Di dalam esainya, Tujuan Allah Menciptakan Dunia, sang theolog besar Jonathan Edwards menyatakan bahwa tujuan ultimat Allah adalah manifestasi kemuliaan-Nya di dalam kebahagiaan tertinggi dari mahluk ciptaan-Nya.. John Piper telah mendedikasikan tiga puluh tahun pelayanannya untuk menjelajahi implikasi-implikasi dari kebenaran yang mencengangkan ini terhadap kehidupan dan pelayanan. Memahami…
Anda belum benar-benar dikatakan mengenal seseorang sampai anda mengetahui apa yang dapat membuatnya benar-benar bahagia. Kesukaan kita adalah ukuran untuk mengetahui karakter kita yang sesungguhnya demikian pula dengan Allah. Kita dapat menyadari kebesaran kemuliaan-Nya bersuka. Oleh karena itu, kita semestinya berusaha memahami "kesukaan Allah." Buku ini bukan mengenai diri Anda. Buku ini …
"Foxe's Book of Martyrs" bukan sekedar buku bagi ahli sejarah. Foxe menulisnya untuk mendokumentasikan penganiayaan terhadap gereja; tubuh Kristus sendiri. Ini adalah buku tentang kasih karunia Allah dan kesetiaan anak-anakNya. Foxe's Book of Martyrs berkisah tentang iman yang tidak runtuh, tidak saja karena diterpa kesulitan hidup, bahkan apabila mengalami penganiayaan yang mengerikan dan beru…
Preaching needs to become purposeful, says Jay Adams, because purposeless preaching is deadly. This book was written to help preachers and students discover the purpose of preaching has and the ways that the Scriptures inform and direct the preaching task. Preaching with Purpose, like the many other books of Jay Adams, speaks clearly and forcefully to the issue. Having read this book, both stud…
John Stott embarks on a compelling course of study that first defends the fundamental claims of Christianity and then defines the proper outworkings of these basic beliefs in the daily lives of believers. Here is a sound, sensible guide for those who are seeking an intellectually satisfying presentation of the Christian faith.
What we think shapes who we are. That's why the Bible tells us, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind" (Romans 12:2a). In a world of differing voices competing for our allegiance, we must learn to "think biblically" so we can distinguish good from evil. God is the Creator of this world; his voice-his Word-must guide our thoughts and our lives. Wit…
Their love story is not one of fairy tales. It is one of faithfulness from the beginning through to its tragic ending. Richard and Margaret Baxter had been married only nineteen years before she died at age forty-five. A prominent pastor and prolific author, Baxter sought consolation and relief the only true way he knew- in Scripture with his discipline of writing. Within days he produced a lov…
Had evolutionists been in charge, they wouldn't have made the mosquito, planetary orbits would align perfectly, and the human eye would be better designed. But they tend to gloss over their own failed predictions and faulty premises. Naturalists see Darwin's theories as "logical" and that's enough. To think otherwise brands you a heretic to all things wise and rational. Science's Blind Spot tak…
Satisfaction…Happiness…Joy. According to John Piper, the pursuit of pleasure in God is not only permissible, it’s essential. Desiring God is a paradigm-shattering work that dramatically alters common perspectives on relating to God. Piper reveals that there really is no need to choose between duty and delight in the Christian life. In fact, for the follower of Jesus, delight is the duty…
For Christians, weakness should be a way of life. Yet most of us try desperately to be sufficient on our own, and we resent our limitations and our needs. Renowned theologian and Bible teacher J. I. Packer reflects on his experience of weakness-having been hit by a bread truck at a young age and now facing the realities of aging-in order to teach us the importance of embracing our own fra…