Can business activity in itself be morally good and pleasing to God? Sometimes business can seem so shady-manipulating the "bottom line," deceiving the consumer, or gaining promotions because of whom you know. But Wayne Grudem introduces a novel concept: business itself glorifies God when it is conducted in a way that imitates God's character and creation. He shows that all aspects of business,…
In a society where gender roles are a hot-button topic, the church is not immune to the controversy. In fact, the church has wrestled with varying degrees of evangelical feminism for decades. As evangelical feminism has crept into the church, time-trusted resources like Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood help remind Christians of what the Bible has to say. In this edition of the awar…
"There were periods of deep confusion and darkness," says Mr. Grubb, "When I seemed to myself to be an atheist in mind while a believer in heart." Out of confusion and darkness he has marched toward "the marvelous views of the Delectable Mountains" and in this book, which has much spiritual autobiography in it, Norman Grubb shares with the reader the secret of the power which comes from knockin…
Buku-buku laris menantang kita untuk memikirkan kembali ide-ide kita tentang Yesus. "Jesus Seminar" membuat berita utama dengan usaha-usahanya yang sistematis untuk merusak ketepatan laporan-laporan Injil. Ajaran-ajaran Zaman Baru tentang Yesus telah masuk ke dalam banyak mimbar gereja. Menanggapi kebingungan ini, "Yesus di Zaman Kontroversi" memberikan kita pelajaran yang jujur dan mudah dipah…
Sejarah hermeneutik yang ada dalam buku ini adalah sejarah penulisan sumber-sumber penulisan hermeneutik beserta hiruk pikuknya di antara para tokoh pendiri dan pengembang hermeneutik itu sendiri. Dalam buku ini terdapat berbagai perdebatan dan kritikan yang bukan hanya dalam konteks bagaimana hermeneutika itu dibuat dan diciptakan, tapi bagaimana saling kritik mewarnai gaya penulisan dan bahka…
On Christian Doctrine is a theological text written by St. Augustine of Hippo. It consists of four books that describe how to interpret and teach the Scriptures. The first three of these books were published in 397 and the fourth added in 426. By writing this text, St. Augustine set three tasks for Christian teachers and preachers: to discover the truth in the contents of the Scriptures, to tea…
"The epistle of 2 Peter has had a very rough passage down the centuries," says Michael Green in this commentary. "Its entry into the Canon was precarious in the extreme . . . It was deemed second-class Scripture by Luther, rejected Erasmus, and regarded with hesitancy by Calvin." And about Jude he says, "WE can learn a great deal about a man by listening to what he has to say about himself. Jud…
This volume addresses the most important issues related to the study of New Testament writings. Two respected senior scholars have brought together a team of distinguished specialists to introduce the Jewish, Hellenistic, and Roman backgrounds necessary for understanding the New Testament and the early church. Contributors include renowned scholars such as Lynn H. Cohick, David A. deSilva, Jame…