From Sin To Amazing Grace

Author : Patrick S. Cheng
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781596272392

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From Sin to Amazing Grace by Patrick S. Cheng Pdf

Throughout the history of Christianity, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (“LGBT” or“queer”) people have been condemned as unrepentant sinners who are in dire need of God’s saving grace. As a result of this condemnation, LGBT people have been subjected to great spiritual, emotional and physical abuse and violence. This issue takes on a particular urgency in light of the ongoing harassment and bullying of LGBT young people by their classmates. Cheng argues that people need to be liberated from the traditional legal model of thinking about sin and grace as a violation of divine and natural laws in which grace is understood as the strength to refrain from violating such laws. Rather Cheng proposes a Christological model based upon the theologies of Irenaeus, Bonaventure and Barth, in which sin and grace are defined in terms of what God has done for us in Jesus Christ. This book serves as a useful resource for all people who struggle to make sense of the traditional Christian doctrines of sin and grace in the context of the 21st century.

Author : Ellen G. White
Publisher : Review and Herald Pub Assoc
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0828015791

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God's Amazing Grace by Ellen G. White Pdf

Author : Watchman Nee
Publisher : Christian Fellowship Publishers
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781937713355

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Amazing Grace by Watchman Nee Pdf

“Grace and truth came [or subsists] through Jesus Christ” (John 1:17b ASV, and Darby in brackets). The Greek word for “came” is "ginomai" which means “has come”—signifying that that which before had never actually been in being in the world now begins to be so. In other words, grace actually commenced to be, yet not in God’s mind, of course, but in revelation and actual existence down here on the earth (see Darby’s footnote discussion on “subsists” in John 1:17). Mankind could not fully understand what divine grace is till it was revealed in Jesus Christ; nor could believing mankind fully apprehend the depth of that grace till it be found in Christ Jesus. Even today this so great salvation continually amazes those of us who have been touched by God’s grace. In August 1937 brother Watchman Nee gave a series of ten messages in Singapore on the Biblical theme of Amazing Grace. They were greatly appreciated at that time by those who heard. Now they have been translated into English for the benefit of the English-speaking world. May God use these messages to strengthen our faith.

Author : Patrick S. Cheng
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781596271326

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Radical Love by Patrick S. Cheng Pdf

The first introductory textbook on the subject of queer theology. Contextual theologies have developed from a number of perspectives – including feminist theology, black theology, womanist theology, Latin American liberation theology, and Asian American theology – and a wide variety of academic and general introductions exist to examine each one. However, Radical Love is the first introductory textbook on the subject of queer theology. In this lucid and compelling introduction, Cheng provides a historical survey of how queer theology has developed from the 1950s to today and then explicates the themes of queer theology using the ecumenical creeds as a general framework. Topics include revelation, God, Trinity, creation, Jesus Christ, atonement, sin, grace, Holy Spirit, church, sacraments, and last things, as seen through the lenses of LGBT theologians.

Author : Philip Yancey
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310367819

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What's So Amazing About Grace? Revised and Updated by Philip Yancey Pdf

OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! It's the most powerful force in the universe, our only hope for love and forgiveness, and a foretaste of eternal life: amazing, radical, life-changing grace. Millions of lives have been changed by award-winning author Philip Yancey's startling exploration of grace at street level. Grace is the one thing the world can't duplicate, the healing force we need, and the key to transforming a broken world. In this revised and updated edition of his personal and provocative book, Yancey offers true portraits of grace's life-changing power. These stories, set in the midst of life's stark realities, evoke such questions as: If grace is God's love for the undeserving, how do I get it? How well are we dispensing grace to a world that knows far more of strife and unforgiveness than it does of mercy? Can grace make a difference in the midst of such atrocities as the Nazi holocaust, and how can it withstand the brutality of hate? With powerful stories, rich theology, and practical suggestions, Yancey challenges us to become living answers to a world that desperately needs to know, What's So Amazing About Grace?

Author : Dick B.
Publisher : Good Book Publishing Company
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1885803060

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That Amazing Grace by Dick B. Pdf

Dick B., as A.A.'s leading historian, is particularly qualified to write on this Clarence Snyder subject. First, he read the Clarence Snyder materials. Second, he met a number of Snyder sponsees at the Snyder spiritual retreats where he was invited to speak. Third, he worked with and partially edited the How It Worked book by Clarence Snyder sponsee Mitch K., Fourth, Dick and his son spent a week with Clarence's widow Grace gathering information about Clarence, Grace, and A.A. Finally, Dick was later asked by three old-timer Clarence Snyder sponsees to compile and edit their A.A. Legacy based on Snyder's teachings, techniques, beliefs, and their successes. Dick has published 33 history titles in all to date.

Author : Mark E. Oh
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 1076 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781619964303

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God's Amazing Grace, Loving Mercy & Abiding Peace by Mark E. Oh Pdf

The purpose of my autobiography is to give my heart-felt thanks to the Lord for what He has done for me for the past 60 years beginning from 1950 when I became a Christian during the war of Pohang in the boundary of life and death to 2010 when I officially closed the Lord's ministry as pastor of International Bible Church in Los Angeles. The desire of writing this book is totally on my own, for neither did the Lord ever ask me to write this book, nor did He ever need this book to be written. When a person receives God's amazing grace, loving mercy and abiding peace, in him is welling up a spring of water of thanksgiving from his inner heart without ceasing until he shares its amazing grace and loving mercy and abiding peace with others. This is just what I have done in this book. I am giving the Lord my heart-felt thanksgiving for the 20 miracles that have happened to me for the past 60 years without which I wouldn't be here today. To God be the glory and honor forever, Amen! Mark E. Oh, PhD, DMin, is a graduate of Keimyung University (Korea), San Francisco Theological Seminary, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Western Seminary, California Graduate School of Theology, and Fuller Theological Seminary. Married to the former Rosemary McGuire in 1965. They have two sons and four grand children; is the Founder & Pastor of International Bible Church in Los Angeles (1972-2010) for more than 38 years. Served as First President of Christ Bible College, 2002-2009. Retired from active ministry in 2009. Serves as pastor emeritus since 2010.

Author : Michael K. Mason
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781512747416

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Amazing Grace Addiction Bible Study by Michael K. Mason Pdf

The current success rate for addiction treatment is less than 30 percent, which means that 7 out of 10 recovering addicts are not being cured of the so-called disease of addiction. Why doesnt treatment work? The answer is simple - addiction is not a disease. In fact, the mainstream mythology of Once and addict, always and addict falls apart upon close inspection. Therefore addictive behaviors must be evaluated within the context of not sickness but sin. Through the study of the Bible, so-called addicts can learn how to achieve forgiveness of their sins and deliverance from their addictions by offering their hearts, minds, and bodies to Jesus Christ. They can then be taught how to take advantage of the powerful indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit to wage war against their persistent addictive thoughts. Ultimately, this study has been designed to help substance abusers to focus their minds on God (instead of chemicals) in order to subdue their stubborn cravings for the seductive forbidden fruit of intoxication.

Author : Kurt D. Bruner,Jim Ware
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781414311814

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Finding God in the Story of Amazing Grace by Kurt D. Bruner,Jim Ware Pdf

As the major motion picture hits theaters this spring, the best-selling coauthors of the Finding God series explore the true story of how God'TMs amazing grace ended the British slave trade. With profound reflections drawn from the lives of two men, William Wilberforce and John Newton, who wrote the beloved hymn, the authors reveal God'TMs grace in our everyday struggles and show how he uses even the smallest of events and weakest of individuals to implement his grander plan in this world.

Author : James Montgomery Boice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0842312455

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Amazing Grace by James Montgomery Boice Pdf

A renowned theologian encourages believers to recover an appreciation for God's grace in this practical, biblical presentation. Various themes on this doctrine are covered in a format ideal for group study.

Author : Watchman Nee
Publisher : Christian Fellowship Publishers
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781937713973

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Amazing Grace by Watchman Nee Pdf

“Grace and truth came [or subsists] through Jesus Christ” (John 1:17b ASV, and Darby in brackets). The Greek word for “came” is "ginomai" which means “has come”—signifying that that which before had never actually been in being in the world now begins to be so. In other words, grace actually commenced to be, yet not in God’s mind, of course, but in revelation and actual existence down here on the earth (see Darby’s footnote discussion on “subsists” in John 1:17). Mankind could not fully understand what divine grace is till it was revealed in Jesus Christ; nor could believing mankind fully apprehend the depth of that grace till it be found in Christ Jesus. Even today this so great salvation continually amazes those of us who have been touched by God’s grace. In August 1937 brother Watchman Nee gave a series of ten messages in Singapore on the Biblical theme of Amazing Grace. They were greatly appreciated at that time by those who heard. Now they have been translated into English for the benefit of the English-speaking world. May God use these messages to strengthen our faith.

Author : Mary Porter Beckham
Publisher : Page Publishing, Inc
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781647012588

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Amazing Grace Scripturally by Mary Porter Beckham Pdf

Amazing Grace Spiritually To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. (Luke 1:79) A—Almighty God M—Merciful God A—Anointing of God Z—Zion City of God I—Invisible God N—Nature of God G—Glory of God Arise ye and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God. (Jeremiah 31:6) G—Gift of God R—Redeeming Love of God A—Acceptance of God C—Christ Son of God E—Eternal Life of God For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23)

Author : Patrick S. Cheng
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781596272422

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Rainbow Theology by Patrick S. Cheng Pdf

To date, no book has systematically examined the theological writings of LGBT people of color. Nor has any book explored how such writings might actually transform contemporary theological reflections on race and sexuality. This book remedies these gaps by constructing a rainbow theology around the theme of bridging or mediation. Rainbow Theology is the first book to reflect upon the theological significance of the intersections of race and queer sexuality across multiple ethnic and cultural groups. This is particularly important in light of the current polarizing debates over issues of race, sexuality, and religion within churches and communities of faith around the world.

Author : Steve Turner
Publisher : Lion Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0745951783

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Amazing Grace by Steve Turner Pdf

The incredible journey of the world's most recorded song through an astonishing diversity of musical genres, from gospel to heavy metal, to become a cultural icon.

Author : Timothy George
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433524776

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Amazing Grace (Second Edition) by Timothy George Pdf

The doctrine of God's grace has sparked some heated controversies in the history of the Christian church. What are dispensations of grace? Is grace really irresistible? In Amazing Grace noted theologian Timothy George looks at some of these debated questions. Grounded in Scripture, his insights continually draw the reader back to the fundamental truth of God's free and sovereign favor to ill-deserving sinners. Originally written to address the "Calvinism controversy" brewing within the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), this study was used in thousands of churches and study groups throughout the SBC and beyond. Now this popular primer on the basic themes of Reformed theology has been updated and expanded. Though written from George's Southern Baptist perspective, the book's irenic tone appeals to a wide audience and shows how sound Reformed theology has taken root within several Reformation traditions.