How To Be Sure You Are A Christian

Author : Bill Bright
Publisher : NewLife Publications
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1998-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1563991012

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How You Can Be Sure You Are a Christian by Bill Bright Pdf

This series of time-tested messages teaches the principles of abundant Christian life and ministry. These "back to the basics" resources will guide you and those you disciple toward greater spiritual maturity and fulfillment. The Transferable Concepts help older believers gain a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of the faith and equip new converts with the essentials to live victorious Christian lives. Revised and updated for today's new Christian, this exciting series is based on life-changing biblical truths that can be simply and powerfully communicated from one person to another, generation after generation. This series provides practical ways to apply these truths to your life.

Author : J. D. Greear
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433679186

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Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart by J. D. Greear Pdf

“If there were a Guinness Book of World Records entry for ‘amount of times having prayed the sinner’s prayer,’ I’m pretty sure I’d be a top contender,” says pastor and author J. D. Greear. He struggled for many years to gain an assurance of salvation and eventually learned he was not alone. “Lack of assurance” is epidemic among evangelical Christians. In Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart, J. D. shows that faulty ways of present- ing the gospel are a leading source of the confusion. Our presentations may not be heretical, but they are sometimes misleading. The idea of “asking Jesus into your heart” or “giving your life to Jesus” often gives false assurance to those who are not saved—and keeps those who genuinely are saved from fully embracing that reality. Greear unpacks the doctrine of assurance, showing that salvation is a posture we take to the promise of God in Christ, a posture that begins at a certain point and is maintained for the rest of our lives. He also answers the tough questions about assurance: What exactly is faith? What is repentance? Why are there so many warnings that seem to imply we can lose our salvation? Such issues are handled with respect to the theological rigors they require, but Greear never loses his pastoral sensitivity or a communication technique that makes this message teachable to a wide audience from teens to adults.

Author : Mike McKinley
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433525797

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Am I Really a Christian? (Foreword by Kirk Cameron) by Mike McKinley Pdf

Jesus divided the world into two groups—those who follow him and those who don't. But what happens when someone thinks he or she is a Christian, but isn't? With his witty, engaging style, Mike McKinley takes readers on a journey of what it means to be a Christian. He asserts that "manipulative evangelism techniques and a poor understanding of the gospel have resulted in an abundance of professing Christians who have no idea what it means to follow Christ." Each chapter title begins with "You're not a Christian [if/when/just because you]..." As he surveys what it means to be Christian, McKinley offers criteria for evaluating one's standing before God. Readers are guided through a series of challenges to reflect, repent, remember, and report to another person. Am I Really a Christian? ends with chapters on salvation and the local church. This unique book is written for nominal or new Christians and can be used in personal or small-group study.

Author : Bill Bright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Christianity
ISBN : 0918956889

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How to be Sure You are a Christian by Bill Bright Pdf

Author : Donald S. Whitney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Assurance (Theology)
ISBN : 0891097724

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How Can I Be Sure I'm a Christian? by Donald S. Whitney Pdf

The acclaimed author of Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life now offers a book for all Christians whose doubt and fear are interfering with the joy and peace that faith could provide, and for pastors and counselors who wish to help them.

Author : Kevin DeYoung
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802490346

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Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung Pdf

OVER 300,000 COPIES SOLD! Why won’t God reveal his special will for my life already? Because he doesn’t intend to... So says Kevin DeYoung in this punchy book about making decisions the godly way. Many of us are listening for the still small voice to tell us what’s next instead of listening to the clear voice in Scripture telling us what’s now. God does have a will for your life, but it is the same as everyone else’s: Seek first the kingdom of God. And quit floundering. With pastoral wisdom and tasteful wit, DeYoung debunks unbiblical ways of understanding God’s will and constructs a simple but biblical alternative: live like Christ. He exposes the frustrations of our waiting games and unfolds the freedom of finding God’s will in Scripture and then simply doing it. This book is a call to put down our Magic 8-Balls and pick up God’s Word. It’s a call to get wisdom, follow Christ, be holy, and live freely. To just do something.

Author : Donald S. Whitney
Publisher : NavPress
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781641581868

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How Can I Be Sure I'm a Christian? by Donald S. Whitney Pdf

Nearly everyone wants to go to heaven when they die. Nearly everyone assumes they will go there. And yet the Bible paints a picture of the “road that leads to eternal life” being found and traveled by few. Careful students of the Scriptures often find themselves wondering, How can I be sure of my salvation? Veteran Bible teacher Donald S. Whitney guides us carefully and patiently through the Bible’s teachings on salvation and eternal life—steering us clear of misplaced confidence and pointing us always toward Christ our hope. If doubts about your salvation ever disturb your peace, turn again and again to this book for refreshing clarity and confidence in the God who guides your steps.

Author : Chad Bird
Publisher : New Reformation Publications
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781948969819

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Your God is Too Glorious by Chad Bird Pdf

Most of us are regular people who have good days and bad days. Our lives are radically ordinary and unexciting. That means they're the kind of lives God gets excited about. While the world worships beauty and power and wealth, God hides his glory in the simple, the mundane, the foolish, working in unawesome people, things, and places.In our day of celebrity worship and online posturing, this is a refreshing, even transformative way of understanding God and our place in his creation. It urges us to treasure a life of simplicity, to love those whom the world passes by, to work for God's glory rather than our own. And it demonstrates that God has always been the Lord of the cross--a Savior who hides his grace in unattractive, inglorious places.Your God Is Too Glorious reminds readers that while a quiet life may look unimpressive to the world, it's the regular, everyday people that God tends to use to do his most important work.

Author : Dr. Tony Evans,Chrystal Evans Hurst,Priscilla Shirer,Anthony Evans,Jonathan Evans
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780785241164

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Divine Disruption by Dr. Tony Evans,Chrystal Evans Hurst,Priscilla Shirer,Anthony Evans,Jonathan Evans Pdf

USA Today Bestseller Learn how to work your way through life’s unexpected challenges with grace and find a deeper faith while on your journey. In this biblical and conversational book by Dr. Tony Evans and his four adult children—Chrystal Evans Hurst, Priscilla Shirer, Anthony Evans, and Jonathan Evans—you will hear five insightful perspectives on what it means to hold on to faith when life breaks your heart. We have all been through difficult seasons and times in life when it seems like the hits keep coming and you can barely catch your breath. The Evans family knows what this is like, as they’ve experienced the deep grief of losing eight loved ones in less than two years’ time, including the devastating passing of Lois Evans, the matriarch of the family. In Divine Disruption, Dr. Tony Evans and his children pull back the curtain on their faith-shaking experiences, in order to provide biblical wisdom and practical encouragement for how to deal with the hard, unexpected things we all inevitably face. You’ll walk away with insights on: Why bad things happen despite a good and powerful God Persevering in difficult times and experiencing God’s peace What causes distress in your life—and how to move past it How to keep your faith from being damaged during tough times Join the Evans Family in this unique Kingdom Legacy partnership as they candidly share honest questions they’ve asked, raw emotions they’ve felt, and solutions they’ve learned. Your life may have been interrupted, but you can use that to grow closer to God—and find peace.

Author : Sinclair B. Ferguson
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433548031

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The Whole Christ by Sinclair B. Ferguson Pdf

Since the days of the early church, Christians have struggled to understand the relationship between two seemingly contradictory concepts in the Bible: law and gospel. If, as the apostle Paul says, the law cannot save, what can it do? Is it merely an ancient relic from Old Testament Israel to be discarded? Or is it still valuable for Christians today? Helping modern Christians think through this complex issue, seasoned pastor and theologian Sinclair Ferguson carefully leads readers to rediscover an eighteenth-century debate that sheds light on this present-day doctrinal conundrum: the Marrow Controversy. After sketching the history of the debate, Ferguson moves on to discuss the theology itself, acting as a wise guide for walking the path between legalism (overemphasis on the law) on the one side and antinomianism (wholesale rejection of the law) on the other.

Author : JOHN PIPER
Publisher : Inter-Varsity Press
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781789740363

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Seeing and savouring Jesus Christ by JOHN PIPER Pdf

Who is Jesus Christ? You've never met Him in person, and you don't know anyone who has. But there is a way to know who he is. How? Jesus Christ - the divine Person revealed in the Bible - has a unique excellence and a spiritual beauty that speaks directly to our souls and says, "Yes, this is truth." It's like seeing the sun and knowing that it is light, or tasting honey and knowing that it is sweet. The depth and complexity of Jesus shatter our simple mental frameworks. He baffled proud scribes with his wisdom but was understood and loved by children. He calmed a raging storm with a word but would not get himself down from the cross. Look at the Jesus of the Bible. Keep your eyes open, and fill them with the portrait of Jesus in God's Word. Jesus said, "If anyone's will is to do God's will, He will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority." Ask God for the grace to do His will, and you will see the truth of His Son. John Piper has written this book in the hope that all will see Jesus for who he really is and will come to enjoy him above all else.

Author : Priscilla C. Shirer
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781575679518

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Discerning the Voice of God by Priscilla C. Shirer Pdf

Do you feel that the ability to hear God's voice is for other people and not for you? Is it only for people who lived in Biblical times? Not at all! The God who loved you enough to die for you loves you enough to talk to you. And wherever you are in your spiritual walk, God will find a way to speak to you in a way you will understand. Become acquainted with the Voice that has spoken from a fire and a cloud; with visible signs and an invisible Spirit; through a burning bush and burning hearts. Hear from some of the most well-known Christians in history about how God speaks to them—and discover for yourself how you can discern the voice of God.

Author : J. Warner Wallace
Publisher : David C Cook
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781434705464

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Cold-Case Christianity by J. Warner Wallace Pdf

Written by an L. A. County homicide detective and former atheist, Cold-Case Christianity examines the claims of the New Testament using the skills and strategies of a hard-to-convince criminal investigator. Christianity could be defined as a “cold case”: it makes a claim about an event from the distant past for which there is little forensic evidence. In Cold-Case Christianity, J. Warner Wallace uses his nationally recognized skills as a homicide detective to look at the evidence and eyewitnesses behind Christian beliefs. Including gripping stories from his career and the visual techniques he developed in the courtroom, Wallace uses illustration to examine the powerful evidence that validates the claims of Christianity. A unique apologetic that speaks to readers’ intense interest in detective stories, Cold-Case Christianity inspires readers to have confidence in Christ as it prepares them to articulate the case for Christianity.

Author : Billy Graham
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1989-02-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781418515713

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How To Be Born Again by Billy Graham Pdf

Man has a problem and God has an answer in Christ. How the do we respond? Dr. Graham gives the answer in simple, direct, and dynamic language. But he does not stop with the moment of the new birth, for newborns have a lot of growing to do. Here also is essential guidance to take them further, for they can scarcely realize so soon the potential of the new power God can release from deep within them. How to Be Born Again is at once universal and personal, for the new Christian and for the Christian along the way – an irresistible primer for finding salvation, a guidebook for continuing growth.

Author : Erwin W. Lutzer
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802480453

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How You Can Be Sure That You Will Spend Eternity With God by Erwin W. Lutzer Pdf

Here is a passionate, persuasive case for the gospel that will convince the seeker and renew the faith of believers everywhere. (Also available in a two-book set...one to keep and one to give away.)