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The revised edition of "A Theology for the Church" retains its
original structure, organized under these traditional theological
categories: revelation, God, humanity, Christ, the Holy Spirit,
salvation, the church, and last things.
Each chapter within these sections contains answers to the
following four questions: What does the Bible say? What has the
church believed? How does it all fit together? How does this
doctrine impact the church today?
Contributions from leading Baptist thinkers R. Albert Mohler, Jr.,
Paige Patterson, and Mark Dever among others will also appeal to
the broader evangelical community. Included in this revision are
new chapters on theological method from a missional perspective
(Bruce Ashford and Keith Whitfield) and theology of creation,
providence, and Sabbath that engages current research in science
and philosophy (Chad Owen Brand). Chapters on special revelation
(David Dockery) and human nature (John Hammett) have also been
updated.
Churches have split and denominations have formed over the issue of
church government. While many Christians can explain their church's
form of rule or defend it because of its "tried and true"
traditions, few people understand their church's administrative
customs from a biblical perspective. Who Runs the Church? explores
questions such as: What model for governing the church does the
Bible provide, and is such a model given for practical or spiritual
reasons? Is there room for different methods within Christianity?
Or is there a right way of "doing church"? And, finally, how (and
by whom) should the church be governed? Four predominant approaches
to church government are presented by respected proponents:
Episcopalianism - represented by Peter Toon Presbyterianism -
represented by L. Roy Taylor Single-Elder Congregationalism -
represented by Paige Patterson Plural-Elder Congregationalism -
represented by Samuel E. Waldron As in other Counterpoints books,
each view is followed by critiques from the other contributors, and
its advocate then responds.
The book of Revelation is a love letter to the church. Yet most
view it as troubling, and many misunderstand what the Lord is
trying to tell us. Didn't the Jews in Jesus' day have some of the
same problems? Early biblical prophecy, already fulfilled, helps
define what is about to happen. Are some bad, scary events looming
on the horizon? Yes, and you'll learn about that. But even more
important, you'll see what Scripture has to say about you as the
overcomer. The puzzles of Revelation are coming together, and we
who love and serve the Lord are seeing that the best is yet to
come. Revelation: The Best is Yet to Come provides a simple running
commentary and interpretive guide for the beginner. Our hope is
that laypersons and preachers not familiar with the book of
Revelation will be encouraged to do a more in-depth study. The
material takes an unashamed pretribulation, premillennial position
within a traditional dispensational framework.
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Wounds That Heal (Hardcover)
Simon Victor Goncharenko; Foreword by Paige Patterson
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R1,117
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Urban Impact (Paperback)
John L. Thompson; Edited by Dena J. Owens; Foreword by Paige Patterson
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R704
R579
Discovery Miles 5 790
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Synopsis: Is church discipline really necessary? One
sixteenth-century Anabaptist reformer certainly thought so. A
contemporary of Luther and Zwingli, Balthasar Hubmaier believed
that church discipline was so important that he included the
doctrine in every major area of his theology. Not only did church
discipline appear in his doctrine of humanity, salvation, and the
church, as a theoretical construct, but he also included practical
instructions regarding its implementation in the life of the
church. In this book Goncharenko examines Hubmaier's teaching on
discipline and considers its relevance to the church today.
Endorsements: "Simon Goncharenko's most welcome study of the place
of discipline in Balthasar Hubmaier's understanding of the church
is characterized by jargon-free, flowing prose. Through a patient
probing of the sources and development of Hubmaier's mature
thought, he shows the coherence--without bypassing occasional
inconsistencies--in his subject's thought. Goncharenko is steeped
in the secondary as well as primary literature on his subject and
gives well-considered reasons for his assessment of the growing and
diverse body of scholarly literature on Hubmaier's theology. In
addition to his considerable academic achievement the author offers
pastors a compellingly articulated model for a believers' church."
--John D. Rempel Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary "In Wounds
That Heal, Dr. Goncharenko has done a masterful job introducing the
reader to one of the most important and biblically minded pastors
in the Reformation, Dr. Balthasar Hubmaier. In this thoroughly
researched work, Goncharenko discusses crucial topics for the
contemporary reader--salvation, discipleship, and church
discipline--and, through the life of the Anabaptist martyr,
persuasively reminds us that the best theologians given by the Lord
to His Church are the ones who adhere to a strict biblicism. While
there are many deep theological discussions and insights within
this fabulous work, the reader will also gain a powerful
understanding of the importance of the belief in the sufficiency of
Scripture upon the Christian life." --Emir F. Caner
Truett-McConnell College "'Church discipline as an integrative
theological motif? ' Today, many theologians would decry such a
notion as hopelessly arcane, even a potential threat to theological
freedom. Yet the same scholars routinely lament the atomization of
humanity, the demise of community, and the division of the
theological disciplines. In Wounds That Heal, Simon Goncharenko
demonstrates through Balthasar Hubmaier that redemptive church
discipline may bridge anthropology with ecclesiology, dogma with
praxis, and sanctification with justification inter alia. This is a
text worthy of close and attentive reading." --Malcolm B. Yarnell
III Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Author Biography:
Simon Goncharenko is the Founding Pastor of 21 Fellowship (SBC) in
Midway, Texas, and a regular contributor to the Prayer Message
Segment of Houston's KHCB (105.7FM) Radio Network.
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Urban Impact (Hardcover)
John L. Thompson; Edited by Dena J. Owens; Foreword by Paige Patterson
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R1,206
R955
Discovery Miles 9 550
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Sermon structure has been deemed an important component of
preaching throughout the history of preaching by preaching
instructors and practitioners alike. Many have made a case for the
bearing that sermon structure has for the effective preaching of
Scripture. However, sermon structure when incorporated in a sermon
often is not as serviceable as it could and should be! This book
provides instruction for how sermon structure can serve to
principlize Scripture by using statements of theological principle
in the sermon outline. Therefore, the timelessness and the
timeliness of Scripture are prioritized through statements of
theological principle providing doctrinal accuracy and personal
relevance which are apparent in the outline of the sermon. How
Effective Sermons Advance provides a thorough and comprehensive
treatment on the highly significant matter of sermon structure.
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