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If we are honest, we have to admit that there are many things we don't understand about God. We do not have final answers to the deep problems of life, and those who say they do are probably living in some degree of delusion. There are areas of mystery in our Christian faith that lie beyond the keenest scholarship or even the most profound spiritual exercises.For many people, these problems raise so many questions and uncertainties that faith itself...
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Si somos sinceros, tenemos que reconocer que hay muchas cosas que no comprendemos sobre Dios. No tenemos respuestas finales para los profundos problemas de la vida, y aquellos que dicen tenerlas viven en cierto grado de espejismo. Hay cuestiones de misterio en nuestra fe cristiana que están más allá de la erudición más aguda o aun de los más profundos ejercicios espirituales.Para muchas personas, estos problemas suscitan tantas preguntas e incertidumbres...
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El autor reflexiona en este libro sobre las cualidades que el apóstol Pablo incluye en el fruto del Espíritu en la Carta a los Gálatas. Muestra cómo ellas están enraizadas en el carácter de Dios, revelado en el Antiguo Testamento, y modelado y enseñado por Jesús. El objetivo de estas reflexiones no es otro que motivar tanto a los cristianos como a las iglesias a crecer no sólo numéricamente por medio de la evangelización, sino también...
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Understanding and Using the Bible is an engaging and exciting introduction to biblical methods and practices of study, edited by two trusted teachers in collaboration with a diverse array of contributors.
Part one explores key Christian beliefs about the Bible and why it matters, guides effective use and application of the Bible in different cultural and social contexts, teaches on right and wrong use of the Bible, models different possible ways...
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If you have ever been tempted to disregard Psalm 119 under an assumption that it is some dry and dusty psalm about Old Testament law, you are certainly not alone. However, in this in-depth study of the longest chapter in Scripture, Chris Wright reminds us that it is first and foremost a prayer overflowing from a deeply intimate relationship with God. It is an unfolding conversation between the psalmist's rawest emotions and God's word, his source...
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Chris Wright's pioneering 2006 book, The Mission of God, revealed that the typical Christian understanding of "missions" encompasses only a small part of God's overarching mission for the world. God is relentlessly reclaiming the entire world for himself. In The Mission of God's People, Wright shows how God's big-picture plan directs the purpose of God's people, the church. Wright emphasizes what the Old Testament teaches Christians about being the...
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In many corners of the world these days the climate of hostility hangs over any overt Christian faith commitment. Any kind of Christian commitment is now assumed to imply intolerance and often prompts reactions that range from a low-grade hostility and exclusion in the West to the vicious and murderous assaults on Christian believers in Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Syria and Iraq and elsewhere. Such issues are not new. Christians have faced them...
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Many preachers ignore preaching from the Old Testament because they feel it is outdated in light of the New Testament and difficult to expound. On the other hand, some preachers will preach from the Old Testament frequently but fail to handle it correctly, turning it into moralistic rules or symbolic lessons for our spiritual life. In How to Preach and Teach the Old Testament for All Its Worth, Christopher J. H. Wright proclaims that preachers must...