Pertanyaan-pertanyaan terpenting yang bisa dirujukkan manusia adalah: Mengapa Yesus Kristus disalibkan? Mengapa Dia mengalami penderitaan yang begitu hebat? Apa kaitan semuanya ini dengan saya? Dan yang terakhir, siapa yang mengutusnya untuk mati di dunia ini? Jawaban untuk pertanyaan terakhir ini adalah Allah sendiri: Yesus adalah Anak Allah. Penderitaan yang dilaluinya tiada taranya, tetapi s…
Anda belum pernah berjumpa dengan-Nya secara pribadi, dan Anda juga tidak mengenal orang yang pernah. Tetapi ada jalan untuk mengenal siapa Dia. Bagaimana? Yesus Kristus - Pribadi ilahi yang dinyatakan di dalam Alkitab - memiliki keunggulan yang unik dan keindahan spiritual yang berbicara langsung kepada jiwa kita dan berkata, ""Ya, inilah kebenaran."" Ini seperti melihat matahari dan mengetahu…
Language is not only the centerpiece of our everyday lives, but it gives significance to all that we do. It also reflects and reveals our all-sustaining Creator, whose providential governance extends to the intricacies of language. Writes Vern Poythress, "God controls and specifies the meaning of each word-not only in English but in Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Italian, and every other language. Wh…
How usefully do distinctly Stoic ideas illuminate the meaning of first and second century texts? This book suggests that early Christians—the authors of New Testament and noncanonical writings, including some early apologies—were often more influenced by Stoicism than by Middle Platonism. This insight sheds an entirely new light on the relationship between philosophy and religion at the bir…
If you’ve read the Bible, you probably know some of the important battles, a good chunk of the life of Jesus, maybe a Psalm or two – but what do you know about the minor prophets and the epistles? Do you have some loose ends that need tying up? This is where a book like this helps. The Bible has one author – God – so we need to see the Bible as a whole, as God’s Word. Every book of th…
Patience, preseverance, and self-control - these strengths provide the basis for a truly fruitful and expressive Christian life. Robert C. Roberts offers a thoughtful analysis of these traits as the ways Christians have to keep themselves steadfastly on the track of hope, faith, joy, thanksgiving, and love. Filled with vivid illustrations and concrete advice, this book reveals the strengths of …
There are good preachers and there are great preachers and Dr. Martyn LloydJones is among the finest of the twentieth century. In The Sacred Anointing Tony Sargent explores the man, the methods and the motives behind this master preacher. He also considers the central place which divine 'unction' played in Lloyd-Jones' life and the prophetic quality of his ministry.
When first published in 1983, Biblical Words and Their Meaning broke new ground by introducing to students of the Bible the principles of linguistics, in particular, on lexical semantics - that branch that focuses on the meaning of individual words. Silva's structural approach provides the interpreter with an important lexical tool for more responsible understanding of the biblical text and mor…
This study of the life of Christ by R. C. Sproul is based on the gospel of Luke. It can be used in your daily devotional time, whether in individual or family devotions. Most of the chapters are short, and each is based on a particular section of Luke's gospel. These sections are indicated at the beginning of each chapter. Alternatively, the book can be read straight through.
"~The Bible is the written Word of God, and it is treasured by many. But it is also an ancient book about people and cultures very different than us. Thus, while we know we should read it, many of us have a hard time understanding the Bible. In this updated edition of Knowing Scripture, R. C. Sproul helps us dig out the meaning of Scripture for ourselves. The author says, ""The theme of this bo…