Union with Christ: In Scripture, History, and Theology

Union with Christ is the central truth of the whole biblical teaching about salvation. The entirety of our relationship with God can be summed up in this doctrine. Yet when people ask what this union actually is, we flounder. The incarnation shows that God has made us to be united with him, and God has given us his Word to enable us to understand the nature of this union. Set out with Robert Le…

Edward Gibbon: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: 28 Selected Chapters

Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published between 1776 and 1788, is the undisputed masterpiece of English historical writing which can only perish with the language itself. Its length alone is a measure of its monumental quality: seventy-one chapters, of which twenty-eight appear in full in this edition. With style, learning and wit, Gibbon takes the reader t…

Seven Days That Divide The World

What did the writer of Genesis mean by the first day ? Is it a literal week or a series of time periods? If I believe that the earth is 4.5 billion years old, am I denying the authority of Scripture? In response to the continuing controversy over the interpretation of the creation narrative in Genesis, John Lennox proposes a succinct method of reading and interpreting the first chapters of Gene…

God and Stephen Hawking - Whose Design is it Anyway?

"The Grand Design", by eminent scientist Stephen Hawking, is the latest blockbusting contribution to the "New Atheist" debate, and claims that the laws of physics themselves brought the universe into being, rather than God. In this swift and forthright reply, John Lennox, oxford mathematician and author of "God's Undertaker", takes a closer look at Hawking's logic. In lively, layman's terms, Le…

God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?

If we are to believe many modern commentators, science has squeezed God into a corner, killed and then buried him with its all-embracing explanations. Atheism, we are told, is the only intellectually tenable position, and any attempt to reintroduce God is likely to impede the progress of science. In this stimulating and thought-provoking book, John Lennox invites us to consider such claims very…

Defending Constantine

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

978-0-8308-2722-0

Collation

Soft cover, 373 hlm, 15x23 cm

Series Title

The twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom

Call Number

F 270.1092 L5337 C1

Pembenaran dan Lahir Baru (Justification and Regeneration) : Foreword By Paul…

Apakah maksudnya Alkitab berkata bahwa umat kristen harus "mati bagi dosa"? Bagaimana mungkin Allah yang adil "membenarkan orang yang berdosa" tanpa membuat diri-Nya "tidak adil"? Apakah Lahir Baru itu? Apakah Pembenaran itu? Mengapa semua manusia berharap akan pembenaran? Jika saya sudah mati bagi dosa, mengapakah saya masih merasakan dampaknya? Sebagai orang kristen, apakah saya "manusia baru…

John G. Paton: Misionaris Salib

John Paton (1824-1907) adalah misionaris perintis Presbiterian ke New Hebrides (sekarang disebut Vanuatu), kepulauan di barat daya Samudra Pasifik. Dia lahir di Skotlandia dan menjadi penginjil di kota Glasgow selama sepuluh tahun (1847-1857). Pada tahun 1858 ia diangkat menjadi misionaris ke New Hebrides. di sana hidupnya selalu terancam dan dia dipaksa meninggalkan kepulauan tersebut pada tah…

The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies

"The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies" examines the creation of the academic Bible. Beginning with the fragmentation of biblical interpretation in the centuries after the Reformation, Michael Legaspi shows how the weakening of scriptural authority in the Western churches altered the role of biblical interpretation. Focusing on renowned German scholar Johann David Michaelis (1…

Pelajaran - Hayat Kolose (2)

Kitab Galatia, Efesus, Filipi, dan Kolose merupakan sekelompok surat yang membentuk jantung wahyu ilahi dalam Perjanjian Baru. Karena itu, kitab-kitab ini sangatlah penting. Kitab Efesus membahas gereja sebagai Tubuh Kristus. Kitab Kolose membahas Kristus sebagai Kepala Tubuh. Kitab Galatia berkaitan dengan Kristus, dan Kitab Filipi berkaitan dengan pengalaman atas Kristus. Dalam Kitab Kolose d…