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paperbackSanctification
Explorations in Theology and Practice
Edited by Kelly M. Kapic
Often treated like the younger sibling in theology, the doctrine of sanctification has spent the last few decades waiting not-so-patiently behind those doctrines viewed as more senior. With so much recent interest in ideas like election and justification, the question of holiness can often seem to be of secondary importance, and widespread misunderstanding of sanctification as moralism or undue ...
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paperbackThe Chosen People
Election, Paul and Second Temple Judaism
by A. Chadwick Thornhill
One of the central touchstones of Second Temple Judaism is election. The Jews considered themselves a people set apart for God?s special purpose. So it is not surprising that this concept plays such an important role in Pauline theology. In this careful and provocative study, Chad Thornhill considers how Second Temple understandings of election influenced key Pauline texts. Thornhill seeks to establish ...
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paperbackPhilosophy Made Slightly Less Difficult
A Beginner's Guide to Life's Big Questions
by Garrett J. DeWeese and J. P. Moreland
Philosophy is for everyone. We think philosophically whenever we ask life's big questions:
- What is real?
- How do we know what we know?
- What is the right thing to do?
- What does it mean to be human?
- How should we view science and its claims?
- Why should we believe that God exists?
Philosophy is thinking critically about ...
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paperbackForgiving As We've Been Forgiven
Community Practices for Making Peace
Resources for Reconciliation
by L. Gregory Jones and Célestin Musekura
Christians are supposed to forgive others as we've been forgiven. But hearing the call to forgive is different from knowing how to practice forgiveness at home and in the world. Forgiveness is about more than the isolated acts and words of individuals. To forgive and be forgiven, we need communal practices and disciplines for a way of life that makes for peace. Greg Jones and Célestin Musekura ...
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paperbackTrue Love in a World of False Hope
Sex, Romance Real People
by Robbie F. Castleman
In a sex-saturated society, sex is on everyone's mind. And Christians are no exception. For many unmarried people, sex is the forbidden fruit, which makes it all the more intriguing. True Love in a World of False Hope presents an up-front, hopeful--and even humorous--look at God's plan for sexual relationships. Robbie Castleman believes reclaiming purity in relationships is a journey toward ...
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paperbackImages of Christ
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Dale Larsen and Sandy Larsen
Good Shepherd. Branch. Bridegroom. Cornerstone. There are many images of Christ in Scripture. Some of these word-portraits are easier for us to grasp than others, but each reveals an important aspect of who Christ is. By helping us understand the different images, these ten session LifeGuide® Bible Study by Dale and Sandy Larsen lead us to know and respond to the reality behind the ...
Number of Studies: 10
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paperbackReclaiming the Old Testament for Christian Preaching
Edited by Grenville J. R. Kent, Paul J. Kissling, and Laurence A. Turner
- 2011 Preaching Today Magazine Book Award winner
The Old Testament is filled with intriguing characters, stories and themes. But preaching from its remote historical context wrapped in sometimes unfamiliar literary genres and narrative devices can be daunting. Based on the conviction that the Old Testament texts are a vital and dynamic part of the Christian canon ...
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paperbackContagious Holiness
Jesus' Meals with Sinners
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Craig L. Blomberg
Series edited by D. A. CarsonPreaching magazine Year's Best Book for Preachers
One of humanity's most basic and common practices—eating meals—was transformed by Jesus into an occasion of divine encounter. In sharing food and drink with his companions, he invited them to share in the grace of God. He revealed his redemptive mission while eating with sinners, repentant and unrepentant alike.
Jesus' ...
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paperbackIntroducing Paul
The Man, His Mission and His Message
by Michael F. Bird
Many Christians who know and love the Bible think they know the apostle Paul. He's a theological master, a pastoral mentor, a spiritual adviser and a missionary hero. Yet just when we think we have him in our grasp, he slips through our fingers. At the point where we suppose we have finally understood him, Paul again confounds us. But he also beckons us to explore God's ways more deeply. Michael ...
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paperbackThe Problem of the Old Testament
Hermeneutical, Schematic, and Theological Approaches
by Duane A. Garrett
Biblical Foundations Book Awards Finalist
For Christians, the Old Testament often presents a conundrum. We revere it as God's Word, but we don't always comprehend it. It has great truths beautifully expressed, but it also has lengthy lists of names that we cannot pronounce, detailed rules for religious rites that we never observe, and grim stories that we ...
