Impossible Faith

Author : Richard Carrier
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-27
Category : Atheism
ISBN : 9780557044641

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Not the Impossible Faith by Richard Carrier Pdf

Dr. Richard Carrier is an expert in the history of the ancient world and a critic of Christian attempts to distort history in defense of their faith. Not the Impossible Faith is a tour de force in that genre, dissecting and refuting the oft-repeated claim that Christianity could not have succeeded in the ancient world unless it was true. Though framed as a detailed rebuttal to Christian apologist J.P. Holding (author of The Impossible Faith), Carrier takes a general approach that educates the reader on the history and sociology of the ancient world, answering many questions like: How did Christians approach evidence? Was there a widespread prejudice against the testimony of women? Was resurrection such a radical idea? Who would worship a crucified criminal? And much more. Written with occasional humor and an easy style, and thoroughly referenced, with many entertaining "gotcha!" moments, Not the Impossible Faith is a must-read for anyone interested in the origins of Christianity.

Author : James Patrick Holding
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781602660847

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The Impossible Faith by James Patrick Holding Pdf

A Thesis So Explosive, An Atheist Paid $5,000 for An Answer The Impossible Faith offers the proposition that Christianity could not have succeeded unless it had indisputable proof of the resurrection of Jesus. Had there not been such evidence, Christianity would have been an "impossible faith". Using his seventeen years of experience in apologetics ministry, the author will demonstrate the impossibility of Christianity in the eyes of the people of the first century and present an apologetic for Jesus' resurrection. Christians will be encouraged and emboldened by the message of The Impossible Faith, realizing "how firm a foundation" they have in Christ Jesus. Non-Christians will be challenged to consider the truth of Christianity in a new light. The arguments in this book are so powerful that one atheist paid over $5,000 for a response. It is impossible to estimate the evangelistic impact that is possible because of The Impossible Faith. James Patrick Holding is President of Tekton Apologetics Ministries, one of the leading apologetics ministries on the Internet. Tekton Apologetics Ministries was recommended by apologist and prominent author Lee Strobel on Hank Hanegraaff's The Bible Answerman in December, 2001. Holding has written over 1700 articles for his ministry, as well as articles for the Christian Research Journal and for the publications of Creation Ministries International . He has also published The Mormon Defenders: How Latter-Day Saint Apologists Misinterpret the Bible. He lives in Central Florida with his beloved wife and a very small, very spoiled poodle.

Author : Jamie James
Publisher : Tate Publishing
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781617773198

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Impossible Faith by Jamie James Pdf

This is the incredible story of a man of God whose life touched many and whose death inspired even more. Jamie James adored her husband, Shibu Mathai, and so did everyone else who met him. He was a true believer, following the Lord's will without hesitation in every area of his life. Never one to get mad or upset, he was always making people laugh with his jokes and pranks. The messages he shared about the Word of God inspired all who listened. He was the perfect husband, always placing Jamie's needs above his own, just as he did for everyone he encountered. His joy was to serve. On August 13, 2005, he served by saving three children from drowning—but then his own life was taken. His death rocked Jamie's world. How could a man so young and with so much passion for the Lord's work be taken away so soon in life? What about their dreams of taking the gospel into the world and ministering to the poor and lost? What about their future together? What about the one billion souls Shibu wanted to claim for the Lord? Why would God allow such a thing to happen? Through the eyes of Jamie and others who knew Shibu, readers will witness how a life and death can bring together a community and strengthen the faith of many. Discover Impossible Faith.

Author : Joyce Smith
Publisher : FaithWords
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781478976943

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Breakthrough by Joyce Smith Pdf

The Impossible reveals prayer's immediate and powerful impact through the true account of a family whose son died and was miraculously resurrected. Through the years and the struggles, when life seemed more about hurt and loss than hope and mercy, God was positioning the Smiths for something extraordinary-the death and resurrection of their son. When Joyce Smith's fourteen-year-old son John fell through an icy Missouri lake one winter morning, she and her family had seemingly lost everything. At the hospital, John lay lifeless for more than sixty minutes. But Joyce was not ready to give up on her son. She mustered all her faith and strength into one force and cried out to God in a loud voice to save him. Miraculously, her son's heart immediately started beating again. In the coming days, John would defy every expert, every case history, and every scientific prediction. Sixteen days after falling through the ice and being clinically dead for an hour, he walked out of the hospital under his own power, completely healed. The Impossible is about a profound truth: prayer really does work. God uses it to remind us that He is always with us, and when we combine it with unshakable faith, nothing is impossible.

Author : A. W. Tozer
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781600663109

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Faith Beyond Reason by A. W. Tozer Pdf

Faith Beyond Reason, a book by A.W. Tozer, is a compilation of sermons on the book of John. It is within this series of sermons that you will find A.W. Tozer addressing the whole truth that all things are possible with God. Tozer takes us in Faith Beyond Reason to a new understanding of our spiritual birth and human conscience and addresses our enlightened spirit, inner knowledge and the resurrection. IT is these truths that sustain us in our Christian walk. Faith Beyond Reason comes to us with insights of faith and Tozer takes an in depth look and what it stands on. In Tozer's typical fashion and style, he explores the things that are beyond or frail human understanding. Faith Beyond Reason will leave you with a new and empowering sense of the faith while subtly revealing the power of God in our lives. The question every Christian must ask as they prepare to walk with God is, do they really believe that the God they worship will move heaven and earth for them if they truly trust in Him? The whole premise of this book is that with God nothing is impossible especially when it comes to His children. We must act with faith and do what is needed.

Author : Del Duduit
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1734044004

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Having Impossible Faith by Del Duduit Pdf

Author : Yves Gingras
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781509518968

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Science and Religion by Yves Gingras Pdf

Today we hear renewed calls for a dialogue between science and religion: why has the old question of the relations between science and religion now returned to the public domain and what is at stake in this debate? To answer these questions, historian and sociologist of science Yves Gingras retraces the long history of the troubled relationship between science and religion, from the condemnation of Galileo for heresy in 1633 until his rehabilitation by John Paul II in 1992. He reconstructs the process of the gradual separation of science from theology and religion, showing how God and natural theology became marginalized in the scientific field in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In contrast to the dominant trend among historians of science, Gingras argues that science and religion are social institutions that give rise to incompatible ways of knowing, rooted in different methodologies and forms of knowledge, and that there never was, and cannot be, a genuine dialogue between them. Wide-ranging and authoritative, this new book on one of the fundamental questions of Western thought will be of great interest to students and scholars of the history of science and of religion as well as to general readers who are intrigued by the new and much-publicized conversations about the alleged links between science and religion.

Author : Christian Smith
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441241511

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The Bible Made Impossible by Christian Smith Pdf

Biblicism, an approach to the Bible common among some American evangelicals, emphasizes together the Bible's exclusive authority, infallibility, clarity, self-sufficiency, internal consistency, self-evident meaning, and universal applicability. Acclaimed sociologist Christian Smith argues that this approach is misguided and unable to live up to its own claims. If evangelical biblicism worked as its proponents say it should, there would not be the vast variety of interpretive differences that biblicists themselves reach when they actually read and interpret the Bible. Far from challenging the inspiration and authority of Scripture, Smith critiques a particular rendering of it, encouraging evangelicals to seek a more responsible, coherent, and defensible approach to biblical authority. This important book has generated lively discussion and debate. The paperback edition adds a new chapter responding to the conversation that the cloth edition has sparked.

Author : Paul David Tripp
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433574283

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40 Days of Faith by Paul David Tripp Pdf

"Faith is breathing in the oxygen of God's grace, giving life to my once-dead heart." — Paul David Tripp As breath is to the body, so faith is to the Christian life. Through 40 daily meditations from his best-selling devotional New Morning Mercies, popular author and speaker Paul David Tripp explores how deep-seated trust in God and his word radically alters not only the way we think, but also the way we live. Tripp urges us not to rely on our own wisdom, experience, and strength—but to ask God to transform us into people who live by faith with a radical, God-centered point of view.

Author : Austin Fischer
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830874026

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Faith in the Shadows by Austin Fischer Pdf

"People don't abandon faith because they have doubts. People abandon faith because they think they're not allowed to have doubts." Too often, our honest questions about faith are met with cold confidence and easy answers. But false certitude doesn't result in strong faith—it results in disillusionment, or worse, in a dogmatic, overweening faith unable to see itself or its object clearly. Even as a pastor, Austin Fischer has experienced the shadows of doubt and disillusionment. In Faith in the Shadows, he leans into perennial questions about Christianity with raw and fearless integrity. He addresses contemporary science, the problem of evil, hell, God's silence, and other issues, offering not only fresh treatments of these questions but also a fresh paradigm for thinking about doubt itself. Doubt, Fischer contends, is no reason to leave the faith. Instead, it's an invitation to a more honest faith—a faith that's not in control, but that trusts more fully in its Lord.

Author : Dr. David Jeremiah
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781400313488

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Ever Faithful by Dr. David Jeremiah Pdf

With Dr. David Jeremiah, experience how a clearer understanding of God’s nature and love for you can impact your faith. Ever Faithful,a 365-day devotional, invites you into an intimate, daily relationship with the God who knows you, loves you, and has a plan for your life. Countless believers look at their faith as a choice they made once, but Dr. David Jeremiah, founder of Turning Point Ministries, understands that your faith is not static—it is a living, breathing relationship with God! Ever Faithful brings you to the daily choice of turning toward the Lord to respond to His invitation of intimacy and love. Each day includes a Scripture, a short devotional from Dr. David Jeremiah, and an insightful question to help you reflect on God’s love and care throughout the day. The deluxe, padded Leathersoft hardcover format with a ribbon marker makes a beautiful package and a wonderful gift. Today is the perfect time to start growing closer to the Lord. Why wait? Spend the next year with the Lord, who is Ever Faithful.

Author : Silvanus Phillips Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Christianity
ISBN : UOM:39015062361897

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A Not Impossible Religion by Silvanus Phillips Thompson Pdf

Author : Beaumont, Justin,Cloke, Paul
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781847428356

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Faith-based organisations and exclusion in European cities by Beaumont, Justin,Cloke, Paul Pdf

At a time of heightened neoliberal globalisation and crisis, welfare state retrenchment and desecularisation of society, amid uniquely European controversies over immigration, integration and religious-based radicalism, this timely book explores the role played by faith-based organisations (FBOs), which are growing in importance in the provision of social services in the European context. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the contributions to the volume present original research examples and a pan-European perspective to assess the role of FBOs in combating poverty and various expressions of exclusion and social distress in cities across Europe. This significant and highly topical volume should become a vital reference source for the burgeoning number of studies that are likely follow and will make essential reading for students and academics in social policy, sociology, geography, politics, urban studies and theology/ religious studies.

Author : Rose Marie Miller
Publisher : New Growth Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781936768578

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Nothing Is Impossible with God by Rose Marie Miller Pdf

No one likes to feel weak. Just thinking about our inadequate can fill us with fear and hopelessness. But Rose Marie Miller has a different perspective. For her, true weakness is a gift—born out of a deep sense of need, it drives us to Christ and unleashes all the redeeming energy of God's grace in our lives and others. Rose Marie Miller ...

Author : Roy Ricky Payne
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2000-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781588208279

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Without Faith It Is Impossible to Please God by Roy Ricky Payne Pdf

Trip is a young, ambitious brotha from the hood, who has it all! Job security, loyal homies, and a super freak, who can't get enough of him, but when he loses his job, and is on the verge of being evicted, he resorts to trying out a get rich quick scheme that puts him in the cross hairs of women all over the city! Trials of the Flesh is urban erotica at its best, with all the ingredients that make for a classic ghetto-fabulous story; hardcore sex, humor, tragedy, betrayal, and triumph!