over Saul.

    Focuses on the symbolic import of the rose windows and the Gothic cathedrals housing them, discussing their role as monuments of faith created in a time plague and famine.

    

    A parallel column of the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) accompanies the interlinear text. Numerous textual notes are also included. "The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament" is the newest interlinear translation that uses the UBS4/NA27 text.

    Enliven your lessons with these activities for elementary to middle school ages. Most take just ten minutes.You will find high activity, moderate motion, and sitting in place games designed to:• Reinforce Bible learning• Get acquainted• Build acceptance and understanding of diversity• Promote teamwork with relays• And burn energy