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Author : Paul J. Achtemeier
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015049253605
Author : Avery Dulles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Bible and Christian union
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033668190
Author : J. D. Diamond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0615585329
The Christian church is on the verge of the greatest outpouring of God's Spirit that the world has ever seen...For we are the generation that will witness the manifestation of His glory. Yet at present, much of the church is doing very little to prepare for it. There is a popular teaching that Jesus Christ could return for His bride (the church) at any moment. Scripture however teaches that there are several things that must first take place. John declares that Christ will remain in heaven until the bride has made herself ready. Peter taught that Christ would remain in heaven until restoration of all things. While much of the church is standing around looking up into heaven awaiting Christ's return, there is still much work that needs to be accomplished. Christ will not return from His place in heaven until biblical unity has been restored to the body of Christ. The Christian Unity Movement and the book series: Unifying the Body of Christ - Restoring the New Testament Temple prepares the way before our coming King.
Author : Eric Butterworth
Publisher : Unity House
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1994-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0871591774
Author : James D. G. Dunn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Bible
ISBN : UCAL:B3187926
Unity and Diversity in the New Testament is a classic investigation into the canon of the New Testament, and Christianity's origins. It looks in detail at what were the various emphases in the gospel proclaimed by Jesus, Luke, Paul and John. It also examines primitive Christianity's preaching and teaching, confessional formulae, oral traditions, organisation and worship, concepts of ministry and community, and ritual acts. In the second half of the book, the author maps out the scope of the diversity he found in the first half's investigation.
Author : Paul J. Achtemeier
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005-09-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597523455
The evidence in the New Testament is clear: the church, from its beginning, faced problems of division and disunity, with the result that such unity still remains a goal to be achieved in the life of the visible body of Christ. Only a clear, hard-eyed view of the kind of problems that have beset the Christian community from its beginning will enable that community to move forward, under the guidance of God's Spirit, to that unity to which it is called. - From the Introduction
Author : Kevin Almond
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781664229044
“God’s dynamics for unity in His Church is revealed in this wonderful book, UNITY It’s Every Christian’s Call. No matter how bad you or someone else may have caused division in the Church, or in your relationships outside of it, this book shows you how to get back to God and reconcile all your relationships. I highly recommend this book.” –Pastor Stan Nixon, Hartselle, Alabama “UNITY It’s Every Christian’s Call fully illustrates how the power of unity between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit should function throughout the body of Christ. Kevin masterfully pulls together all the aspects of biblical unity that are needed to bring souls into the kingdom. I highly recommend this book to anyone who’s interested in fulfilling God’s plan for their life.” –Terrence Kinney, Former pastor-Better Life Community Church, Cottondale Texas “The pursuit of unity has exploded worldwide...Thank the Lord for Kevin Almond’s clear call for genuine Christian unity available only as we humble ourselves in pursuit of the fullness of Truth only found in Christ alone. To that cause Kevin has given his life.” –Charles Crismier, Attorney and Author Founder – SAVE AMERICA Ministries Radio Host – VIEWPOINT “I’ve known Kevin for over 30 yrs. He’ll help other churches any way he can to bring unity in the body of Christ. I’ve witnessed this time and time again...UNITY It’s Every Christian’s Call is a good book. Kevin breaks it down real simple to understand.” –Pastor Hank Parker, Grace Alive Outreach Church Midlothian VA. “There is much to glean from Kevin’s book, starting with the Introduction...Many in today’s “Church” believe that “unity in the Church” means compromising what God says with what “culture” says. This book stays focused on what the Bible says, not what the world says. UNITY It’s Every Christian’s Call is great for an in-home or Bible study group.” –Donald N. Blake, Chairman and President Virginia Christian Alliance
Author : Bradford Mark Rosenquist Ph.D.
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781973634218
Churches all over the world work to spread the gospel of Christ, but this work is done in many different ways by many different denominations. Jesus and Paul were quite clear that the church of God was to be in total unityespecially with regard to the teachings of the gospel. So how do we bring the many denominations into a unity that will enhance a genuine team effort to present the true gospel to the world? In Unity in the Faith, author Bradford Mark Rosenquist shows why church unity across all denominations is an absolutely necessary work that must be accomplished for gospel success. First outlining what church unity is and what has been a historical obstacle to this unity, Rosenquist goes on to show how integral unity is to the gospel message of Christ. In the end, Unity in the Faith provides both an analysis of unity as well as a roadmap that Christians and church leaders can use to promote true unity in their congregations. It takes a cooperative effort to reach the world with the truth about Jesus and the kingdom of God. The universal body of Christ must therefore overcome the current disunity so that as one we can live up to Christs admonition to go into all the world and preach the gospel.
Author : Gregory A. Boyd
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608999538
Not since David Strauss' Life of Jesus shook European Christianity to its foundations in the nineteenth century has any scholarly discussion of the historical Jesus made the impact on a popular level that the Jesus Seminar is presently making in America. Popular magazines have provided a remarkable amount of space for the Jesus Seminar, including Time and Newsweek which made their work cover stories. At the forefront of the movement lies the work of John Dominic Crossan and Burton L. Mack, who have popularized the Jesus as Cynic sage view. The growing popularity of this new paradigm should be of significant concern for all who hold to the historic Christian faith. To date, however, no thorough evangelical response has been provided to these revisionist views of the historical Jesus. This book is written to fill this void. It provides a serious critique of the Cynic thesis, accessible to laypeople and of interest to thoughtful observers. With interest in the quest for the historical Jesus continuing anew, Boyd's Cynic Sage or Son of God? provides an orthodox defense of the biblical Jesus.
Author : Gregory Baum
Publisher : New York, Sheed and Ward [1962]
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Christian union
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033683835
"In the following I take for granted the theological basis of the Catholic ecumenical movement. We believe that the Catholic Church is the one true Church of Jesus Christ, united to him as his earthly body; but we also believe that men outside the Church in good faith who confess Jesus Christ as God and Saviour and are baptized in water and the Holy Ghost are truly Christian, reborn in Christ, alive in the Spirit, and hence, despite their separation, our Christian brethren. I take for granted in these pages that Christian faith and supernatural charity are found in communities beyond the visible boundaries of the Catholic Church, and that Christians guiltlessly separated from us have access to sacramental grace and spiritual life...This book is not written simply to give information. It is also a plea. Its purpose is to create a sense of urgency among Catholics. There is so much we can do for Christian unity, even as lay people. We must find new dimensions of Christian charity; we must discover a new vision of the Church's ecumenical task; and we must pray and suffer for unity knowing that these are the mainsprings of any renewal in the Church." [Foreword].
Author : James Leo Garrett
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 982 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498206600
Author : Elizabeth Rice Achtemeier
Publisher : CSS Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780788019432
Prominent author and biblical scholar Elizabeth Achtemeier provides an outstanding preaching and study resource with this collection of brief expositions on all of the First Lesson texts contained in Cycle C of the Revised Common and Lutheran Lectionaries. Infused with her customary insight into the Hebrew scriptures, this compendium of Achtemeier's stimulating contributions to the preaching journal Emphasis furnishes a plethora of fruitful starting points for preparing sermons solidly rooted in the Bible yet connected to modern life. But as the book's title suggests, this volume isn't just for preachers and homiletics students -- it's also a powerful commentary for study groups and personal devotional reading. Achtemeier's unrelenting focus on the promises of God appearing in the Old Testament and fulfilled in the New Testament, combined with her outstanding scholarship, make these faith-filled essays an enriching resource for anyone who wants a clearer understanding of God's Word contained in the scriptures. Elizabeth Achtemeier has spent her interpretive life at the interface between critical exegesis and the task of proclamation. In this series of brief expositions, she exhibits her interpretive agility, her passion for the church, and her subtle judgments on a number of theological issues. Those faced with the weekly task of preaching will find rich and suggestive clues for letting the text have its say in the church. Walter Brueggemann William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament Columbia Theological Seminary We preachers have learned that there are few better interpreters of the Old Testament than Elizabeth Achtemeier. Her homiletical interpretation is sure to strike fire in our imaginations and serve as a wonderful catalyst for great sermons from these passages. She really does enable us to preach texts from the Hebrew Bible in a new and delightful way. William H. Willimon Dean of the Chapel and Professor of Christian Ministry Duke University Renowned throughout the United States and Canada as a preacher, teacher, lecturer, and writer, Elizabeth Achtemeier authored 25 books, including the acclaimed Preaching From The Old Testamentand her autobiography, Not Til I Have Done: A Personal Testimony. Achtemeier served for many years as an adjunct professor of Bible and Homiletics at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia.
Author : Günter Wagner
Publisher : Mercer University Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0865544689
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Author : Mark Brett
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004493544
Contemporary social theory has been much concerned with the re-assertion of ethnic identities in both Western and non-Western politics. This international collection of twenty-one essays contributes to the wider conversation by examining the construction and contestation of ethnic identities both within the Bible itself and in biblical interpretation. An introductory essay brings into focus the main themes of the book - ethnocentrism, indigenity, concepts of culture and the politics of identity - and highlights the ethical issues arising. Part One explores selected texts from the Hebrew Bible and from the New Testament, making use of methodological perspectives drawn from a range of disciplines. Part Two, Culture and Interpretation, looks at examples of how ethnicity figures both in the popular use of the Bible and in professional biblical interpretation. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details.
Author : Michelle Slee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2004-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567352460
The book explores the problems faced by the church in Antioch in the mid-first century CE once the decision was taken to welcome Gentiles into the church. Slee argues that a particular problem was the celebration of the Eucharist, since some Jewish Christians felt that the table-fellowship this involved inevitably brought the risk of contamination (because of Gentile contact with idolatry). She suggests this was the subject debated at the Jerusalem conference described in Acts 15 and Galatians 2, and it was the eventual decision of the Antioch church to hold separate Eucharists that led to Paul's break with the church (Gal 2:11-14). Thus even at the end of the first century CE the Antioch church was still divided on the issue.
