It can no longer be assumed that most people--or even most Christians--have a basic understanding of the Bible. Many don't know the difference between the Old and New Testament, and even the more well-known biblical figures are often misunderstood. It is getting harder to talk about Jesus accurately and compellingly because listeners have no proper context with which to understand God's story o…
Called to live in the world, but not to be of it, Christians must maintain a balancing act that becomes more precarious the further our culture departs from its Judeo-Christian roots. How should members of the church interact with such a culture, especially as deeply enmeshed as most of us have become? D. A. Carson applies his masterful touch to this problem. He begins by exploring the classic …
How do some of the apostle Paul's most passionate words help us to understand our lives as Christians today? According to Bible scholar D. A. Carson, 2 Corinthians 10-13 most clearly reveals Paul's heart and mind. It contains well-known passages, such as Paul's description of his thorn in the flesh and an intense chronicle of his specific sufferings. This section of Scripture also models Pau…
When the two editors of this volume began the project almost a decade ago, neither of us anticipated that it would take this long to bring it to completion. Unrealistic expectations, illness among the contributors and their families, and shifting and competing obligations all conspired to delay the project. We are profoundly grateful for the patience of the contributors who managed to submit th…
Do you really know what the bible is about? Most people - even most Christians- do not have a basic working knowledge of the Bible. How can we understand the story of God - and our part in it - when we're not familiar with it? In "The God Who Is There", D.A. Carson takes readers through the big story of Scripture to help Christians who know what they believe and why they believe and why they be…
Apakah kaitan Kristus dengan kebudayan? Jawaban atas pertanyaan ini akan menentukan bagaimana kita melihat hubungan yang ada antara orang Kristen dengan kebudayaan, dan hubungan antara kita dengan lingkungan dan masyarakat di sekitar kita. Para penulis di dalam buku ini berpandangan bahwa karena Kristus tidak dapat dipisahkan dari kebudayaan maka orang Kristen tidak boleh bersikap acuh tak acuh…
"~Banyak distorsi terjadi pada konsep tentang ""kasih,"" yang menyebabkan orang memiliki pandangan yang keliru tentang kasih Allah sebagai kasih yang lembek. D.A.Carson membukakan perspektif Alkitab bagaimana kasih Allah tidak bisa terlepas dari kedaulatan, keadilan, dan kekudusan-Nya, dan justru ini yang banyak ditolak oleh dunia.~"
Buku ini adalah buku wajib bagi para dosen, hamba Tuhan, dan para murid Alkitab yang serius. Pendekatan Carson yang metodologis penuh dengan kebijaksaan, tajam, dan disampaikan dengan jelas. Thomas Schreiner - Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society