God As Sacrificial Love

Author : Asle Eikrem
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567678669

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God as Sacrificial Love by Asle Eikrem Pdf

In dialogue with a range of post-enlightenment critiques of Christian theologies regarding sacrificial love, Asle Eikrem presents an unconventional systematic approach to this multi-layered and complex theological topic. From Hegel to prominent 20th century theologians, from feminist theologies to postmodern philosophers, this volume engages in a critical conversation with a host of different voices on all the classical topics in theology (creation, trinity, incarnation, atonement, sin, faith, sacraments, and eschatology), also providing a moral and socio-historical vision for Christian living. The result is a unique appraisal of the significance that the life and death of Jesus holds for the world today.

Author : Wedler Laguerre
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781098053321

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Sacrificial Love by Wedler Laguerre Pdf

The bible said in 1 john 4:8 "Christ is Love", if God is love why is our experiences with love has been such a pain? Why is it love never enough for our relationships to survive? For many, love has been define as an infatuation and lust, as just a feeling that comes and goes. The truth is, love is made out of different components that makes it perfect and unique for its purpose of expressing its true meaning. Someone who loves is said in the bible is born of God and knows God (v 7). So how much do you truly know God in order to express his love? Sacrificial Love is written with you in mind as it presents to you different aspects within the components of love that reflect God's perfect and undeniable love for us. I prayed that you enjoy every parcel this book as it gives you the godly perspective of love.

Author : Cyd Holsclaw,Geoff Holsclaw
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830848225

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Does God Really Like Me? by Cyd Holsclaw,Geoff Holsclaw Pdf

"I guess I believe that God loves me. But does he like me?" We all know what it's like to feel overlooked, disconnected, and ashamed. We might believe in God's love in the abstract, but we often live our lives without experiencing it in any deep or lasting way. Pastors Cyd and Geoff Holsclaw understand this—indeed, they've felt it themselves. In this warm, engaging book, they explain from the story of Scripture that God not only likes us and wants to be with us, he also wants to work through us to bless the whole world. Filled with personal stories and simple, clear teaching from the Bible, Does God Really Like Me? applies the good news of the gospel to the shame and disconnection that we all experience in our everyday lives. God wants to be with us—we belong in his presence. And from that place of belonging, we can bless the whole world with the message of God's love.

Author : John Piper
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433565076

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Why I Love the Apostle Paul by John Piper Pdf

"Besides Jesus, no one has kept me from despair, or taken me deeper into the mysteries of the gospel, than the apostle Paul." —John Piper No one has had a greater impact on the world for eternal good than the apostle Paul—except Jesus himself. For John Piper, this impact is very personal. He does not just admire and trust Paul. He loves him. Piper gives us thirty glimpses into why his heart and mind respond this way. Can a Christian-killer really endure 195 lashes from a heart of love? Can a mystic who thinks he was caught up into heaven be a model of lucid rationality? Can an ethnocentric Jew write the most beautiful call to reconciliation? Can a person who lives with the unceasing anguish of empathy be always rejoicing? Can a man's description of the horrors of human sin be exceeded by his delight in human splendor? Can a man with a backbone of steel be as tender as a nursing mother? If we know this man—if we see what Piper sees—we too will love him. Paul's testimony is a matter of life and death. Piper invites you into his relationship with Paul in the hope that you will know life, forever.

Author : John Piper
Publisher : Multnomah
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781601422910

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The Pleasures of God by John Piper Pdf

The author of Desiring God reveals the biblical evidence to help us see and savor what the pleasures of God show us about Him. Includes a study guide for individual and small-group use. Isn’t it true—we really don’t know someone until we understand what makes that person happy? And so it is with God! What does bring delight to the happiest Being in the universe? John Piper writes, that it’s only when we know what makes God glad that we’ll know the greatness of His glory. Therefore, we must comprehend “the pleasures of God.” Unlike so much of what is written today, this is not a book about us. It is about the One we were made for—God Himself. In this theological masterpiece—chosen by World Magazine as one of the 20th Century’s top 100 books, John Piper reveals the biblical evidence to help us see and savor what the pleasures of God show us about Him. Then we will be able to drink deeply—and satisfyingly—from the only well that offers living water. What followers of Jesus need now, more than anything else, is to know and love—behold and embrace—the great, glorious, sovereign, happy God of the Bible. “This is a unique and precious book that everybody should read more than once.” —J.I. PACKER, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia

Author : Jim Daly
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310331810

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The Good Dad by Jim Daly Pdf

It’s never too late to be a better father Jim Daly, president and CEO of Focus on the Family, is an expert in fatherhood—in part because his own "fathers" failed him so badly. His biological dad was an alcoholic. His stepfather deserted him. His foster father accused Jim of trying to kill him. All were out of Jim's life by the time he turned 13. Isn’t it odd—and reminiscent of the hand of God—that the director of the leading organization on family turned out to be a guy whose own background as a kid and son were pretty messed up? Or could it be that successful parenting is discovered not in the perfect, peaceful household but in the midst of battles and messy situations, where God must constantly be called to the scene? That is the mystery unraveled in this book. Using his own expertise, humor, and inexhaustible wealth of stories, Jim will show you that God can make you a good dad, a great dad, in spite of the way you’ve grown up and in spite of the mistakes you’ve made. Maybe even because of them. It’s not about becoming a perfect father. It’s about trying to become a better father, each and every day. It's about building relationships with your children through love, grace, patience, and fun—and helping them grow into the men and women they’re meant to be.

Author : Larry Crabb
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781418584009

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66 Love Letters by Larry Crabb Pdf

Forever change the way you look at the Bible . . . and your own life Have you ever read the Bible only to come away confused? Ever wondered if God actually had you in mind when He began telling His story? Though life may not be going according to your plan, God has another one, far better than you can imagine. From Genesis to Revelation, experience His invitation to get you dancing with joy. In 66 Love Letters Larry Crabb offers a fresh, relational look at Scripture: “When you finish reading my first love letter to you, I want you to realize that I never underestimated how thoroughly you’d mess up your life or how painfully you would struggle and suffer, and I don’t want you to underestimate your failures or struggles either. They’re all part of the story I’m telling. “But neither have I underestimated my determination or ability to enter both the mess you’ve made and the pain you feel, then turn everything around. I can, and I will, make everything good again. Never underestimate me.” Larry’s intimate conversation with God asks deeply honest questions such as: “God, what is it you wanted me to see in Obadiah?” “And what’s up with Leviticus? Is there anything there for me?” “This one verse in Galatians has always frustrated me. Why is that?” “The way you wrote Revelation makes it difficult to understand—why didn’t you just describe what will happen in a straightforward way?” Listen to the story of God unfold through these chapters, and you’ll fi nd not only His redeeming love but His plan and provision designed especially for you.

Author : Asle Eikrem
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567678652

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God as Sacrificial Love by Asle Eikrem Pdf

In dialogue with a range of post-enlightenment critiques of Christian theologies regarding sacrificial love, Asle Eikrem presents an unconventional systematic approach to this multi-layered and complex theological topic. From Hegel to prominent 20th century theologians, from feminist theologies to postmodern philosophers, this volume engages in a critical conversation with a host of different voices on all the classical topics in theology (creation, trinity, incarnation, atonement, sin, faith, sacraments, and eschatology), also providing a moral and socio-historical vision for Christian living. The result is a unique appraisal of the significance that the life and death of Jesus holds for the world today.

Author : Fleming Rutledge
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 695 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802875341

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The Crucifixion by Fleming Rutledge Pdf

Few treatments of the death of Jesus Christ have made a point of accounting for the gruesome, degrading, public manner of his death by crucifixion, a mode of execution so loathsome that the ancient Romans never spoke of it in polite society. Rutledge probes all the various themes and motifs used by the New Testament evangelists and apostolic writers to explain the meaning of the cross of Christ. She shows how each of the biblical themes contributes to the whole, with the Christus Victor motif and the concept of substitution sharing pride of place along with Irenaeus's recapitulation model.

Author : Darlene Schacht
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781400206216

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Messy Beautiful Love by Darlene Schacht Pdf

Messy Beautiful Love delivers an incredible testimony of grace that offers hope for today’s marriages and a spark for rekindling love. Love gets messy. Financial problems, sickness, aging parents, a chronically unhappy spouse . . . trials will inevitably come that threaten your marriage. No matter how long you’ve been married or how strong your relationship is, sooner or later you are going to have a mess to clean up. Messy Beautiful Love is about cleaning up messes God’s way, exchanging your ideas for His, and being prepared for both the best and the worst that marriage has to offer. When you surrender your relationship to God, then and only then will you experience the blessing of marriage as He intended. This is the blessing of obedience. Messy Beautiful Love is an invitation to that obedience. The cynical world says marriages don’t last, but God knows better. Tune out the world and tune in to Him. When you do that, a beautiful marriage is not only possible, it’s inevitable.

Author : Anthony J. Godzieba
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814663820

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A Theology of the Presence and Absence of God by Anthony J. Godzieba Pdf

In a consumer-driven and technologized world, can we still experience the mystery of God? This book answers yes by exploring the rich resources of the Christian tradition of thinking and speaking about God. Focusing on God’s dialectical character—divine availability (“presence”) and divine excess (“absence”)—and the belief that “God is love” (1 John 4:16), professor Anthony J. Godzieba tracks how God became a problem in Western culture, then responds by showing how human experience is open to divine transcendence and how that openness encounters the revelation of God as Trinity. The book’s contemporary edge comes from its insistence that belief as embodied performance is the most authentic way to participate in the mystery of God’s love, which is “the answer to the mystery of the world and human beings” (Walter Kasper).

Author : Ray Ortlund
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433540868

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The Gospel by Ray Ortlund Pdf

How does the church portray the beauty of Christ? The gospel is the greatest message of all time addressing the greatest need of all people. However, the good news about Jesus does more than just promise eternal life to all who believe. In the latest addition to the 9Marks: Building Healthy Churches series, pastor Ray Ortlund explains the gospel’s power to transform individuals from the inside out and create beautiful human relationships. This short book helps readers experience the power of God as they are encouraged to trust in Christ and allow him to transform their beliefs, perspectives, and practices. For everyone who wants to be true to the Bible and honest with themselves, this book offers a practical guide to the fundamental teachings of the gospel and how they affect our relationships with others.

Author : Torkom Saraydarian
Publisher : Saraydarian Inst
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0911794697

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Christ, the Avatar of Sacrificial Love by Torkom Saraydarian Pdf

Author : Kristen Clark,Bethany Baird
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493413935

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Love Defined by Kristen Clark,Bethany Baird Pdf

Our culture is obsessed with love and romance--so why are so few women experiencing satisfying, long-term love? In this insightful and encouraging book, sisters Kristen Clark and Bethany Beal help single women of all ages discover a radically better approach to navigating their love lives. Covering topics such as true love, romance, purposeful relationships, purity, boundaries, singleness, and glorifying God in every stage of our relationships, Love Defined unpacks God's original design for romance, showing modern women how to experience God's best for them in their relationships. Full of biblical truths and step-by-step application of concepts discussed, the book also includes a chapter-by-chapter study guide to be used individually or in small groups, as well as four letters from godly women who have been married for 30, 40, and 50+ years, offering priceless, hard-won advice to single women.

Author : Roderick Moore
Publisher : eBookIt.com
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781456643799

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Love Without Limits by Roderick Moore Pdf

Discover the Power of Infinite Compassion Imagine an existence filled with boundless love--a love so profound it echoes the divine. Love Without Limits: Following Jesus' Example of Sacrifice guides you through the transformative journey of loving as Jesus did, without conditions or boundaries. It inspires you to delve deep into the essence of sacrificial love and extend it to everyone, including the most challenging people in your life. This compelling read ignites the flame of divine love in your heart, illustrating not only the beauty of God's love for us but also how we can reflect that love in the world around us. With each chapter, you'll be drawn into an intimate exploration of wholehearted devotion, forgiveness, and the art of compassionate empathy. You will learn the paradox of giving and find inspiration in modern tales of individuals embracing daily acts of selflessness. Step-by-step, this book shares practical advice for deepening your spiritual connections and enriching your relationships. It dives into the Scriptures and unearths the deep roots of self-sacrifice found both in the Old and New Testaments. Moreover, it presents you with present-day saints--ordinary people who demonstrate extraordinary love. As you move through the chapters, each page challenges you to love your neighbor, forgive unconditionally, and bravely love your enemies. It looks at family as the cradle of sacrificial love and the church community as a haven for sharing burdens. You'll confront difficult concepts like suffering and discover how it can be embraced as a part of God's loving plan. Every aspect of this book--from prayer, service, and charity to the ultimate sacrifice of love--is a call to action, encouraging you to step into the world with a heart ready to love without limits. Embark on this life-changing journey and seal love within your heart, offering a testimony of hope that seeks to uplift not only your spirit but those around you.