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 …
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…
Organized religion offers a symbolic integration of the varied elen1ents of American society; it infuses political institutions with religious symbolism; and by way of personal adjustment and psychological integration. But these useful services to the establishment leave out the essence of a twentieth-century response to the God who stands over against our society in judgment. Personal commi…
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…
Buku pertama dari Teologi Sistematika ini membahas tentang doktrin Allah: eksistensi Allah, kemungkinan untuk mengenal Allah, atribut dan nama Allah, Tritunggal, pekerjaan Allah, predestinasi, penciptaan, dan providensi.
“Religion, the fear of God, must therefore be the element which inspires and animates all theological investigation. That must be the pulsebeat of the science. A theologian is a person who makes bold to speak about God because he speaks out of God and through God. To profess theology is to do holy work. It is a priestly ministration in the house of the Lord. It is itself a service of worship,…
One who has studied Koine Greek formally and desires to maintain his grasp of it will find this interlinear to be a great help, in his devotional as well as his exegetical study. The non-Greek-reading Bible student will be able to acquaint himself with the Greek New Testament through the English translation that is beneath each word of the Greek text. This volume is especially useful for those…