Has God Not Chosen The Poor

Author : David Edgar
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2001-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781841271828

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Has God Not Chosen the Poor? by David Edgar Pdf

The significance of the Epistle of James within early Christianity, when not neglected, has been disputed. In recent years the letter, and its author, have received renewed attention, and this contribution to the revival examines the way in which the author and his addressees are depicted within the social world of emerging Christianity. Edgar finds strong points of contact with the sayings of Jesus and with early Christian itinerant proclaimers, who are often seen as having been active in preserving and transmitting these sayings. The Epistle challenges the shaky commitment of its readers to their new allegiance, and, in the light of the coming of God's eschatological ruoe, employs the model of patronage to lay out the choice between loyalty to God and identification with the earthly value system dominated by the rich.

Author : William W. Klein
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498209359

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The New Chosen People, Revised and Expanded Edition by William W. Klein Pdf

Controversy rages on about God's choosing people for salvation. Are only the few elect? Rather than typically beginning with the preconceptions of systematic theologies, Dr. William Klein takes up this question by searching for a biblical theology of election. He surveys the OT contexts of God's choosing individuals--prophets, priests, kings--to serve divine purposes, and considers God's election of the nation of Israel as his special people. This OT study proposes that God's election is both individual and corporate, but not always determinative. Individuals entered the people of God by birth, but not all the people found salvation. Faith in Yahweh was required. This book traces these elective understandings through the intertestamental literature, identifying continuities and shifts. The bulk of the study, and the heart of the argument, focus on the New Testament. Klein identifies concepts of election, and relationships between writers in the gospels, the Lucan material, Paul's writings, and the rest. The new covenant, God choosing the church in Christ, emphasizes election as corporate, while the individual election of Jesus' disciples and of Paul raises the question whether such chosenness is necessarily salvific. In closing, Klein discusses the most engaging and divisive questions around God's election, and offers a real challenge to today's church.

Author : G. Grace Small
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781449779870

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God's Chosen by G. Grace Small Pdf

God's Chosen: Understanding Spiritual Warfare is a book that inspires, encourages and teaches Christians to effectively manage warfare and live victoriously for Christ. It offers Christians a fresh look at the basis of putting on God's full armor and learning to use the means God affords, namely His strength and mighty power. As Believers prepare to fight triumphantly against evil and wicked forces, we come to an understanding of the challenge, purpose and outcome of spiritual warfare. Putting on God's armor and standing firm in Him, amply equips us to fight offensively and defensively. Knowing Jesus fixed the fight in our favor produces confidence to oppose the enemy and remain faithful to God. Through conscious engagement in this fight we win against all odds. In 2005, during prayer, the Holy Spirit inspired me to write this book on spiritual warfare. I was going through a precarious time and as usual, I sought God in prayer and study of the Word. The Holy Spirit led me to Ephesians 6:10-18. As I studied and meditated, God moved me to begin writing on the subject of warfare. During research and study, I discovered there are not enough books addressing this phase of our journey. Therefore, I saw the need to press through varied attacks to produce this important work.

Author : K. Jason Coker
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506400358

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James in Postcolonial Perspective by K. Jason Coker Pdf

James confronts the exploitive wealthy; it also opposes Pauline hybridity. K. Jason Coker argues that postcolonial perspectives allow us to understand how these themes converge in the letter. James opposes the exploitation of the Roman Empire and a peculiar Pauline form of hybridity that compromises with it; refutes Roman cultural practices, such as the patronage system and economic practices, that threaten the identity of the letter’s recipients; and condemns those who would transgress the boundaries between purity and impurity, God and “world.”

Author : Neal D. Presa,Anne E. Zaki
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666746730

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Now to God Who Is Able by Neal D. Presa,Anne E. Zaki Pdf

The triune God of justice has a mission in the world, which we are called to participate and partner in. The awesome nature of that mission and vision inspires and animates this volume, Now to God Who Is Able. An international array of Christian pastors, scholar activists, parachurch ministry leaders, and community organizers reflect critically on the theological, biblical, contextual, and practical dimensions of what it means to bear witness of the gospel orientated and anchored in God’s justice. Using a trinitarian framework within the prophetic call to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God, this book speaks to the modern challenges and opportunities of the pastoral vocation, ecclesiology, hermeneutics, homiletics, ecumenism, theological education, and missional theology. Each essay and this book honor the more than four decades of ministry of Mark Labberton, who retired as president of Fuller Theological Seminary in 2023.

Author : Henning Graf Reventlow,Yair Hoffman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567283726

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The Decalogue in Jewish and Christian Tradition by Henning Graf Reventlow,Yair Hoffman Pdf

This collection of papers arrives from the eighth annual symposium between the Chaim Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies of Tel Aviv University and the Faculty of Protestant Theology of the University of Ruhr, Bochum held in Bochum, June 2007. The general theme of the Decalogue was examined in its various uses by both Jewish and Christian traditions throughout the centuries to the present. Three papers deal with the origin of the Decalogue: Yair Hoffman on the rare mentioning of the Decalogue in the Hebrew Bible outside the Torah; E. L. Greenstein considers that already A. ibn Ezra doubted that God himself spoke in the Ten Commandments and states that more likely their rhetoric indicates it was Moses who proclaimed the Decalogue; A. Bar-Tour speaks about the cognitive aspects of the Decalogue revelation story and its frame. The second part considers the later use of the Decalogue: G. Nebe describes its use with Paul; P. Wick discusses the symbolic radicalization of two commandments in James and the Sermon on the Mount; A. Oppenheimer explains the removal of the Decalogue from the daily Shem'a prayer as a measure against the minim's claim of a higher religious importance of the Decalogue compared to the Torah; W. Geerlings examines Augustine's quotations of the Decalogue; H. Reventlow depicts its central place in Luther's catechisms; Y. Yacobson discusses its role with Hasidism. The symposium closes with papers on systematic themes: C. Frey follows a possible way to legal universalism; G. Thomas describes the Decalogue as an "Ethics of Risk"; F. H. Beyer/M. Waltemathe seek an educational perspective.

Author : Zondervan,
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-23
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780310438779

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NKJV, Believe by Zondervan, Pdf

It’s one thing to know the story of the Bible. It’s another thing to live it. Grounded in carefully selected Scripture, Believe, NKJV is a unique spiritual growth experience that takes you on a journey to think, act, and be more like Jesus. Pastor Randy Frazee walks you through the ten key beliefs of the Christian faith, the ten key Practices of a Jesus-follower, and the ten key Virtues that characterize someone who is becoming more like Jesus. Every believer needs to ask these three questions: What do I believe? What should I do? Who am I becoming? What you believe in your heart will define who you become. God wants you to become like Jesus - it is the most truthful and powerful way to live - and the journey to becoming like Jesus begins by thinking like Jesus. When you study the life of Jesus you will notice a distinct pattern: Jesus faithfully lived in a purposeful way. Jesus compared the Christian life to a vine. He is the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in the vine of Christ, over time you will produce amazing and scrumptious fruit at the end of your branches for all to see and taste. You become like Jesus. Each chapter uses short topical passages from the New King James Version (NKJV) to help you live the story of the Bible. As you journey through this Bible, whether in a group or on your own, one simple truth will become undeniably clear: what you believe drives everything.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
ISBN : UIUC:30112040738491

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Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare Pdf

Author : Albert Barnes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555050689

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Notes, explanatory and practical, on the New Testament. ed. by R. Frew by Albert Barnes Pdf

Author : Albert Barnes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Bible
ISBN : HARVARD:AH5H5R

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Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the General Epistles of James, Peter, John, and Jude by Albert Barnes Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : OXFORD:555078673

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The British Flag & Christian Sentinel by Anonim Pdf

Author : Philip Schaff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Bible
ISBN : HARVARD:HN34FY

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The Catholic epistles and Revelation by Philip Schaff Pdf

Author : Philip Schaff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555001054

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A popular commentary on the New Testament, by English and American scholars, ed. by P. Schaff by Philip Schaff Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 2449 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9781414373386

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The One Year Chronological Bible NKJV by Anonim Pdf

The One Year Chronological Bibleoffers a fascinating way to read through the Bible in one year, in as little as fifteen minutes per day! Gain a better understanding of the order of biblical events and the historical context in which they unfolded. The entire Bible text--books, chapters, and even verses--is arranged in the order the events actually happened. Prophetic books are interwoven with the historical accounts they accompanied. Psalms follow the events about which they were written. Proverbs are placed in the time they were compiled. The life of Christ is woven into one moving story. And Paul's letters to the young churches in the first century are integrated into the book of Acts. Transition statements help you understand why some Scripture portions appear where they do. You do not have to be a Bible historian to appreciate the fascinating new perspective waiting for you in The One Year Chronological Bible. It's like reading some of your favorite passages for the very first time. This edition uses the popular New King James Version of the Bible.

Author : Charisma House
Publisher : Charisma Media
Page : 1452 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9781629981246

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Spiritled Woman Bible-Mev by Charisma House Pdf

FEED YOUR HUNGER FOR MORE OF GOD. The SpiritLed Woman Bible was developed for the woman inpassionate pursuit of God. It's for the woman who wants toknow God more deeply and fulfill His plan for her life. It isspecifically designed to increase her hunger for God and tohelp her get to know Him more intimately.