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PaperbackThe Message of 1 & 2 Thessalonians
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by John Stott
The gospel shapes the church and the church spreads the gospel. In his heartfelt letters to the Thessalonians, the apostle Paul calls believers again and again to these essential truths. To encourage and correct the young church in Thessalonica, Paul addresses many issues that are still of vital importance today, such as Christian community, church leadership, moral living, evangelism, ...
PaperbackThe Message of 1 Peter
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by Edmund P. Clowney
The letter of 1 Peter is a traveler's guide for Christian pilgrims. To believers scattered throughout Asia Minor, Peter wrote with a reminder that they were temporary residents, strangers looking toward their true homeland. As stormy persecutions were beginning in the region, Peter brought a message of hope, encouraging readers to see their lives in the context of God's great work ...
PaperbackThe Reality of God and Historical Method
Apocalyptic Theology in Conversation with N. T. Wright
New Explorations in Theology
by Samuel V. Adams
After a flurry of heated debates in the mid-twentieth century over the relationship between faith and history, the dust seems to have settled. The parties have long since dispersed into their separate camps. The positions are entrenched and loyalties are staked out.
This New Explorations in Theology volume is a deliberate attempt to kick up the dust again, but this time as ...
PaperbackMatthew
Being Discipled by Jesus
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Stephen D. Eyre and Jacalyn Eyre
What would it be like to be discipled by Jesus himself? What would he teach you about relationships, priorities, wealth and his coming kingdom? What would you learn from his actions? Matthew's Gospel brings you face to face with Jesus as he calls,teaches and prepares his disciples. As you work through these twenty-two session LifeGuide® Bible Study on Matthew, you can become one of those chosen ...
Number of Studies: 22
PaperbackSinai and the Saints
Reading Old Covenant Laws for the New Covenant Community
by James M. Todd III
What should Christians do with all the laws in the Old Testament? The Old Testament tells the story of the beginnings of God's salvation history, and it is part of the authoritative canon of Scripture affirmed by the church. But what role should the laws of the old covenant play in the lives of those living under the new covenant? Can Christians embrace the commandment to "love the Lord your God ...
PaperbackChrist, Our Righteousness
Paul's Theology of Justification
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Mark A. Seifrid
Series edited by D. A. CarsonSince the time of the Reformation, considerable attention has been given to the theme of justification in the thought of the apostle Paul. The ground-breaking work of E. P. Sanders in Paul and Palestinian Judaism (1977) introduced the "new perspective on Paul," provoking an ongoing debate which is now dominated by major protagonists. Foundational theological issues are at stake.
In ...
PaperbackThe Message of 1 Timothy & Titus
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by John Stott
In the letters to Timothy and Titus, as he nears the end of his life, Paul focuses on the idea of inheritance. The faithful, he writes, must guard and pass on the heritage of gospel truth for the next generation. Paul's clear commitment to the church as "the pillar and foundation of the truth" continues to challenge Christians in every era.
In this revised Bible Speaks Today ...
PaperbackThe Message of 2 Peter & Jude
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by R. C. Lucas and Chris EW Green
The letters of 2 Peter and Jude are sometimes overlooked, yet their message for the church is timely and compelling. Today, as in the first century, Christians must guard against false guides who can lead believers astray and cause divisions within the community of faith. Responding to this ever-present danger, 2 Peter and Jude equip readers to discern truth from illusion and exhort ...
PaperbackThe Message of John's Letters
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by David Jackman
Immorality inundating the Christian community and gradually eroding the foundations of Christian living. The truth of God incarnate, the atonement, and the bodily resurrection of Christ under attack—even from within the church. These were the problems that faced the Christians of John's day. In a society that scorned the gospel and sneered at godly living, John encouraged Christians ...
PaperbackTransformed into the Same Image
Constructive Investigations into the Doctrine of Deification
Foreword by Michael J Gorman
Contributions by Shu-chen Hsu Hsiung, Carl Mosser, Brian Siu Kit Chiu, Benjamin C Blackwell, Alister McGrath, Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Nathan Betz, Mark Gorman, Leslie Ann jervis, Kimbell Kornu, James Salladin, Jahdiel Nehemias Perez, Jacob Chengwei Feng, and Chao-Chun Liu
Edited by Paul Copan and Michael Martin Chester ReardonThe doctrine of deification or theosis has been gaining interest among scholars for some time. Yet most publications on the topic have focused on Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions and have subsumed the discussion under the category of soteriology. If "being transformed into the same image" (2 Corinthians 3:18) is truly essential to the Christian life, a fuller understanding ...
