Reformasi Luther menjadi tonggak penting dalam sejarah Gereja. Namun justru pe- ngembangannya dilakukan oleh Calvin dan Melancthon, khususnya theologi yang begitu ketat dikerjakan Calvin dan kini menjadi dasar bagi gereja Reformed yang dikenal dengan Theologi Reformed atau Calvinisme. Kiranya buku ini menjadi pilar yang menopang orang percaya untuk kembali kepada prinsip-prinsip Alkitab.
Kita sering kali menyalahkan Tuhan untuk setiap hal buruk yang kita alami. Walaupun kita sudah bertahun-tahun menjadi orang Kristen, namun pengertian kita akan ujian, pencobaan, dan kemenangan tidak juga bertambah baik. Kita bahkan tidak dapat membedakan apa itu ujian dan apa itu pencobaan, dan kita tidak pernah tahu bagaimana kedua hal itu dapat membawa kita kepada tujuan yang Allah sudah teta…
The story of John Sung is simply the story of Holy Spirit Revival, not of the spurious ecumenical sort currently infecting churches around the world. John Sung unequivocally rebuked the tongue speakers, the liberals, modernists, apostates and ecumenist of this day. Were he alive today, he would not spare these false prophets the reproof of God's Word.
Theological essays are dusty, humourless affairs aren't they? Well, they don't have to be! This is the second collection of essays by Carl Trueman. His first collection was received with the enthusiasm. This time Chick Lit, Adolf Eichman, the i-pod, Roger Beckwith, the Blues, Watership Down, American Idol, Nietzsche, zen-calvinism, Augustine and ferrets(!) all get a mention. If you want to info…
A pithy collection of the best of Carl Trueman's articles on culture and the church. A compelling, challenging, and sometimes uproarious look at how the world and the church intersect. Like Luther before him, Trueman understands the power of humor because he understands the absurdity of human self-regard in the context of the fallen world. And like Luther, Trueman shows no mercy, either to his …
What if “No creed but the Bible” is unbiblical? The role of confessions and creeds is the subject of debate within evangelicalism today as many resonate with the call to return to Christianity’s ancient roots. Advocating for a balanced perspective, Carl Trueman offers an analysis of why creeds and confessions are necessary, how they have developed over time, and how they can function i…
In his own day the dominant personality of the Western Church, Augustine of Hippo today stands as perhaps the greatest thinker of Christian antiquity, and his "Confessions" is one of the great works of Western literature. In this intensely personal narrative, Augustine relates his rare ascent from a humble Algerian farm to the edge of the corridors of power at the imperial court in Milan, his s…
Theologian par excellence of the Reformation, John Calvin is best known for his Institutes of the Christian Religion, written as a theological introduction to the Bible and a vindication of Reformation principles. After appearing in several editions beginning in 1536, Calvin's Institutes was finally published in this authoritative 1559 edition. Henry Beveridge's translation of Calvin's magnum o…