Author: Richard D. Phillips
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781567699951
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Do Christians choose to have faith, or is faith a supernatural work of God? Far from an abstract intellectual exercise, this question has vast implications for the hope, joy, and assurance of the Christian life. When the truth of God's sovereign grace breaks into our minds and hearts, it changes everything. In What's So Great about the Doctrines of Grace? Dr. Richard D. Phillips takes us on a tour of the doctrines of grace, also known as the five points of Calvinism. With clear biblical exposition, he helps us to see the extent of our corruption in sin, to anchor our faith in the fullness of grace, and to trust in God's promise to finish what He started--the salvation of His people. When we rely on God's all-sufficient grace, we can truly live for His all-consuming glory.
Author: Michael L. Brown
Publisher: Charisma Media
ISBN: 1621365905
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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At a time when the church needs an urgent wake-up call and a fresh encounter with Jesus, the hyper-grace message is lulling many to sleep. Claiming to be a new revelation of grace, this teaching is gaining in popularity, but is it true? Or is the glorious truth of grace being polluted by errors, leading to backsliding, compromise, and even the abandonment of faith?
Author: Gordon Kainer
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557550483
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 230
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The author reveals how grace is the heart of the gospel'a liberating, life-giving and comforting melody throughout the Bible. Grace is our certainty of eternal life and God's all-encompassing acceptance. Without grace, our religious beliefs are bad news, thus this book's advice, Grace: never leave home without it! Learn how God's grace is absolute and all inclusive; something we never deserve or earn! Grace offers the most refreshing peace we will ever know. Grace is the solution to every problem and menacing crisis threatening our planet. Rightly understood, grace points exclusively and continuously to Jesus. Then why is God's gift of grace so controversial or even difficult for Christians to accept? Could it be because grace is totally unbelievable, unexpected and undeserved? Is this why legalism, the enemy of grace, is so common and hard to recognize in ourselves? Grappling with these questions, the author reveals how, from Eden to our day, cradled at the very heart of the great controversy is grace.
Author: Kyle Idleman
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493406507
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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The writer of the letter to the Hebrews said, "See to it that no one misses the grace of God." Over the centuries much ink has been spilled on the subject of grace. Yet perhaps nothing is as hard to explain as God's grace. It doesn't make sense. It's not fair. It can't possibly cover over what I've done. The best way--perhaps the only real way--to understand it is to experience it. But too often in our churches we're not getting grace across and grace is not experienced. Bestselling author and pastor Kyle Idleman wants everyone to experience the grace of God. Through the powerful medium of story, Grace Is Greater leads readers past their hang-ups toward an understanding of grace that is bigger than our mistakes, our failures, our desire for revenge, and our seemingly impossible situations. No sin is so great, no bitterness so deep that God's grace cannot transform the heart and rewrite the story. Perfect for individuals and also for small groups and church-wide studies, Grace Is Greater will help readers truly grasp God's grace, even if the Christians around them have failed to live it.
Author: Nigel Zimmermann
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0567657337
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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Nigel Zimmermann presents critical reflections from leading Catholic prelates and scholars on the significance of the Second Vatican Council fifty years after it began. These include two senior Cardinals, one of whom is the head of the Congregation of Bishops and the other a member of Pope Francis' new advisory body on reforming the Roman Curia, as well as Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy. Together with thinkers from North America, the UK, Rome and Australia, they take up key themes from the Conciliar documents and assess the reception of the Council half a century on from its inception. In doing so, they open up new avenues for thinking through the authentic witness and teaching of the most important ecclesiastical event of the twentieth century. These avenues include discussion of themes such as the liturgy, communio, the Council in its historical context, the role of the laity, communicating the Council in a social media world, and the task of mission in the future. This volume marks a turning point in the Council's reception in the wider Church.
Author: APELORIOYE I. DAVID
Publisher: Apelorioye Igbekeleoluwa David
ISBN: 1777238919
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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Political engagements and involvements in the church affairs today is gaining more ground than the assignment of the Great Commission given to us by the Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:20 that says: 19: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Politics in the church is gradually becoming legalized and a norm that people celebrate above the Holy Bible. It has become a career people nurture that if you do not belong to the evil political group today, you are seen as uncivilized or uninformed. This clearly is an act of corruption in the sight of God. Church politics is all about manipulations, deceptions, corrupt and sharp evil practices from the pulpits, offices and boardrooms. The Pulpit is meant to be a place for pulling people out of hell by preaching unadulterated and non-situational messages, but today it has become a place of sending people to hell by the lifestyles and attitudes of most “men and women of God”. Oh, what a corrupt generation we are in! Nothing kills the anointed faster and render him carnal in the sight of God like participation in church politics, calling blue black and calling white green thereby deceiving people, leading people astray and being led astray. Many pastors have lost their calling in the sight of God because of political and tribal sentiments in decision making. What can be more frustrating than God relying on a man and the man sending God out of his ministry? Church politics is therefore evil and devilish, hence it is a punishable offence in the sight of God. It is an act of acute spiritual and physical corruption, which has made many men of God go in the acts of Balaam thereby moving from error of Balaam (Jude 11), to the way of Balaam (2Pet. 2:14-15) and finally settled in the doctrine of Balaam (Rev. 2:14) which has led many young Christians astray. It sponsors conspiracy therefore, avoid it, reject it and kill it so that it will not kill you shortly. Everyone involved in the participation of ‘church politics’ in the Bible did not end well, even in our contemporary day, God has left many of them. Some are just operating in their old glory that is a mere shadow of irreplaceable and irreparable loss (Ichabod)! (1 Sam. 4:21). Please note this which I will repeat again and again in the course of this book “IF CARE IS NOT TAKEN, THE HIGHER YOU GO IN THE CHURCH (DENOMINATIONAL) HIERARCHY, THE FARTHER YOU MAY BE FROM GOD AND THE CLOSER YOU MAY BE TO HELL BECAUSE OF THE POLITICS INVOLVED, BE WARNED!”. For this reason, God has inspired me to write this life-corrective and instructive manual in order for you to excel and end well in your ministerial assignments. Remain current with God in Jesus name! Your Brother in Christ, Apelorioye Igbekeleoluwa David
Author: Emily P. Freeman
Publisher: Revell
ISBN: 0800719840
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Emily Freeman offers advice to the Christian woman on letting go of expectations and trusting in God.
Author: Joseph Prince
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789810911782
Category : Devotional calendars
Languages : en
Pages : 285
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Author: Max Lucado
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1418515906
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 237
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Exchange the pressure of accomplishment for the peace of God’s grace When the world demands: achieve, succeed, earn, God says: lean on me, trust me, believe me. That is grace. And that is what God offers: unconditional acceptance of a believing heart. Your heavenly Father loves you enough to hold you in his grace. Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado will help you release a false sense of self-sufficiency. rest in God’s unbending and unending gift of grace. remember that God is for you and will carry you through every circumstance. Today, leap from the cliff of self-sufficiency and land in the strong arms of the Father who loves you . . . the Father who catches you—every time—in the grip of his grace.
Author: Philip Yancey
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0310293197
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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A stunningly innovative visual edition of the award-winning What's so amazing about grace? by bestselling author Philip Yancey. This visual edition takes the text of the Gold Medallion Award-winning original and illustrates its themes and message with provocative full-color photography and illustrations. You'll 'experience grace' as you interact with its engaging visual content.
