John Calvin's name evokes powerful images, most of them negative. In the minds of many, he is perceived as an ivory-tower theologian who was harsh and unreasonable, the driving force behind a dangerous theological system. In this volume, Burk Parsons and eighteen other leading Reformed pastors and scholars authoritatively reveal the truth about Calvin and his teaching - that he was humble, cari…
In this survey, John Passmore concentrates on the British tradition in logic, metaphysics and the theory of knowledge, yet he never neglects parallel developments in Europe and America. He considers the crucial new insights that were generated into probability, propositions and private languages, meaning, minds and bodies and the limits of science. Accounts explore the main schools and individu…
Among the several prominent themes in the Bible, the story of Israel is one that has attracted recent attention and study. The biblical story of Israel--in its election, sin, exile and restoration--is a finely articulated drama of the glory and the plight of the universal story of humanity and creation. And the story of Jesus, born from the womb of Israel as its Messiah and true seed of Abraham…
Gua, dunia batuan gelap yang tidak mengenal sinar matahari! tapi, tanpa kita ketahui, di dalamnya tersimpan kerajaan bawah tanah yang sangat luas. Air yang menetes sedikit demi sedikit dalam waktu puluhan juta tahun membantu terbentuknya topografi gua yang mengagumkan, di antaranya stalaktit, stalagmit, dan mutiara gua yang aneh. Di dalam gua juga tinggal banyak mahluk hidup sepert kelelawar, l…
"~The New Testament writers proclaimed their message passionately and persuasively. This volume explores how we can preach faithfully from those texts. The chapters cover the main texts and genres of the New Testament, and offer particular insights into the infancy narratives, parables, miracles, the Sermon on the Mount, ethics, future hope and judgment, archaeology and history, hermeneutics an…
The New Testament writers proclaimed their message passionately and persuasively. This volume explores how we can preach faithfully from those texts. The chapters cover the main texts and genres of the New Testament, and offer particular insights into the infancy narratives, parables, miracles, the Sermon on the Mount, ethics, future hope and judgment, archaeology and history, hermeneutics and …
Brain paused. Something made him reach out and take a broadhead out of the quiver and lay it across the bow, even though the moment without paddling cost him his forward motion. He thought, This is silly, I'm being a worrywart, but positioned the bow close to him just the same. Then dug with the paddle again, pulling hard for the island, the dog whimpering and growling.
Are you a carnal or a spiritual Christian? Rivers of Living Water, a discussion of a carnal and a spiritual Christian's characteristics, will aid you in answering this question. The solution to carnality and defeat is found in God's Word. Habitual victory can be every Christian's experience. Ruth Paxson defines victory as more than outward control over expression of sin. Real victory inv…
Scenes from a Divorce is an engaging story besides being a rich resource on communicating concern. This one-of-a-kind divorce book speaks to the often unacknowledged trauma of the friends, families, and associates of divorcing couples. Already struggling with their own question of guilt, a divorcing couple soon learns that their children, brothers and sister, parents, friends, counselor, and pa…
Apakah Allah adalah Sosok Publik? Apakah Kekristenan memiliki sebuah peran legitimat untuk dijalankan di wilayah publik seperti politik, bisnis, hukum, dan pendidikan? Buku ini memberikan analisis yang benar-benar tajam mengenai pemisahan antara publik dan pribadi, fakta dan perasaan. Kaum sekularis memanfaatkan pemisahan ini untuk menyingkirkan prinsip-prinsip Alkitab dari arus utama budaya, m…