Outline: How hard it is to see God's goodness in the face of tragedy and suffering! Feeling abandoned, we cry out to him, question him, turn away from him, perhaps even curse him. It may seem like he's cheated us - we've done our part following him, but he's let us down. Paul David Tripp helps hurting people see their circumstances from an eternal perspective. Gently uncovering the wrong motive…
Outline: DISTORTED IMAGES of sex bombard our children from every angle. Where can they find a healthy view of their sexuality? How can parents and youth leaders teach kids the life-transforming truths that expose the counterfeits for what they are. Paul David Tripp unearths the premises that underlie popular views of sex and notes several characteristics that make teenagers especially vulnerabl…
Outline: Lompatan Tersingkat Jilid 2, karya Ally van den Herik ini, akan mencakup semua fakta inti yang terkait dengan pokok-pokok kepercayaan utama iman Kristen. Apabila jilid 1 meliputi bukti-bukti ilmiah, filsafat, sains untuk iman Kristen, Jilid 2 ini lebih tajam berfokus pada kebenaran Alkitab dan doktrin Kristen tentang Yesus Kristus. Kesaksian Alkitab tentang Yesus Kristus dan segala ses…
"Existentialism Is a Humanism" is a stenographer's uanscript, originally written in shorthand and scarcely altered by Sartre, of a lecture he gave in Paris on Monday, October 29, 1945. He was invited to speak by the Club Maintenant, which was founded during the Liberation by Jacques Caltny and Marc Beigbeder to promote "literary and intellectual discussion." The text of the lecture was publishe…
Outline: Menjelajah Perjanjian Baru Jilid 2 ditulis oleh tiga pakar yang memiliki pengalaman luas dalam mengajar Perjanjian Baru di perguruan tinggi teologi. Selain memberikan informasi, buku ini memungkinkan pembaca untuk berkelana ke dalam teks alkitabiah, sehingga tidak sekadar menjadi pembaca pasif. Buku ini menyediakan berbagai aktivitas dan tantangan untuk tingkat pengantar dan menengah. …
There is little doubt that Thomas Forsyth Torrance (1913–2007) is one of the most significant English-speaking theologians of the twentieth century. According to Alister McGrath, those outside of Great Britain generally regard Torrance “as the most significant British academic theologian of the twentieth century” and, in his view, “one of the most productive, creative and important theo…
This is a major study of the theological thought of John Calvin, which examines his central theological ideas through a philosophical lens, looking at issues in Metaphysics, Epistemology, and Ethics. The study, the first of its kind, is concerned with how Calvin actually uses philosophical ideas in his work as a theologian and biblical commentator. The book also includes a careful examination o…
The present investigation has grown out of several preoccupations, some private, some professional, and others, finally, that I would call public. Private preoccupation: to say nothing of my gaze directed back now over a long life—Reflexion faite (looking back)—it is a question here of returning to a lacuna in the problematic of Time and Narrative and in Oneself as Another, where temporal e…
This book reconfigures the basic problem of Christian thinking or theological cognition as a twofold demand for integrity: integrity of reason and integrity of transcendence....
One of the general or catholic epistles near the end of the New Testament, this letter traditionally attributed to the apostle Peter contains important ideas and reveals a fascinating relationship to the surrounding literary world. The book shows what problems Christians faced at the time the epistle was written and how the author addressed them. The commentary discusses the Greek original, wit…
Explores the art of storytelling, discussing how to develop the skill of shaping a story so that listeners are able to relate to it on a personal level, looks at the key elements of storytelling, and includes an annotated list of stories, a bibliography of collections, and a brief list of recommendations for online sources.
In 'Systematic Theology' Paul Tillich restates the Christian faith for the twentieth century. Here complete between two covers are the three volumes of this monumental work-the summation of Tillich's thought-which appeared in 1951,1957, and 1963.
Apologist Paul Copan takes on some of the most vexing accusations of our time, including that God is arrogant and jealous, punishes people too harshly, is guilty of ethnic cleansing, oppresses women, and endorses slavery. He also challenges the accusation that Christianity causes violence. Copan not only answers God's critics, he also shows how to read both the Old and New Testaments faithfully…
Religion has influenced human culture since prehistory, shaping everything from the politics of war and peace to notions of morality and issues of sex, reproduction, and family. On an individual level, it has also offered people a sense of meaning, purpose, and comfort, and even today, when science appears to offer answers to many of the world's conundrums, faith persists and many religions--in…
A multiple-view book on apologetic methods, this material deals with a very relevant topic in the midst of a changing culture. Its primary contributors are: William Lane Craig, Gary R. Habermas, Paul D. Feinberg, John M. Frame, and Kelly James Clark.
In recent years, ideas of post- and transhumanism have been popularized by novels, TV series, and Hollywood movies. According to this radical perspective, humankind and all biological life have become obsolete. Traditional forms of life are inefficient at processing information and inept at crossing the high outer space. While humankind can expect to be replaced by their own artificial progeny,…
Cafés are a natural place to engage in conversations about God. Many of us don’t just swing by for a quick caffeine fix and then dash out. We like to sit down, relax, and read a book or engage in conversation with a friend over a cup of coffee with espresso brownies or cranberry-orange muffins. I’ve enjoyed many hearty discussions at coffee shops—exchanging stories, problems, and questio…
Outline : SELURUH CATATAN ALKITAB TENTANG KEHIDUPAN YESUS KRISTUS - pergaulan, ajaran, perbuatan mukjizat, doa - me- nyatakan jatidiri-Nya, relasi akrab-Nya dengan Bapa, kepri- hatinan-Nya yang besar terhadap beragam kesengsaraan manusia, ketekunan-Nya dalam memuridkan para murid. Namun dari sekian banyak teks alkitabiah, bagian yang paling menyatakan semua keindahan diri, relasi dan tindakan Y…
Outline: Semua wawasan dunia membutuhkan lompatan iman, tetapi tidak semua lompatan itu sama. Sebagai buku sumber lengkap tentang kebenaran iman Kristen, Lompatan Tersingkat menyajikan penjelasan sains, historis, alkitabiah, dan penjelasan komprehensif yang mendukung iman Kristen, yang mendemonstrasikan bahwa iman kepada Yesus butuh lompatan tersingkat. Selain menyediakan bukti proaktif untuk K…
What do you do when you've really blown it? Is sin really as dangerous and is grace really as powerful as the Bible says they are? Is there such a thing as a new beginning? Sin and grace-these are the two themes of our lives. We all blow it and we all need to start over again. In Psalm 51, David tells his story of moral failure, personal awareness, grief, confession, repentance, commitment, …
Outline: Eskatologi adalah doktrin yang terakhir dan tidak pentingkah di dalam rangkaian doktrin-doktrin Kristen? Pencerapan tepat tentang berbagai perkara akhir-akhir kehidupan perseorangan, akhir riwayat dan sejarah manusia, akhir dan awal baru dari bumi dan ciptaan yang kita kenal kini - tidak relevankah dengan moralitas-spiritualitas-realitas nyata kita? Bingungkah dengan berbagai ajaran te…
Outline: Abortion, Fetal Issue Use, Euthanasia, Civil Disobedience, Divorce and Remarriage, Genetic Engineering and Screening, Artificial Insemination, Freezing Embryos, Cloning, Surrogate Motherhood, Homosexuality, Capital Punishment, Sexual Minority, Birth Control, Nuclear Arms, War. "So much is changing today in regard to the control of life and death and the understanding of human sexuality…
Outline: Waktu telah membuktikan Tafsiran Matthew Henry sebagai sarana yang sangat menolong untuk memperdalam pengertian dan pengenalan akan Firman Allah. Sudah lebih dari 300 tahun Tafsiran Matthew Henry tetap menjadi salah satu tafsiran favorit para guru, pengkhotbah, dan orang Kristen secara luas. Penyampaian eksposisi dan aplikasi kebenaran Alkitab yang begitu kaya dalam bahasa yang luwes d…
Outline: Having been independent from the colonization of foreign countries for more than five decades, Indonesia is now under different from of colonization, such as; jealously, envy and discontent, bringing about the black part of the history of Indonesia. Hundreds of churches and some Christian schools-the assets of the nation-became the target of jealously, envy and discontent. Lots of serv…
Outline: When studying a book as significant as the Bible it is important to grasp the facts accurately. By This Name was written to make the Bible straightforward and clear. This Companion Workbook takes it the next step, having been designed with the express purpose of walking one through the Bible's primary message, using By This Name. The WorkBook uses a discover-for-yourself approach to le…
Outline: Di tengah kegiatan harian yang padat, banyak orang tua merasakan tekanan untuk melakukan segalanya "dengan benar" sekaligus mengasuh anak "dengan baik". Tekanan-tekanan itu membuat mereka mudah kehilangan fokus akan tujuan utama sebagai orang tua. Dalam buku yang menghidupkan ini, penulis menawarkan banyak hal kepada para orang tua. Ia juga mempresentasikan sebuah cara pandang meng…
Outline: What is the origin of evil? Where does what we term evil come from? According to Paul Ricoeur, to think through evil is to think through fallibity; because human freedom is summed up as existence prior to evil. Deriving from a lecture given in Lausanne in 1985, this small text adds to the immense ouevre of this philosopher who is not regarded as a theologian but whose thinking readily …
Outline: This reader of 20th-century analyses of Christianity by representative non-Christians gives rare insight into how the Christian faith appears from the outside. Christianity through Non-Christian Eyes provides new perspectives for thinking with theological seriousness and historical sensitivity about the reality and challenges of religious pluralism, by showing the extent to which the p…
Outline: Kita hidup di dunia yang semakin sofistikated serta berpendidikan. Mengetahui apa yang kita percaya tidak lagi memadai. Kita harus mengetahui sebabnya kita percaya. Paul E. Little dengan amat teliti membahas doktrin Alkitab dan asas-asas kepercayaan orang Kristian. Bukunya yang terkenal ini menjawab tuduhan-tuduhan para pengkritik dan orang yang bersikap skeptis terhadap kebenaran Alki…
Outline: "Ecumenism" comes from the Greek oikos, "household," and in The Good News of the Kingdom members of God's household offer spirited assessments of how the family is doing in the business God gave them. In this path-breaking work, leading representatives of the major groups of conciliar and evangelical Protestants join with Catholics to reflect on basic issues in mission and evangelism. …
Outline: Isaiah is a book of literary, historical, theological and ecclesial riches. Paul R. House contends that Isaiah wrote the whole book during his long ministry and predicted the coming of the Messiah. Paul strives to treat Isaiah as a prophetic book, as a work that highlights major themes such as creation, sin in its many manifestations, proper ethical behavior, approaching judgement, and…
Outline: "I once was blind, but now I see" is the glad confession of the Christian's heart. However, what is it that a Christian now sees that so transforms his life? It is the Christian worldview. This is not an abstract philosophy so much as biblical doctrine for life. The Word of God establishes God-centered thinking, engages faithful living, and energizes ardent feeling for the kingdom of C…
Outline : Isaiah is a book of literary, historical, theological and ecclesial riches. Paul R. House contends that Isaiah wrote the whole book during his long ministry and predicted the coming of the Messiah. Paul strives to treat Isaiah as a prophetic book, as a work that highlights major themes such as creation, sin in its many manifestations, proper ethical behavior, approaching judgement, an…
Outline: Few teachings of the Puritans have provoked such strong reactions and conflicting interpretations as their views on preparing for saving faith. Many twentieth-century scholars dismissed preparation as a prime example of regression from the Reformed doctrine og frace for a mancentered legalism. In Prepared by Grace, for Grace, Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley make careful analysis of the Pur…
Outline : How should one approach the task of theology? The question of methodology is increasingly one of interest among theologians, who recognize that the very manner in which we approach theology informs both the questions we ask and the conclusions we reach. This volume in IVP's Spectrum Multiview series brings together five evangelical theologians with distinctly different approaches to t…
Outline: Paul F. Knitter, pendukung posisi "pluralis" dan penganjur pendekatan "soteriosentris" dalam teologi agama-agama, kini berpaling pada isu baru dan mendesak bagi berbagai komunitas agama dunia. Sebagai kelanjutan dari proyeknya yang sudah dirintis sejak awal, ia menemukan pijakan kokoh bagi dialog antar-agama; masalah kerusakan lingkungan dan ketidakadilan sosial. Bagi dia, selain menci…
Outline: Losing someone through suicide is deeply painful. It sparks questions, doubts, and confusion. Like ripples in a pond after a rock has been thrown in, the startling news of a suicide swamps the boats of those who are closest, and even rocks the boats of those who are far removed. This sensitively written mini-book comes alongside to offer help to those who are grieving.
Outline: Suicide is not new, but its acceptability and even popularity are quite new. Statistics indicate that more than 101 people take their own lives every day. However, those who work in the field of crisis intervention also testify that a significant number of suicides are preventable provided help is available. This mini-book will help you to recognize the warning signs of suicidal thinki…
Outline: The apostle Paul gave the gospel the first place in his preaching, endeavoured with all his might to proclaim it clearly, and even went so far as to pronounce a curse upon all those who would pervent its truth. Yet how sad it is that many, even among those considering themselves evangelicals, have reduced the gospel message to a few trite statements to be repeated, and view conversion …
Outline: Evangelicals are no strangers to the creation versus evolution debate. Now the argument has spread beyond the contents of the creation account in Genesis 1 and into Genesis 2-3, with speculation about the historicity of Adam and Eve and the Fall. But does it matter which position one holds? Is anything really at stake? The faculty of The Master's College have come together to show that…