Outline : What does Scripture reveal about the work and power of the Holy Spirit? Though the Holy Spirit is right at the heart of Christian theology and faith, encountering him requires a special kind of knowledge. This addition to the Short Studies in Systematic Theology series teachers readers how to hold a proper biblical understanding of both the person and power of the Holy Spirit. Explain…
Outline: An exploration of the church. What is the church? What is its nature as a community gathered around the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth and his immediate disciples? How is it related to other topics of Christian dogmatics, such as the Trinity or redemption? How should we think and speak about the church today? The 2023-Los Angeles Theology Conference examined these and other questions r…
Outline: Jesus according to Scripture shows that a coherent portrait of Jesus emerges from the Gospels when they are taken seriously as historical documents. The second edition has been substantially revised and updated and includes three new chapters.
Outline: Adored by many, the book of Psalms is a collection of poetry, voicing a wide variety of human emotions, expressed in different genres, and for all of life's circumstances. You may love and relate to the Psalms, but how well do you understand them? How to Read and Understand the Psalms will give readers the necessary tools to learn how to properly interpret and internalize this treasure…
Outline : VR TECHNOLOGY ISN'T JUST COMING... IT'S ALREADY HERE
ARE YOU READY TO USE IT FOR CHRIST?
When the printing press came along, Christians harnessed its power for the gospel. Then came radio. Television. The internet. Smartphones. All of these technologies have been used for good... but at what cost? Now it's virtual reality's turn. You might think VR and its related technologies are a…
Outline: The goal of this book is to secure our knowledge of the triune God by rightly ordering the theological language with which we praise him. Its reaches its conclusions about how the doctrine should be handled on the basis of the way the Trinity was revealed. As such, it is a study that offers dogmatic principles for Trinitarian exegesis. Half of the volume establishes the biblical exposi…
Outline : B. B. Warfield is well known as one of America's leading theologians, perhaps second only to Jonathan Edwards. But until now, the character his own Christian experience and his understanding of the Christian life have remained unexplored. Fred Zaspel unpacks these for us here, and what we find is that Warfield's profound theological mind is matched only by his passionate heart for Chr…
This groundbreaking work by Darrell Bock thoroughly explores the theology of Luke's gospel and the book of Acts. In his writing, Luke records the story of God working through Jesus to usher in a new era of promise and Spirit-enablement so that the people of God can be God's people even in the midst of a hostile world. It is a message the church still needs today. Bock both covers major Lukan th…
This groundbreaking work by Darrell Bock thoroughly explores the theology of Luke's gospel and the book of Acts. In his writings, Luke records the story of God working through Jesus to usher in a new era of promise and Spirit-enablement so that the people of God can be God's people even in the midst of a hostile world. It is a message the church still needs today. Bock both covers major Lukan t…
B. B. Warfield is well known as one of America’s leading theologians, perhaps second only to Jonathan Edwards. But until now the character of his own Christian experience and his understanding of the Christian life have remained unexplored. Fred Zaspel unpacks these for us here, and what we find is that Warfield’s profound theological mind is matched only by his passionate heart for Christ.…
John Wesley was one of the most important figures behind the founding of modern evangelicalism. From his crucial role in the Great Awakening to his inspiring a renewal movement within the Church of England, Wesley’s historical significance is undeniable and his legacy still challenges us today, regardless of our denominational affiliation or theological perspective. Offering an approachable i…
Outline: All too often Christians, and even Christian leaders, do not know how to deal with skeptical challenges to the Bible and the Christian faith. In today's culture of doubt, Bible skeptic Bart Ehrman - professor at UNC-Chapel Hll and the author of four New York Times best sellers - has found a captive audience. Ehrman's popularity is due in large part to the fact that he is talking about …
Outline : This groundbreaking work by Darrell Bock thoroughly explores the theology of Luke’s gospel and the book of Acts. In his writing, Luke records the story of God working through Jesus to usher in a new era of promise and Spirit-enablement so that the people of God can be God’s people even in the midst of a hostile world. It is a message the church still needs today. Bock both cove…
Outline : How does the voice of God come to us in the text of scripture? Scholars from biblical studies and theology have recently been engaged in various ways in the project of theological interpretation of Scripture. Their work has raised issues about the theological content of the biblical material. authorial intention, the reception and formation of the Bible as Christian Scripture, the imp…
Outline : The doctrine of the Trinity is taught and believed by all evangelicals, but rarely is it fully understood or celebrated. In The Deep Things of God, systematic theologian Fred Sanders shows why we ought to embrace the doctrine of the Trinity wholeheartedly as a central concern of evangelical theology. Sanders demonstrates, engagingly and accessibly, that the doctrine of the Trinity is …
Outline : Although the doctrine of eternal generation has been affirmed by theologians of nearly every ecclesiastical tradition since the fourth century, it has fallen on hard times among evangelical theologians since the nineteenth century. The doctrine has been a structural element in two larger doctrinal complexes: Christology and the Trinity. The neglect of the doctrine of eternal generatio…
Outline : Realitas virtual bukanlah satu fenomena kultural yang gagal diperhitungkan Yesus. Dia yang mencipta alam semesta akan menyediakan bagi gereja-Nya kreativitas dan bimbingan untuk mengetahui bagaimana menggunakan teknologi VR yang sedang berkembang untuk tujuan Kerajaan-Nya. Dan janji-Nya tetap: "Aku menyertai kamu senantiasa sampai akhir zaman" (Matius 28: 20b).
Outline: The relationship betwen Israel and the churh is a long-standing debate in Christian theology, and Romans 9 - 11 are th most important chapters for understanding it. These chapters are a linchpin for determining how one understands biblical theology, how the New Testament uses the Old Testament, and how the old and new covenants are related. To help readers draw their own conclusion,…
Overview: Buku ini ditulis sebagai pegangan bagi kaum lansia dan para pembimbing untuk membimbing kelompok besar-kecil, baik di tingkat lingkungan, wilayah, umat separoki atau bahkan beberapa paroki bersama-sama. Namun, bisa juga dipakai secara perorangan, entah dari renungan awal sampai yang terakhir, atau mencuplik sebuah tema yang sedang dibutuhkan. Tujuannya agar di usia lanjut, kita teta…
Based upon the biblical mandate to take the gospel "to the Jew first," there has been a renewed effort among Christians to bring the gospel of Jesus to the Jewish community. This comprehensive resource looks at the historical, theological, and biblical context for doing so, and provides encouragement for Christians and Messianic Jews engaged in evangelism. To the Jew First includes contribution…