This renowned reference book has served scholars, pastors, students, and those interested in the background of the New Testament for years. The insight given into the Essene community, the destruction of Jerusalem and the interpretations and traditions of the Old Testament in first century Judaism is invaluable. The outlook of Josephus, a late first century Pharisee and historian, on Jesus and …
Mustahil untuk benar-benar memahami dahsyatnya penghiburan dari kedaulatan Allah sebelum kita terlebih dahulu memikirkan kedaulatan tersebut di dalam terang sengsara, penderitaan, kejahatan dan dosa. John Piper memberikan hadiah yang berharga bagi gereja dengan menunjukkan bagaimana keterjatuhan dunia ini telah dirancang bagi kebaikan ultimat kita dan kemuliaan ultimat Allah. Buku ini adalah se…
Kemuliaan Mengubah Segalanya. Dunia saat ini sarat dengan pragmatisme dan upaya pemajuan diri manusia. Di tengah- tengah "hikmat" dunia yang dangkal serta cepat berlalu dan berganti ini, kita perlu menyimak kembali ajaran John Calvin yang digalinya dari halaman- halaman Kitab Suci tentang hal-hal yang bernilai langgeng. Dari Calvin kita bukan mendapatkan kiat- kiat populer; melainkan keindaha…
Dalam buku ini John Owen memproklamasikan kemuliaan Kristus seperti ygn dibukakan oleh Alkitab, Di sini dipaparkan bagaimana Alkitab. Di sini dipaparkan bagaimana Alkitab menggambarkan tentang kemuliaan Kristus, dalam keberadaan-Nya sebagai satu-satunya Gambar Allah sekaligus Pengantara Allah dengan manusia. Kemuliaan-Nya itu terlalu agung untuk dapat dimengerti oleh keberadaan kita yang telah …
Imagine a sports-mad culture, deep into Eastern spirituality, political globalism, and religious syncretism. Where women, finding child-rearing an inconvenience, abandon or abort their babies. A society where divorce and remarriage touches everyone. Imagine a society overrun by sexual deviancy and perversion. Sound familiar? It would sound familiar to the apostle Paul. The culture to which he m…
32 provocative essays on hymnody and psalmody, corporate worship issues, composers and composition. Exploring Scripture's teaching on the role of music, Jones provides wisdom about best practice in the church. This book calls us back to biblical worship with theological content as the priority in today's church.--Clayton Erb, Minister of Worship and Music, Grace Community Church, Sun Valley,…
A call for freshness, spontaneity and life in worship has been resounding through the churches of the English-speaking world, together with a desire to hear God speaking here and now to his people. Many have called for a return to the pattern of worship found in 1 Corinthians 14, merging the biblical emphasis of the Reformation with the vitality of the modern Pentecostal and Charismatic movements.
The Apostles' Creed has united the church throughout her history. The engaging and pastoral style of?Our Creed?presents the creed in a fresh and appealing manner that speaks to our postmodern culture. By unfolding the creed's great scriptural truths and using helpful applications, compelling illustrations, and penetrating study questions, this book is the perfect tool for membership classes, sm…
The seed of the Good News of Jesus Christ has grown and is growing strongly amidst many obstacles and much hardship in the soil of Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago with the world's fourth largest population. Now Indonesia has one of the most dynamic and fastest growing churches in the contemporary world. Unfortunately, Christians outside Indonesia rarely have the opportunity to listen…