Author: Brian H. Cosby
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
ISBN: 1601782136
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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John Flavel wrote extensively on the subject of human suffering and how it relates to divine sovereignty. He himself experienced great suffering through the deaths of three wives and a son and continual persecution from state officials. Because many of his writings deal directly with the theme of suffering and because of his own experience with it, Flavel is a significant resource for understanding a Puritan theology of human suffering and divine sovereignty. In this book, Brian H. Cosby examines John Flavel’s teachings on suffering and how that theology translated into practical application for suffering believers. Serious consideration is given to issues related to the origin and nature of suffering, how it relates to divine sovereignty, God’s purpose for it, how people were encouraged to respond to it, and the benefits of comfort and consolation such understandings produce in believers. Cosby ably gathers these elements together so as to present a Puritan theology of suffering drawn from Flavel’s writings. Table of Contents: 1. Toward a Puritan Theology of Suffering 2. Origin and Nature of Suffering 3. Divine Sovereignty and Human Suffering 4. God’s Purposes in Ordaining Suffering 5. The Right Response to Suffering 6. Assurance of Salvation 7. The Cessation of Suffering

Author: Leonard Woods
Publisher:
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Category : Congregational churches
Languages : en
Pages : 608

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Author: Joel R. Beeke
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 300

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How can we endure in a world filled with sin and suffering? Only by looking to Jesus Christ, our Great High Priest. Each chapter in this encouraging book draws lessons from biblical examples of suffering saints and mines the riches of the Reformed divines. As you read, you will find hope in Christ that will sustain you as you persevere until heaven. Contributors include Paul Washer, Joel Beeke, Ian Hamilton, and more.

Author: Samuel E. Balentine
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190222123
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 589

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Ritual has a primal connection to the idea that a transcendent order - numinous and mysterious, supranatural and elusive, divine and wholly other - gives meaning and purpose to life. The construction of rites and rituals enables humans to conceive and apprehend this transcendent order, to symbolize it and interact with it, to postulate its truths in the face of contradicting realities and to repair them when they have been breached or diminished. This Handbook provides a compendium of the information essential for constructing a comprehensive and integrated account of ritual and worship in the ancient world. Its focus on ritual and worship from the perspective of biblical studies, as opposed to religious studies, highlights that the world of ritual and worship was a topic of central concern for the people of the Ancient Near East, including the world of the Bible. Given the scarcity of the material in the Bible itself, the authors in this collection use materials from the ancient Near East to provide a larger context for the practices of the biblical world, giving due attention to historical, anthropological, and social scientific methods that inform the context of biblical worship. The specifics of ritual and worship life-the sacred spaces, times, and actors in worship-are examined in detail, with essays covering both the divine and human aspects of the sacred dimension. The Oxford Handbook of Ritual and Worship in the Hebrew Bible considers several underlying concepts of ritual practice and closes with a theological outlook on worship and ritual from a variety of perspectives, demonstrating a fruitful exchange between biblical studies, ritual theory, and social science research.

Author: Joseph Bellamy
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Category : Sin
Languages : en
Pages : 112

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Languages : en
Pages : 602

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Author: Robert Anchor Thompson
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Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 516

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Author: Henry STEBBING (the Younger, Preacher at Gray's Inn.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 546

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Author: Joseph Bellamy
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Languages : en
Pages : 556

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Author: Joseph Bellamy
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Category : Congregational churches
Languages : en
Pages : 760

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