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5 Views On The Gospel
$24.99Five Views on the Gospel presents five different perspectives on the question “What is the gospel?” Presenting a variety of contemporary and tradition-based perspectives, each contributor answers key questions about the nature of the gospel. Questions contributors address include:
*What is the gospel?
*What is the context for understanding the New Testament teaching about the gospel?
*What are the primary biblical texts that you believe express the gospel and how do you understand them?
*What are people called to do with the gospel and what are the benefits promised by the gospel?
*How can the definition and proclamation of the gospel be contextualized and made relevant today?
*What example of an inadequate gospel and a false gospel can you offer?
*What does it mean to live a life worthy of the gospel?
The CounterPoints format provides a unique opportunity for each contributor to set forth their own understanding of the gospel, to interact with competing perspectives, and for the editors to sum up points of agreement and disagreement and a path forward in the debate.
Positions and Contributors include:
*The Reformation Gospel (Michael Horton)
*The King Jesus Gospel (Scot McKnight)
*The Wesleyan Gospel (David A. deSilva)
*The Pentecostal Gospel (Julie C. Ma)
*A Liberation Theology Gospel (Shively T. J. Smith)The Counterpoints series presents a comparison and critique of scholarly views on topics important to Christians that are both fair-minded and respectful of the biblical text. Each volume is a one-stop reference that allows readers to evaluate the different positions on a specific issue and form their own, educated opinion.
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4 Mountains : Encountering God In The Bible From Eden To Zion
$26.99Encounter Jesus on every page of the Bible
*Encounter Jesus on every page
*Read the Bible holistically and simply
*Learn from the early churchHow can war stories, farming proverbs, and strange visions draw you closer to Jesus? In Four Mountains: Encountering God in the Bible from Eden to Zion, Michael Niebauer shows how to see the Bible’s big story and meet with God in his word.
Four mountain-top encounters with God (Eden, Sinai, Tabor, and Zion) unify the Bible’s grand story. The earliest Christians read Scripture with attentiveness to symbols and images like mountains and trees. Learning this method of reading helps us connect seemingly disparate stories and encounter God in his word. Gospel-rich, and Scripture-saturated, Four Mountains reveals how we can see Jesus on every page.
Open my eyes that I may see
the wondrous things of your law.
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Rightly Dividing The Word
$16.99Study to show yourself approved to God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. -2 Timothy 2:15 (kjver)
As a follow-up to his highly successful and much sought after work Dispensational Truth, Baptist minister Clarence Larkin wrote Rightly Dividing the Word to explain how the fundamental doctrines of the Christian faith should be “rightly divided” in a series of contrasts, such as law and grace, faith and works, sin and salvation.
Larkin’s aim was not to express his opinion or the thoughts of other writers, but to present biblical concepts “based solely on the Scriptures,” with chapter and verse given for every statement.
The Bible, Larkin said, “is not a heterogeneous jumble of ancient history, myths, legends, religious speculations, and apocalyptic literature. There is a progress of revelation and
doctrine in it. You cannot understand Leviticus without Hebrews, or Daniel without Revelation. The judges knew more than the patriarchs, the prophets than the judges, and the apostles more than the prophets.”While the Bible is written for everyone, he maintained, it is addressed to three classes of people: Jews, gentiles, and the church.
Larkin’s goal in writing this fascinating book was “to confirm in the Christian faith those who are wavering and to instruct those who have not been clearly taught the great cardinal doctrines.”
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Thinning The Veil
$26.00Encounter the Hope of Jesus in the Book of Revelation
The Biblical book of Revelation-a text that, for many, remains shrouded in mystery and confusion. The cryptic symbols and visions of the end times often evoke anxiety among believers. Is it even possible to find hope and spiritual growth within its pages? Thinning the Veil is not just a book; it’s a spiritual guide that combines Biblical scholarship with personal reflection, making the study of Revelation accessible and enriching. You’ll discover that the heart of Revelation lies in its opening words-“the revelation of Jesus Christ.” It’s a powerful and personal unveiling, designed to bridge the gap between heaven and earth, bringing God’s presence into our lives in a very real and transforming way.
Authored by renowned Biblical scholar Shane J. Wood, Thinning the Veil provides a fresh perspective on Revelation, aiming to transform our understanding of this profound text. Wood invites readers to see Revelation not as a daunting puzzle but as a revelation of Jesus, meant to inspire divine intimacy and spiritual renewal.
Each chapter of Thinning the Veil is crafted to deepen your engagement through:
*Interpretation Tools: Engage with exercises that explore different principles of Biblical interpretation, helping you unlock the deeper meanings within Revelation.
*Scriptural Insights: Delve into thorough textual studies that illuminate the complex passages, unveiling the profound messages they contain.
*Spiritual Takeaways: Reflect on spiritual practices and thought-provoking questions designed to invite the Word to transform your soul, just as it did for its original audience.
Are you ready to dispel the mystery and uncover the hope that lies within the book of Revelation? Thinning the Veil is your guide to experiencing Revelation’s hopeful and transformational message.
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Old Testament Theology For Christians
$40.99Rethink How to Read the Old Testament
Modern readers of the Bible often find the Old Testament difficult and even disturbing. What are we to do with obscure prophecies of long expired nations? Why should we read and study ancient laws that even the New Testament says are eclipsed by Christ? How can we reconcile Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount with the Old Testament’s graphic narratives of sex and violence? What does the Old Testament offer that is not surpassed and even made irrelevant by the New Testament?
John Walton has spent a career engaging deeply with the Old Testament’s text and ancient context. He has studied, taught, and written about the issues. His signature approach can be introduced in one sentence: The Old Testament was written for us but not to us. We must not conform it to our own understanding. We will fully grasp the Old Testament and its theology only when we are immersed in the ancient cultural current of Israel within its broader cultural river of the ancient Near East.
In Old Testament Theology for Christians, John Walton invites us to leave our modern-and even inherited Christian-preconceptions at the threshold as we enter the world of the Old Testament. He challenges us to see it anew-as if for the first time-as guests in a strange and fascinating foreign land. Then we will rediscover its testimony to God’s great enterprise.
In this capstone to a career of studying and teaching the Old Testament, Walton unfolds a grand panorama of Yahweh and the gods, of cosmos and humanity, of covenant and kingdom, of temple and torah, of sin and evil, and of salvation and afterlife. Viewed within its ancient Near Eastern cognitive environment, the text takes unexpected turns and blossoms into fresh and challenging insights. No matter how you are accustomed to viewing the first testament of the Bible, Old Testament Theology for Christians will challenge and sharpen your perceptions.
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Praying With Women Of The Bible For 30 Days
$21.99The Lord intentionally offers us stories of women in Scripture in the middle of circumstances and seasons that are not bound by culture or history. The experiences of women in the Bible can be learned from in real time today. Some prayers of women are recorded in Scripture and other prayers are gleaned from circumstantial and situational shared human experiences.
There is hardly a greater bond to be made among women than to recognize our sameness across time and space and go to the Lord in prayer together. We learn not just from one another, but with one another. Praying with Women of the Bible is our opportunity to pray the prayers our sisters prayed before us, pray alongside them in life shared circumstances, and pray for one another as we sojourn together.
In this study you will learn about women in Scripture, their names, their cultural and historical setting, their situation and how they prayed. With each lesson and each woman you will learn how we are so powerfully connected by longings and desires of the heart and be strengthened in boldness to bring your requests to the Lord. Praying with Women of the Bible is not just repeating prayers, it is an exercise in learning the heart posture of prayer and in turn, receiving the power that comes from praying with women of history and today.
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Natural Law : 5 Views
$34.99The story of “natural law” – the idea that God has written a law on the human heart so that ethical norms derive from human nature – in twentieth-century Protestant ethics is one of rejection and resurgence. For half a century, luminaries like Karl Barth, Carl F. H. Henry, and Cornelius Van Til cast a shadow over natural law moral reflection because of its putative link to natural theology, autonomous reason, associations with Catholic theology, and ethical witness devoid of special revelation. However, over the past twenty years, Protestant theologians have renewed their interest in the subject, often animated by debates on Christian involvement in the public arena and on matters of life, death, and gender and sexuality. Much of this engagement has happened within Reformed circles and has largely been conducted without reference to Roman Catholic construals of the natural law. Conversely, Catholic developments in natural-law thinking have paid little attention to the surge of interest on the Protestant side. As a result, Protestant and Catholic natural proponents – and even those skeptical of the natural law – are not in conversation with one another.
The lack of dialog between the various schools of natural law has left a historic tradition within Christian moral thought underdeveloped in contemporary Protestant theology. By bringing together a variety of perspectives in much-needed conversation, this book helps readers to understand the various construals of natural law within the broader strands of Christian and classical traditions and clarifies its unique importance for Christian moral witness in a secular culture. The contributors address the following questions:
*What is natural law?
*Can moral norms be derived from immanent, creaturely ends? If so, how specific or action-guiding can those norms be? How extensive might these moral norms be?
*How does natural law endure despite Christian insistence on the noetic, epistemological effects of sin?
*What is the relationship between Christian reflection on natural law and the broader classical tradition’s understanding of natural law?
*How do Catholic and Protestant construals of natural law differ?
*What is the relationship between faith and reason?
*What’s the relationship between human nature and natural law?
*Does “natural law” mean: “secular moral reasons”? Or is “natural law” merely religious belief disguised as public reason?
*How does natural law relate to public re
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Created For Commuion With God
$19.99God made us to know him
*Encounter God in Genesis 1-2
*See Jesus and the gospel in the creation accounts
*Learn how God created us for communion with himThe book of Genesis brings us back to beginnings. And in the beginning, we meet God.
In Created for Communion with God, Harrison Perkins explains that the creation account of Genesis 1-2 is primarily about God and his relationship with human beings. These chapters are God’s word for God’s people, to summon us into communion with him. Perkins’s theological reflections reveal God’s glory and goodness, highlight the good news of Jesus, and encourage the soul.
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Israel Decree : Understanding God’s Unbreakable Covenant With His People An
$8.99How Should Christians View Israel?
For centuries, questions have lingered both within and outside the church: Is modern Israel connected to the Israel of the Old Testament? Do God’s past promises to Israel still apply now? And what does this mean for all Christians today?
The Israel Decree provides compelling answers to these questions and more by meticulously tracing the historical, legal, and scriptural foundations of Israel’s God-promised right to the land. Writing with clarity and commitment to biblical truth, bestselling author and native Israeli Amir Tsarfati helps you:
*understand how today’s Israel is a continuation of the ancient biblical nation, fulfilling a divine promise made millennia ago
*live with greater expectancy and hope in light of what Bible prophecy says about the rapture and tribulation
*be encouraged by God’s wonderful character as you see it on display in the ways He cares for Israel–and for you
As you grow in your understanding of God’s steadfast promise to both bless Israel and to bless the world through Israel, you will be inspired by His wonder-working power and equipped to carry out your unique role in His plan with hope and confidence.
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What Does The Bible Say About Violence
$16.95The Bible is sometimes rejected by people who consider it a violent book. But, in fact, the Bible is very concerned with the problem of violence. It describes how violence originated in our world and in the human heart. The reader will come away with an understanding of the personal tendency toward violence and how the Bible upends it. The reader will also gain an understanding of the historical contexts in which the violent texts of the Bible must be read in order to come to a new understanding of them. Anyone committed to nonviolence will discover in this book how the Bible supports their commitment. The book concludes with a hopeful message: the Bible teaches us how to overcome violence in our society today.
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New Explorations In The Lost World Of Genesis
$25.00Updating and expanding upon his previous work on origins, this riveting volume from John H. Walton marks the eighth entry in his bestselling Lost World Series, which has sold more than 125,000 copies.
For over a decade, John Walton’s books The Lost World of Genesis One and The Lost World of Adam and Eve have shaped readers’ understanding of the ancient Near Eastern world and its implications for modern scientific origins debates. But more than simply engaging the creation/evolution debate, these works explored questions related to interpretation of Genesis through ancient eyes, the theological purpose of a seven-day creation account, the historicity of Adam and Eve, and the history of interpretation of the creative narratives.
In New Explorations in the Lost World of Genesis, Walton provides comprehensive and timely updates on the latest developments and research, including:
*a summary of positions addressed in his previous books on origins
*new insights, clarifications, and illustrations based on current scholarship
*answers to frequently asked questionsEngaging the latest scholarship as well as questions that his proponents and critics alike have raised, New Explorations in the Lost World of Genesis provides a relevant update that will benefit students, professors, and pastors as they continue to explore questions of origins and their implications for the Christian life.
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How To Read Genesis Second Edition
$22.00A New Updated Edition of a Beloved Favorite!
Within the realm of sacred texts, Genesis stands as a pillar-a foundational book that shapes the Torah, the Old Testament, and ultimately the entire Christian Bible. Through its rich tapestry of stories and images Genesis often leave readers pondering the deeper meanings hidden within its verses. In the latest installment of the bestselling How to Read Series, Tremper Longman III offers an enlightening path to grasping what Genesis is meant to communicate to both its original readers and contemporary audiences.
How to Read Genesis, 2nd Edition gives readers an invaluable guide that:
*Examines the various lenses through which Genesis can be viewed, enriching comprehension and appreciation of its narratives.
*Delves into the cultural backgrounds that influenced Genesis, providing a fuller picture of its significance and teachings.
*Uncovers the layers of history and authorship that contributed to the creation of Genesis.
*Explains the background of the literary forms and structural elements that make Genesis unique.
*Offers an understanding of how Genesis fits into the broader context of the Bible, connecting its themes and messages to the entire Christian narrative.
Building upon historical, cultural, and literary context, How to Read Genesis, 2nd Edition will not only enhance your knowledge, but will also foster a deeper connection with the text and its timeless wisdom.
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