The Good Work Of Non Christians Empowerment And The New Creation
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The Good Work of Non-Christians, Empowerment, and the New Creation by Stuart C. Weir Pdf
Have you ever considered the ultimate purposes and consequences of good work performed by non-Christians? Have you ever theologically considered the work of non-Christians at all? Is it possible that God would ever give credence to, let alone honor the work of, non-Christians in an ultimate sense? Are you frustrated by theologies of work that are entirely protological in orientation? How do we make sense of biblical excerpts that talk of work being judged towards a particular outcome? The Good Work of Non-Christians, Empowerment, and the New Creation attempts to answer these questions in a manner that also challenges evangelical assumptions about the ultimate outcomes of working life. Drawing strength from eschatologically minded theologies by Miroslav Volf and Darrell Cosden, Weir seeks to replace protology with eschatology in a theology of work about non-Christians. The British evangelical tradition is specifically taken up here so as to make critical assessments of certain airtight theologies regarding human action with reference to the new creation. This book attempts to create a heuristic against unhelpful hermeneutical tendencies that inform evangelical theologies. This is a work that is not only theological, it is biblically, historically, and ethically rigorous.
By anchoring your understanding of productivity in God's plan, What's Best Next gives you a practical approach for increasing your effectiveness in everything you do. There are a lot of myths about productivity--what it means to get things done and how to accomplish work that really matters. In our current era of innovation and information overload, it may feel harder than ever to understand the meaning of work or to have a sense of vocation or calling. So how do you get more of the right things done without confusing mere activity for actual productivity? Matt Perman has spent his career helping people learn how to do work in a gospel-centered and effective way. What's Best Next explains his approach to unlocking productivity and fulfillment in work by showing how faith relates to work, even in our everyday grind. What's Best Next is packed with biblical and theological insight and practical counsel that you can put into practice today, such as: How to create a mission statement for your life that's actually practicable. How to delegate to people in a way that really empowers them. How to overcome time killers like procrastination, interruptions, and multitasking by turning them around and making them work for you. How to process workflow efficiently and get your email inbox to zero every day. How to have peace of mind without needing to have everything under control. How generosity is actually the key to unlocking productivity. This expanded edition includes: a new chapter on productivity in a fallen world a new appendix on being more productive with work that requires creative thinking. Productivity isn't just about getting more things done. It's about getting the right things done--the things that count, make a difference, and move the world forward. You can learn how to do work that matters and how to do it well.
A stunning reexamination of one of the essential tenets of Christian belief from one of the most provocative and admired writers on religion today “A scathing, vigorous, eloquent attack on those who hold that that there is such a thing as eternal damnation.”—Karen Kilby, Commonweal The great fourth-century church father Basil of Caesarea once observed that, in his time, most Christians believed that hell was not everlasting, and that all would eventually attain salvation. But today, this view is no longer prevalent within Christian communities. In this momentous book, David Bentley Hart makes the case that nearly two millennia of dogmatic tradition have misled readers on the crucial matter of universal salvation. On the basis of the earliest Christian writings, theological tradition, scripture, and logic, Hart argues that if God is the good creator of all, he is the savior of all, without fail. And if he is not the savior of all, the Kingdom is only a dream, and creation something considerably worse than a nightmare. But it is not so. There is no such thing as eternal damnation; all will be saved. With great rhetorical power, wit, and emotional range, Hart offers a new perspective on one of Christianity’s most important themes.
Drinking from the Wells of New Creation by Kerry Dearborn Pdf
The Holy Spirit, as God's abiding presence to draw people to Christ, can cleanse wounds and bring love and hope into our hearts. Kerry Dearborn's insightful focus on the Holy Spirit transforming our moral imagination and putting us on the path of reconciliation with Jesus Christ is both profound and encouraging. Biblical analysis, historical surveys and references to acclaimed theological authors support Dearborn's nuanced yet practical application of imagination as a tool for awakening, recovery, and dissolving intellectual or psychological barriers that isolate us from God. She considers effectively how imagination can be connected to reality, and is able to delve deep into this vein of thought with startling clarity. Drinking from the Wells of New Creation provides spiritual guidance for dealing with oppression in society; an issue that affects people both within and outside the Christian faith. The acknowledgement of reconciliation as a creative process provides a fresh outlook and will excite those delving into both theological and psychological studies, as well as those seeking to understand God's unification of life, regardless of tribe, tongue and nation.
Created in God's Image, Not Adam's! by Stephen Thurstan Pdf
This book deals with who the Christian is as a new creation in Christ. No longer is the Christian the crucified "old man," but he is a resurrected "new man" who is said in Eph. 4:24 to be created after God's very own image and likeness in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Such knowledge and empowerment of who we are in Christ enables the Christian to overcome the world, the flesh, sin and the Devil. Next to the Bible, this book is a must-read and vital for every Christian to have in their possession.
Realities of the New Creation by Glovis E. Eben Pdf
Life after Salvation. Discovering the depth of your Christian life. Understanding the quality in Christianity. What is Christianity suppose to look like? What God had in mind when He made you the New Creation in Christ. After reading this book, you will never take your Christian life for granted again... Pastor Glovis Eben is the president of LoveWorld Ministries International with an apostolic and prophetic mantle to take the love Gospel of Christ to the nations. He has been preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ ever since he was a 7 year old boy. His desire to touch lives and change the world is constantly driven by his undying love for God and people. Despite his age, he possesses wisdom well beyond his years. The knowledge and revelation he brings from the Word is with depth and is simply life changing. Pastor Glovis is taking strategic Spirit-led programs such as 'Word Alive Conference', 'Atmosphere of Love', 'Women without Limits Conference', 'Healing School', 'Royal Conference', 'Holy Ghost Academy' and much more to different cities and nations around the world every year. In these Spirit-led events, he ministers the undiluted Gospel of Christ, teaching and preaching about the unconditional and unending love of God. In each meeting, he also brings a fresh revelation of God's Word, emphasizing on the fullness of the person and ministry of the Holy Spirit and the realities of the New Creation in Christ demonstrating the character and power of the Spirit. His weekly program called Inspiration with Pastor Glovis airs on several social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and a few others. Through this social media ministry, many lives are being transformed with the revelation and simplicity he brings in sharing God's Word. Thus helping many become aware and gain a deeper understanding of spiritual realities.
EMPOWERED If you want to know who you are in Christ and why you are empowered? Read this book. What are you empowered to do? Jesus was the seed of the woman. You are the seed of Jesus Christ because every born-again believer was born out of Him. He died to give you new life. One seed gave rise to hundreds and thousands of more seeds. If we truly love the Seed of the woman, then we will enthusiastically and willingly obey His mandate. Did Christ delegate His authority to just a few? Is this mandate given to every believer? Did He create every human being upon this earth? Does He love every human being and want them to come to the knowledge of Christ? Read this book. It will not only motivate, increase your faith, help you to live out Jesus Christ, make you faithful but also help you live a prosperous and a victorious life. This book will show how you are living below your expectation. There is a miracle in every seed! You are empowered to sow that seed. THE SEED IS THE WORD. Life! What is life? Life is encapsulated in a seed. The seed is the Word. Words, Words, Words! Powerful words! This must find an abiding place in the heart of the "would be believers." The Holy Spirit hovers over the man. The Spirit and the Word work together. The Spirit helps to break up the fallow ground of the heart, causing furrows. The Word brings conviction which engenders repentance. The hearing ear causes the word to be embedded in the furrows of the heart. The "rain" of the Spirit helps the seed in the heart to germinate. The angelic host, sing hallelujah! A child is born into the Kingdom of God. What a joyous moment! Birthing always brings with it great rejoicing and joy unspeakable. Why did Jesus take those thirty nine stripes on His back? His flesh on His back was torn causing bleeding and gaping furrows. The seeds that fell into these furrows birthed the first fruits of His ministry. The Seed of the woman, who was scourged, broken and bruised did not go through this agony and pain in vain. His death on the cross birthed hundreds and millions of souls. Being born out of Jesus Christ is real life! Abundant life! Eternal life! THE SEED FAITH Faith! What is faith? " Oh faithless and perverse generation " Everyone has a measure of faith. How does this measure of "faith" translate to " faith that moves mountains." Faith is seed. The seed is the Word. Faith grows as the Word is heard. Faith flourishes and matures to bear fruit. How does this happen? The increase comes by hearing and hearing again the Word. Whether one is hearing the Word from the lips of others or listening to ones own voice or meditating on the Word or reading silently, the inner ear is listening to the Word. As this word enters the heart it becomes the Rhema Word. Living out the Word helps faith to grow. "For without faith it is impossible to please God" ( Hebrews 11 : 6 ) Obedience flows out of our faith in God. The Spirit of the Word has the "dunamis" power to increase our spiritual faith. Faith is like the electrifying power as we surrender in homage to our Creator God. Abraham is a very good example of such a faith He obeyed God without question. No wonder that he is referred to as the "Friend of God." He walked with God and he sensitized his ear to hearing from God. God is not asking for big faith but faith the size of a seed. If your faith is a seed it will germinate and grow. When faith matures it will bear fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty fold and others hundred fold. So faith is a fruit that God loves in everyone of us. " If you have faith as a mustard seed you will say to this mountain, " move from here to there, it will move and nothing will be impossible for you." Matthew 17: 18 20 THE SEED ANOINTINGou set apart and sanctified? Do you need protection and strength? Do you need empowerment to be defensive and offensive? You need to be empowered by the Spirit of God. He will fill you with His pow
At the start of the gay rights movement in 1969, evangelicalism's leading voices cast a vision for gay people who turn to Jesus. It was C.S. Lewis, Billy Graham, Francis Schaeffer and John Stott who were among the most respected leaders within theologically orthodox Protestantism. We see with them a positive pastoral approach toward gay people, an approach that viewed homosexuality as a fallen condition experienced by some Christians who needed care more than cure. With the birth and rise of the ex-gay movement, the focus shifted from care to cure. As a result, there are an estimated 700,000 people alive today who underwent conversion therapy in the United States alone. Many of these patients were treated by faith-based, testimony-driven parachurch ministries centered on the ex-gay script. Despite the best of intentions, the movement ended with very troubling results. Yet the ex-gay movement died not because it had the wrong sex ethic. It died because it was founded on a practice that diminished the beauty of the gospel. Yet even after the closure of the ex-gay umbrella organization Exodus International in 2013, the ex-gay script continues to walk about as the undead among us, pressuring people like me to say, "I used to be gay, but I'm not gay anymore. Now I'm just same-sex attracted." For orthodox Christians, the way forward is a path back to where we were forty years ago. It is time again to focus with our Neo-Evangelical fathers on care--not cure--for our non-straight sisters and brothers who are living lives of costly obedience to Jesus. With warmth and humor as well as original research, Still Time to Care will chart the path forward for our churches and ministries in providing care. It will provide guidance for the gay person who hears the gospel and finds themselves smitten by the life-giving call of Jesus. Woven throughout the book will be Richard Lovelace’s 1978 call for a "double repentance" in which gay Christians repent of their homosexual sins and the church repents of its homophobia--putting on display for all the power of the gospel.
The Emergence of a New Generation by Enoch A. Anti Pdf
The Emergence Of A New Generation is a wake-up call for today's youth in the Body of Christ to rise up and pursue their God given assignment, dreams and purposes. In every generation, God has an agenda. Now, the current influx of youthful men and women participating in business, politics, technology, religion and other spheres of life is an indication that there's a new generation of young men and women emerging to take over the affairs of their generation. “One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh…” (Ecclesiastes 1:4).The Emergence of a New Generation is a bold declaration that the youths of today are well positioned for exploits. This book calls on every young person to position themselves and achieve great things for the Lord. Because of the magnitude of work involved in Kingdom living, every believer must aspire to become God's best. This book will let you understand that God has an assignment for every believer. “The harvest is truly great, but the labourers are few.” The Emergence of A New Generation combines Biblical, Contemporary Christian and business history to provide precedence of young people's involvement in the past to impact their generation. Genesis 15:13-14 is the premise on which this book is written. In a single vision, God spoke about two different generations in the context of the Scriptures above. If you are familiar with the biblical accounts of Abraham's descendants' servitude in Egypt, it is clear that it was through Joseph the Israelites went to Egypt. Genesis 15:13 was fulfilled through Joseph. After he was sold into slavery, his brothers later joined him in Egypt. Exodus 1:6 captures Joseph and his brothers as a generation. "And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation."After Genesis 15:13 was fulfilled through Joseph, God, who works with generations set in motion the fulfilment of vs14 by the birth of Moses. "And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. And the woman conceived, and bare a son [Moses]…." (Exodus 2:1-2).Remember it was Moses who took the Israelites out of Egypt with “great substance” after four hundred and thirty years (Exodus 12:36; 40). I believe we cannot separate our future from our history. To know where you are going, you must know where you are coming from. History helps us to make informed decisions about the future. Without history, there will be no information to “forecast” the future. Also I believe prophesy and history are inseparable. They go hand in hand. By history, we can “read” the mind of God through His word. If you are a student of the Bible, you should also be a student of the history of the Bible. This book also takes you through the lives of some prominent leaders who started out as young persons and today are doing great things for the Lord. The Emergence of A New Generation is also an in-depth exposition of Scriptures, which will leave a lasting desire for the Word of God in you. Written for the youth, this book will empower you to live victoriously for the Lord. This is truly the right time for every youth to manifest. What are you waiting for to launch into your destiny? I believe your time is now. Take that bold step towards whatever God has planted in your heart. Now, no matter how long we live, one day we will have to depart; it's inevitable because “…it is appointed unto men once to die….” (Hebrews 9:27). Even if you live to be 100, your strength will not be the same. It's now or never! If you have anything and any dreams on your heart, time is not on your side. Rise up and do what has to be done. Posterity will scorn you if you don't live what you were created to be. Lest I forget, let me inform you that one day you will answer to your Creator for how you lived your life here including how you used your gifts.
What beliefs are core to the Christian faith? This book is here to help you understand the reason for your hope as a Christian so that you can see it with fresh sight and invite others into the conversation. A lot of Christians take their story—the narratives that give rise to their beliefs—for granted. They pray, go to church, perhaps even read their Bible. But they might be stuck if a stranger asked them to explain what they believe and why they believe it. Author, pastor, and theologian Mike Horton unpacks the essential and basic beliefs that all Christians share in a way that is easy to understand and applicable to our lives today. And in a way that will make you excited to be a Christian! Core Christianity covers topics like: Jesus as both fully God and fully man. The doctrine of the Trinity. The goodness of God despite a broken world. The ways God speaks. The meaning of salvation. What is the Christian calling? Includes discussion questions for individual or group use. This introduction to the basic doctrines of Christianity is perfect for those who are new to the faith, as well as those who have an interest in deepening their understanding of what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ.
Work. For some this word represents drudgery and the mundane. For others work is an idol to be served. If you find yourself anywhere on the spectrum from workaholic to weekend warrior, it’s time to bridge the gap between Sunday worship and Monday work. Striking a balance between theological depth and practical counsel, Tom Nelson outlines God’s purposes for work in a way that helps us to make the most of our vocation and to join God in his work in the world. Discover a new perspective on work that will transform your workday and make the majority of your waking hours matter, not only now, but for eternity.
The Economics of Neighborly Love by Tom Nelson Pdf
The Gospel Coalition Book Award What does the good news of Jesus mean for economics? Too often, Christian teaching and ministry have focused only on the gospel's spiritual significance and ignored its physical, real-world ramifications. But loving our neighbor well has direct economic implications, and in our diverse and stratified society we need to grapple with them now more than ever. In The Economics of Neighborly Love pastor Tom Nelson sets out to address this problem. Marrying biblical study, economic theory, and practical advice, he presents a vision for church ministry that works toward the flourishing of the local community, beginning with its poorest and most marginalized members. Nelson resists oversimplification and pushes us toward more complex and nuanced understandings of wealth and poverty. If we confess the gospel of Jesus, he insists, we must contend anew with its implications for the well-being of our local communities. Together we can grow in both compassion and capacity.
Mission in the New Testament by William J. Larkin,Joel F. Williams Pdf
This book presents a comprehensive articulation of New Testament teachings on mission from a contemporary American evangelical standpoint. Mission in the New Testament contributes a fresh statement of the biblical foundations of mission, serving as a catalyst for completion of the church's universal mission in this generation.After investigating the historical background of the idea of mission in the Hebrew Scriptures, inter-testamental Judaism, the life of Jesus and the beginnings of the church, the book proceeds in a roughly canonical order through the New Testament. Essays analyze the works of Paul, the Synoptic gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the General Epistles, and the Book of Revelation. Well-versed in the historical-critical method of biblical interpretation, editors and contributors alike offer a cogent argument for recovering the "missional horizon" of the New Testament.
