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Kitab Mazmur memiliki sebuah pesona yang dalam. Kalau kita mempelajari kitab Mazmur dengan teliti, maka kita terbentur dengan kesulitan-kesulitan. Bentuk puisi kitab Mazmur tidak lazim. Banyak image masih asing bagi kita. dan pemazmur kadang-kadang menggunakan pikiran-pikiran yang sepertinya tidak layak ada dalam Alkitab. Tremper Longman memberikan kita pertolongan untuk mengatasi jarak antara …
Creation in six days. Woman from the side of man. "Sons of god" taking "daughters of men". A massive disaster and an animal rescue boat of biblical proportions. Abraham, Sarah, Hagar and the ongoing saga of a dysfunctional family. These are just a few of the episodes that Genesis conjures up. But we miss the point if we focus on what seems strange to us. And we distort the message if we dema…
Written a mere eight years following the posting of the 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, the Bondage of the Will bears witness to how far and how fast Martin Luther's fire of reform spread through sixteenth century Europe. This masterpiece of Reformation thought was witten to oppose the doctrine set forth by the renowned scholar Desiderius Erasmus in Diatribe of Free …
Sexual passion have a way of demanding immediate attention. Even committed Christians need to choose between indulging sexual desire and maintaining God's standard for purity. Erwin Lutzer presents a rationale for sexual purity, giving special attention to the inevitable consequences of permissiveness. He deals specifically with adultery, lust, homosexuality, and masturbation. Throughout, he po…
Dr. John Song was born in Fukien, China, in 1901. He died at the age of forty-two. His active ministry was limited to just fifteen years, yet he had an unprecedented impact on the Church in China and South-east Asia. Through his ministry tens of thousands were converted. Churches experienced revival. And thousands of Christians were challenged in their commitment to Christ. The late Leslie T. L…
Our Lord knew the value of prayer. The Bible says at times Jesus would rise a great while before dawn and go Into the mountain to pray. In the evenings He would walk down the slope of the backside of Jerusalem across the Kidron Brook and ascend the Mount of Olives. There He communed with the Father, sometimes all night long. So when Christ said in Matthew 6:9, "After this manner, therefore, …
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…
"Eureka!" In an age of open-mindedness, many believers accept too much with too little discernment, resulting in great confusion and compromise. But God's Word makes it clear that not everything that glitters is gold. False teaching is at every turn, and the temptation to embrace it is great. As God's people we are called to sift through the overwhelming number of traditions and trends and use …
In "What is Faith"? Machen addresses one of the most fundamental questions about the Christian gospel. In his graceful style he expounds the biblical teaching on faith, combining the solid content of the truth with the personal challenge of the gospel. The result is a book of outstanding and permanent value.