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  • Christian Spirituality: Five Views of Sanctification, Edited by Donald Alexander
    Paperback

    Christian Spirituality

    Five Views of Sanctification

    Spectrum Multiview Book Series

    Contributions by Gerhard O. Forde, Sinclair B. Ferguson, Laurence W. Wood, Russell P. Spittler, and E. Glenn Hinson
    Edited by Donald Alexander

    How can we grow closer to God? Is there a secret to spiritual life? Do we need a second blessing? Is sanctification God's work or ours? Is it instantaneous or is it a process?

    The nature of Christian spirituality has been widely debated throughout the history of the church. The doctrine of sanctification was one of the main fissures separating Luther from the Catholic Church. ...

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  • Possessed by God: A New Testament theology of sanctification and holiness, By David G. Peterson Possessed by God: A New Testament theology of sanctification and holiness, By David G. Peterson
    Ebook

    Possessed by God

    A New Testament theology of sanctification and holiness

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by David G. Peterson
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, David Peterson challenges the common assumption that the New Testament views sanctification as primarily a process. He argues that its emphasis falls upon sanctification as a definitive event, "God's way of taking possession of us in Christ, setting us apart to belong to him and to fulfill his purpose for us." Simply to identify sanctification with ...

  • Theology Questions Everyone Asks: Christian Faith in Plain Language, Edited by Gary M. Burge and David Lauber Theology Questions Everyone Asks: Christian Faith in Plain Language, Edited by Gary M. Burge and David Lauber
    Ebook

    Theology Questions Everyone Asks

    Christian Faith in Plain Language

    Edited by Gary M. Burge and David Lauber

    Everyone has questions about God and what matters most in life. When we ask those questions, we are asking about theology.

    • Isn't talk about God really a guessing game?
    • What good is the Old Testament?
    • How can we have freewill if God controls everything?
    • The virgin birth. Really?
    • What does an earthquake say about God?
    • Is the Holy Spirit still at work ...
  • Do We Need the New Testament?: Letting the Old Testament Speak for Itself, By John Goldingay Do We Need the New Testament?: Letting the Old Testament Speak for Itself, By John Goldingay
    Ebook

    Do We Need the New Testament?

    Letting the Old Testament Speak for Itself

    by John Goldingay

    Do we need the Old Testament? That's a familiar question, often asked. But as an Old Testament scholar, John Goldingay turns that question on its head: Do we need the New Testament? What's new about the New Testament? After all, the Old Testamentwas the only Bible Jesus and the disciples knew. Jesus affirmed it as the Word of God. Do we need anything more? And what happens when we begin to look ...