Outline: As you look to the future for Christ’s return, learn how to live now for his glory.
James Boice was known in his pastoral ministry for offering clear, practical, and biblical instruction. Never before published, this dynamic work on Revelation 1–6 gives his final thoughts on the church and on worship, as well as on facing trials in the light of heavenly realities and Christ’s re…
Outline: How to Read and Teach Literary Genres from Scripture. To properly preach God's word, pastors must discern its specific literary nature. Many preachers, however, treat the Bible as a single genre and fail to do justice to each text. As a result, congregations over the years have lost this critical component to understanding Scripture. Douglas Sean O'Donnell and Leland Ryken distill more…
A philosophical history of the concept of evil in western culture.'Evil is something to be feared, and historically, we shall see, it is the enemy within who has been seen as representing the most intense evil of all - the enemy who looks just like us, talks like us, and is just like us.'The Myth of Evil explores a contradiction: the belief that human beings cannot commit acts of pure evil, tha…
This study sheds new light on identity formation and maintenance in the world of the early Christians by drawing on neglected archaeological and epigraphic evidence concerning associations and immigrant groups and by incorporating insights from the social sciences. The study's unique contribution relates, in part, to its interdisciplinary character, standing at the intersection of Christian Ori…
Outline : Sebuah cara pandang baru terhadap Kasih. Kebanyakan orang tidak asing dengan "Pasal Kasih" di dalam Alkitab, yaitu 1 Korintus 12, tetapi di sini Phil Ryken memiliki sesuatu yang baru untuk disampaikan. Berangkat dari teladan hidup dan pelayanan Yesus, untuk menggambarkan apa kasih itu dan apa yang bukan kasih, Ryken menyodorkan sebuah perspektif unik dalam menyoroti perikop yang cukup…
Outline : Liberation theology has become an essential component of debate in the Catholic Church today. It is changing the face of political life in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and much of South America, and has played a role in the growing discontent of debt-plagued Brazil. In the Philippines it has contributed to the rise of "people power". Liberation theology is probably the most significant rel…
Outline: Over the last sixty years, J.I. Packer has exerted a steady and remakable influence on evangelicalism. In this biography, well-known scholar Leland Ryker acquaints us with Packer's life, heart, and mind, tracing the outworking of God's sovereign plan through his childhood, intellectual pursuits, and professional life. Filled with personal anecdotes and little-known facts, this appre…
Outline: Philip Ryken, penulis produktif dan presiden Wheaton College, dengan lugas menjelaskan kepada kita tentang perbedaan worldview Kristen dengan agama lainnya. Tujuannya, untuk membantu kita agar lebih serius terlibat dalam masyarakat yang semakin pluralistik. Didasarkan pada ide bahwa setiap gagasan memiliki konsekuensi, maka segala sumber yang terkandung dalam buku ini akan menolong k…
Overview: Tidak ada theologi Kristen lain dalam kurun waktu lima ratus tahun terakhir yang begitu mendalam pengaruhnya atas kebudayaan Barat seperti wawasan dunia John Calvin. Wawasan dunia ini menjangkau luas melampaui disiplin theologis, seperti terlihat dari daftar para kontributor dan topik-topik yang dibahas. Calvin menginspirasi begitu banyak orang Kristen untuk menerapkan pemikirannya …
Outline: In this volume in a widely used series, a respected Biblical scholar has gathered excerpts of the best that has been written about the literary dimension of the New Testament. From Origen and Augustine to such writers and critics as Gerard Manley Hopkins, Northrop Frye, and Eric Auerbach, among others of our own period, there is a fine array of excerpts reflecting many perspectives. T…
Outline: From worship and prayer to family and the use of money, the book of 1 Timothy is full of implications for life in the local church. But beyond these practical truths for all believers, the author writes, "Paul's purpose in 1 Timothy is to help his spiritual son remain true." Thus the book has special application to those in gospel ministry. These truths that helped Timothy in his day a…
Outline: These contributors address an array of themes for the ministry-minded, such as interpretive principles and practices, biblical and historical paradigms, expository preaching's contemporary aims and challenges, and the priority of training - all in the expectation that this one man's passion to preach the Word faithfully will enhance the understanding and practice of expository preachin…
Overview: In this comprehensive and systematic volume, renowned literary expert the author introduces readers to the specific themes, patterns, and techniques used by the biblical authors. A companion to the author's book, this practical guidebook will equip you to interpret each book of the Bible through the lens of its literary forms and features - helping you faithfully read, understand, an…
Pengantar praktis kepada spiritualitas Reformed ini mendemonstrasikan, di dalam perkataan Ryken sendiri, "melestarikan segala hal yang benar dan baik di dalam kehidupan Kristen: kerendahhatian, kekudusan, dan rasa syukur, dengan gairah untuk doa dan penginjilan." Ryken melanjutkan, "Calvinis sejati seharusnya menjadi seorang Kristen yang paling hebat - buka orang yang berpikiran sempit dan tid…
"I very warmly commend this book not only as a source of information but as a resource in seeking to apply the Christian faith to the contemporary world ... .The best overview available on this important subject." (The Way, January and April 2008) "[Sheldrake's] grasp of the key figures and movements within the western Christian tradition is consistently sure-footed, and the book will be very u…