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This book breaks a significant impasse in much Pauline interpretation today, pushing beyond both "Lutheran" and "New" perspectives on Paul to a noncontractual, "apocalyptic" reading of many of the apostle's most famous - and most troublesome - texts.
In The Deliverance of God Douglas Campbell holds that the intrusion of an alien, essentially modern, and theologically unhealthy theoretical construct into the interpretation of Paul has produced an...
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First Timothy Overview.What the book of first Timothy deals withThe book of First Timothy is a letter written by the apostle Paul to his young protégé, Timothy. It is part of the New Testament in the Bible and is one of the pastoral epistles.First Timothy deals with various issues that were arising in the early Christian church, including false teachings, church leadership, and practical instructions for Christian living.Paul instructs Timothy on...
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The book of Hebrews is a rich and complex work of Christian scripture, emphasizing the superiority of Jesus Christ as the ultimate fulfillment of the Jewish faith. It offers a theological exploration of key concepts such as faith, redemption, sacrifice, and the role of Christ as both priest and sacrifice. The author urges his audience to persevere in their faith despite persecution and the temptation to revert back to Judaism. The book also contains...
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Embark on an enlightening expedition through the prophetic tapestry of the Bible with "Bible Prophecy Made Simple," a groundbreaking guide that demystifies the complexities of prophetic passages. In this compelling book, the author distils centuries of Biblical prophecy into an accessible and engaging narrative, making the enigmatic world of prophecy understandable for both seasoned scholars and those new to the exploration of the scriptures. Whether...
5) Galatians
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This book in the Westminster Bible Companion series explores one of Paul's most central letters. Frederick W. Weidmann observes the changes and developments in Paul's thought and practice in order to help pastors negotiate the distinction between their calling and self-identity.
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"Christians may not have shared the details of the particular situation of the Roman followers of Jesus, but they have shared for centuries the concern about what faith means for life, and they have turned to Paul to understand what it means to be faithful to our faithful God."
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For centuries, the apostle Paul's reflections in the book of Romans have...
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See how the earliest Christians lived out their story.
As Christianity grew, Christians sought to support unity, communication, pastoral care, and teaching through letter writing. Volume 5 of the Transforming Word Series offers probing insight into the first century and its world, showing how you can apply this important portion of God's Word to your daily life.
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There is a gate, very narrow, that few find to eternal life.To have an intimate relationship with God, - listening to His word without any distortions and acting upon it - such as the one that Jesus has with our Father in heaven is what defines eternal life.Unfortunately, We cannot see all these heavenly aids for our wholeness and salvation because we are spiritually blind.However, There is a possibility to see our world with spiritual eyes even in...
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A distinguished group of scholars here introduces and illustrates the array of strategies and methods used in New Testament study today. Standard approaches - text criticism, historical methods, etc. -appear side by side with newer approaches- narrative criticism, Latino-Latina hermeneutics, theological interpretation of the New Testament, and more. First published in 1995, Hearing the New Testament is now revised and updated, including rewritten...
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Fung's study on the Epistle to the Galatians is part of The New International Commentary on the New Testament. Prepared by some of the world's leading scholars, the series provides an exposition of the New Testament books that is thorough and fully abreast of modern scholarship yet faithful to the Scriptures as the infallible Word of God.
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There is very little of genuine value that we can accomplish in our lives if we do not believe that a higher being has created the universe including us and that this Creator loves us and wants what is best for ourselves and our families.If we do not have faith in God, our faith is in this world and our agenda.This is a dangerous way to live because we live in a world of lies and deceit.We must be aware that anything we do that does not come from...
12) La Gracia Santificante y La Inercia Espiritual. Un Regalo Divino y Un Enemigo Hostil en El Camino al
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Cada día de nuestras vidas nos enfrentamos en nuestras actividades a decisiones que afectan nuestros pensamientos, palabras y acciones y que ayudan positivamente o perturban negativamente nuestro ser espiritual interior.Algunas, por sus connotaciones negativas construyen más inercia espiritual, y otras siendo positivas nos ayudan a aumentar nuestra gracia santificante.Lamentablemente, la mayoría de las veces se neutralizan entre sí y no avanzamos...
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La mayoría de los comentarios bíblicos solo son un viaje de ida: nos llevan del siglo veintiuno al siglo primero. Pero nos dejan allí, dando por sentado que de algún modo sabremos regresar por nosotros mismos. Dicho de otro modo, se centran en el significado original del pasaje, sin embargo, no se adentran en su aplicación a la vida contemporánea. La información que ofrecen es muy valiosa, pero resulta tan solo una ayuda a medias.
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This latest commentary in the Belief series looks at Paul's theological wrestling with the divisions facing the early church in Corinth. These divisions arose for many reasons, among them the practices of the community: baptism,the Lord's Supper, preaching, and the exercise of spiritual gifts.
The contemporary church in North America is likewise dealing with divisions of various sorts. Who can preach? Who can celebrate Communion? Who can marry...
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The Lord's Supper, also known as Communion or the Eucharist, holds significant importance in Christian theology for several reasons:Remembrance of Christ's Sacrifice: It commemorates Jesus Christ's Last Supper with his disciples, during which he instituted the practice. Christians believe that by partaking in the bread and wine (or symbolic elements), they remember and proclaim Christ's sacrificial death on the cross for the forgiveness of sins.Spiritual...
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In this latest volume in the Belief series, Daniel L. Migliore plumbs the depth of Paul's letters to the Philippians and to Philemon. With splendid theological reflection, Migliore explores central themes of these remarkable letters--themes that include the practice of prayer, righteousness from God, and the work of reconciliation and transformation through Jesus Christ.
Migliore shows how Philippians continues to speak to churches that, like the...
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Hay una puerta, muy estrecha, que pocos encuentran a la vida eterna.Tener una relación íntima con Dios, como la que Jesús tiene con nuestro Padre celestial, escuchar Su palabra sin distorsiones y actuar en consecuencia, es lo que define la vida eterna.Desafortunadamente, no podemos ver todas estas ayudas celestiales para nuestra plenitud y salvación porque estamos espiritualmente ciegos.Sin embargo, existe la posibilidad de ver nuestro mundo con...
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This widely praised commentary by William Lane shows Mark to be a theologian whose primary aim was to strengthen the people of God in a time of fiery persecution by Nero. Using redaction criticism as a hermeneutical approach for understanding the text and the intention of the evangelist, Lane considers the Gospel of Mark as a total literary work and describes Mark's creative role in shaping the Gospel tradition and in exercising a conscious theological...
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Existe alguna relacion entre la salud de nuestro cuerpo fisico y nuestra mente con nuestra aceptacion o rechazo voluntarios de la voluntad de nuestro Padre en el Cielo para nuestras vidas?Son la mala salud y la enfermedad producto en algunas ocasiones de nuestra cercania voluntaria con el mal y la oscuridad que existe en nuestro mundo?Podremos si nos acercamos voluntariamente y cooperamos concientemente con el establecimiento del reino de Dios en...
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". . . undertaken to provide earnest students of the New Testament with an exposition that is thorough and abreast of modern scholarship and at the same time loyal to the Scriptures as the infallible Word of God." This statement reflects the underlying purpose of The New International Commentary on the New Testament. Begun in the late 1940s by an international team of New Testament scholars, the NICNT series has become recognized by pastors, students,...
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