John Calvin is the most notable figure from the Reformed tradition. Unfortunately, he is often characterized as a stern and cerebral individual who had little concern for practical matters. However, Calvin was actually influential in promoting a profound sense of piety among early Protestantism. In The Soul of Life, Joel R. Beeke presents the life and ministry of Calvin with a special emphasis …
Have you ever asked questions like : "Why did God allow Adam and Eve to sin? What is God plan for me?" Sometimes we have really tough questions. We wonder if there is anyone who can give us an answer. Some questions are about life, some are about death - some of them are even about God. How can we get answers to questions about God and the Bible? Well, one way is to read the Bible - the Word of…
Spirituality is a subject much on the minds of people today. With its prevailing secularism and materialism, modern culture has failed to satisfy its consumers. The result is a new interest in discovering and nurturing the inward, spiritual dimensions of human life. This book promotes biblical spirituality through a study of the Reformed and Puritan heritage. Dr. Sinclair Ferguson writes: ?In t…
The theological system known as Calvinism is often caricatured as harsh, dour, and illogical. But as Dr. Joel R. Beeke argues in this important new book, this image could not be further from the truth. Beeke, a pastor, educator, editor, and prolific author, shows instead that Calvinism is a theology that is firmly rooted in Scripture and works its way out into every area of the believer's life.…
The strength of Puritan character and life lay in prayer and meditation. In this practice the spirit of prayer was regarded as of first importance and the best form of prayer, for living prayer is the characteristic of genuine spirituality. Yet prayer is also vocal and may therefore on occasions be written. Consequently in the Puritan tradition there are many written prayers and meditations whi…
Henri Bergson (1859-1941) was one of the great philosophers of our era whose concept of creative evolution continues to dominate a large area of modern thought. In Bergson’s view, the world includes two opposing tendencies-life and matter. Life is dynamics, has force and will, and struggles for richness and complexity through and beyond matter. Matter is the congealed residue of creation that…
Pertanyaan mengenai Eskatologi adalah pertanyaan yang wajar. Doktrin mengenai akhir jaman bukanlah sesuatu yang khusus milik agama kristen saja. Setiap kali manusia memikirkan kehidupan secara serius, baik dalam diri pribadi maupun kelompok bangsa, mereka bukan sekedar bertanya kapan hari itu akan tiba dan bagaimana terjadinya, tetapi juga apakah hal itu pasti
BUKU INI MENYUARAKAN KENBALI SUARA KENABI AN DARI DUA PENDIDIK YANG SANGAT BERKOMPETEN UNTUK MENJELASKAN ISU-ISU MENDASAR TENTANG SEKOLAH KRISTEN. Dalam kata pengantarnya, editor Dennis E. Johnson menuliskan, "Beberapa orangtua menempatkan anak-anak mereka di sekolah Kristen dengan harapan mereka terhindar dari cobaan-cobaan dunia yang semakin nyata: narkotika, seks di luar nikah yang menye…
Doktrin mengenai penerapan jasa-jasa Kristus mau tidak mau membawa kita kepada doktrin tentang gereja, sebab gereja terdiri dari orang-orang yang memiliki bagian dalam Kristus dan memiliki berkat-berkat keselamatan yang ada di dalam Dia.
Mengingat pentingnya pengajaran doktrin yang tepat kepada orang- orang muda di gereja, Louis Berkhof menulis pengantar yang komprehensif namun ringkas ini untuk doktrin- doktrin dasar iman Kristern dari perspektif Reformed. Berkhof merangkumkan berbagai doktrin gereja, dimulai dari doktrin Kitab Sucu dan Allah dan dilanjutkan dengan pernyataan tentang antropologi, Kristologi, soteriologi, ekles…