Outline: Setiap kali kita merenungkan istilah-istilah "Kerajaan Allah", "Gereja", dan "Pelayanan", kita perlu menyadari betapa serius dan pentingnya makna yang terkandung di balik istilah-istilah tersebut. Kita harus menghadapi dan memikirkannya dengan gentar. "Bertobatlah, Kerajaan Allah sudah dekat!" adalah berita pertama Kristus ketika Ia memulai pelayananNya di dunia yang mengawali adanya G…
Outline: Kehadiran Roh Kudus seringkali lebih dikaitkan dengan berbagai-bagai karunia Roh Kudus. Namun, dampak terpenting kehadiran Roh Kudus di tengah kehidupan orang percaya justru bukanlah berkaitan dengan karunia, tetapi bagaimana Roh Kudus memimpin setiap orang Kristen, sehingga mereka bisa hidup secara dinamis. Oleh karena itu, kehadiran Roh Kudus memiliki peranan yang sangat penting di d…
Outline: The apostle Paul has been justifiably described as the first and greatest Christian theologian. His letters were among the earliest documents to be included in the New Testament and, as such, they shaped Christian thinking from the beginning. As a missionary, theologian and pastor Paul's own wrestling with theological and ethical questions of his day is paradigmatic for Christian theol…
Outline: Salah satu keunikan Kekristenan adalah kepercayaan kepada Allah Tritunggal, yang tidak terdapat pada agama-agama lain. Doktrin Alkitab ini selalu menjadi kesulitan besar bagi orang Kristen maupun orang bukan Kristen untuk memahaminya. Memang secara terminologi istilah ini tidak muncul dalam Alkitab, namun seluruh Alkitab mengandung ajaran yang penting ini. Dalam sejaran gereja selalu m…
Outline: Apakah penginjilan itu? Penginjilan adalah proklamasi dinamis tentang Injil penebusan sebagai titik pusat iman kita kepada umat manusia. Bolehkah orang Kristen menginjili tanpa mengetahui apa yang ia beritakan? Bolehkah orang Kristen yang sudah mengenal Allah tidak membagikan pengalamannya dan pengenalannya kepada orang lain? Orang yang mengetahui theologi tidak boleh tidak pergi mengi…
Outline: More Christians now live in the Majority World than in Europe and North America. If we take seriously the Spirit's movement around the world, we must consider how the rich textures of Christianity in the Majority World can enliven, inform, and challenge all who are invested in the ongoing work of theology. Majority World Theology offers an unprecedented opportunity to enter conversatio…
Outline: A Diverse and dazzling look at the current state of Christian thought. In Christ across the Disciplines distinguished scholars covering the theological spectrum explore the dynamic relationship between the Christian faith and the life of the mind. Although the essays in this volume are rooted in a rich understanding of the past, they focus primarily on how Christian students, teachers,…
Outline : Kingdom through Covenant is a careful exposition of how the biblical covenants unfold and relate to one another - a widely debated topic, critical for understanding the narrative plot structure of the whole Bible. By incorporating the latest available research from the ancient Near East and examining implications of their work for Christology, ecclesiology, eschatology, and hermeneuti…
Outline: John Stott was a twentieth-century pastor-theologian widely hailed for his heart for missions and expository preaching. Even today, Stott's legacy continues to influence churches around the world. As both a faithful preacher and a thoughtful writer, Stott profoundly shaped evangelicalism's contemporary understanding of Christianity through an approach to the Christian life founded on t…
Outline : Francis Schaeffer was one of the most influential apologists of the twentieth century. Through his speaking, writing, and filmmaking. Schaeffer successfully transformed the way people thought of the Christian faith, from a rather private kind of piety to a worldview that addresses every sphere of life. This volume-written by a man converted from agnosticism within days of meeting Scha…
Outline: Martyn Lloyd-Jones, commonly referred to as "the Doctor," had a successful career in medicine before abandoning it all to become preacher in London. His sermons-displaying the life-changing power of biblical truth-diagnosed the spiritual condition of his congregation and prescribed the gospel remedy. This study of Lloyd-Jones's life will encourage and exhort readers to consider the rol…
Outline : The Story of God's Promises from A to Z For kids to understand the Bible, they need to see it as one story-God's story of keeping his promises throughout history. This book for kids ages 3-6follows the timeline of the Bible from A to Z-beginning with Adam, the first man God created, and ending with Zion, the new creation city. Each letter briefly introduces an important concept from …
Outline: C. S. Lewis excelled at plumbing the depths of the human heart, both the good and the bad, the beautiful and the corrupt. From science fiction and fantasy to essays, letters, and works of apologetics, Lewis has offered a wealth of insight into how to live the Christian life. In this book, Rigney explores the center of Lewis's vision for the Christian life-the personal encounter between…
Outline : B. B. Warfield is well known as one of America's leading theologians, perhaps second only to Jonathan Edwards. But until now, the character his own Christian experience and his understanding of the Christian life have remained unexplored. Fred Zaspel unpacks these for us here, and what we find is that Warfield's profound theological mind is matched only by his passionate heart for Chr…
Outline : Reformation ABCs is a fun way for kids to learn about the places, things, events,people, books, and ideas that shaped this pivotal time in church history. Throughwhimsical illustrations and engaging storytelling, this book teaches kids that eventhouah the Reformation occurred five hundred years ago, it isn't just about peopleand places in the past. The Reformers' fight to reclaim the …
Outline : Dramatically converted on the stormy seas, a slave-trader-turned-abolitionist penned the best-loved hymn of the Christian faith. A church father was arrested and martyred for teaching the truth about Christ's incarnation. Captured by pirates and shipped off to Ireland, a priest baptized thousands of pagans, from paupers to princes. Now who ever said church history was boring? The Chur…
Outline : John New Lon is famous for his legendary hymn "Amazing Grace." Many have celebrated his dramatic conversion from a life in the slave trade to his eventual work to end it. But often overlooked are Newton's forty years as a pastor ministering to parishioners and friends unsettled by the trials, doubts, and fears of life. Newton is perhaps the greatest pastoral letter writer in the histo…
Outline : Jonathan Edwards is widely hailed as the greatest theologian in American history. In Edwards on the Christian Life, Dane Ortlund invites us to explore the great eighteenth-century pastor's central passion: God's resplendent beauty. Whether the topic was the nature of love, the preeminence of Scripture, or the glory of the natural world, the concept of beauty stood at the heart of Edwa…
Outline : Augustine is widely considered to be the most influential theologian in church history after the apostle Paul. Dramatically converted from a life of licentiousness to one of wholehearted devotion to Christ, the humble North African pastor quickly established himself as a leading figure within the ancient church. In Augustine on the Christian Life, historian Gerald Bray explores the ri…
Outline : J.I. Packer is widely recognized as a pillar of 20th-centuryevangelicalism and has had a profound impact on millions of Christians living today. Now in his late eighties, Packer still exerts an enormous influence on pastors and laypeople around the world through his many books, articles, and recorded lectures-works that overflow with spiritual wisdom related to the Christian life. In …
Outline : Amandus Polanus (1561-1610) has often been described as a highly significant theologian, but also a neglected one. Stephen B. Tipton shows how Polanus' understanding of God's essence and attributes is built upon the ground of scripture, arranged with the aid of logical arguments and reasoning, and aimed at the worship and glory of the Triune God. Tipton defends this conclusion against…
Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905 1988) is one of the most significant and challenging of 20 th century theologians. His work remains highly influential within the Catholic Church; yet much of it is influenced by his encounter with and study of the great Protestant theologian Karl Barth. His writings, particularly the trilogy beginning with The Glory of the Lord, then the Theo- Drama and concluding …
A religious primer serves as an argument for why religion should become a mandatory subject in American public schools, contending that most Americans are not able to identify basic tenets of their faith and that key political challenges can be better met with faith-based resolutions.
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. …
What has theology to do with economics? They are both sciences of human action but have traditionally been treated as very separate and isolated disciplines. Divine Economy is the first book to directly address the need for an active dialogue between the two.
Epistemology is currently in friendly ferment, bubbling away at the heart of everyday philosophical focus. Encouragingly many epistemologists are sampling and analysing new perplexities and fresh theories. And—a welcome sign—there are even probing assessments of epistemological methodology. What will emerge from this activity? What should emerge from it? How worthwhile a philosophical legac…
The sixteen essays assembled in this volume, four of them co-authored, chart the successive phases of a professional life lived in the interstices of Bible and "theory." Engaging such texts as the Song of Songs, 4 Maccabees, Mark, Luke-Acts, John, and Romans, and such themes as the quest for the historical Jesus, the essays simultaneously traverse postmodernism, deconstruction, New Historicism,…
Stephen Edmondson articulates a coherent Christology from Calvin's commentaries and his Institutes. What emerges is a picture of Christ as the Mediator of God's covenant through his threefold office of priest, king and prophet.
What are the rights of religious institutions? Should those rights extend to for-profit corporations? Houses of worship have claimed they should be free from anti-discrimination laws in hiring and firing ministers and other employees. Faith-based institutions, including hospitals and universities, have sought exemptions from requirements to provide contraception. Now, in a surprising developmen…
Outline: "Bolehkah orang Kristen menginjili tanpa mengetahui apa yang ia beritakan? Bolehkah orang Kristen yang sudah mengenal Allah tidak membagikan pengalamannya dan pengenalannya kepada orang lain? Orang yang mengetahui teologi tidak boleh tidak pergi menginjili, dan orang yang menginjili tidak boleh memiliki dasar teologi." Dengan dasar pemikiran inilah Pdt. Dr. Stephen Tong menguraikan ser…
Dramatically converted on the stormy seas, a slave-trader-turned-abolitionist penned the best-loved hymn of the Christian faith. A church father was arrested and martyred for teaching the truth about Christ’s incarnation. Captured by pirates and shipped off to Ireland, a priest baptized thousands of pagans, from paupers to princes. Now who ever said church history was boring? The Church Hi…
Outline: The concept of contextualization has become central to explorations of inculturation and the globalization of Christianity. The term has also been used in a host of varied and often confusing ways. Models of Contextual Theology brings order to this veritable tower of Babel, sorting out, for example, what is at stake when words such as "syncretism" and "orthodoxy" are bandied about in c…
Outline: Salah satu pekerjaan Roh Kudus yang terpenting, selain mencerahkan kita, memperanakkan kita, dan bersaksi dalam hati kita bahwa kita anak-anak Allah, adalah memimpin dan menguduskan kita dalam seluruh perjalanan hidup kita mengikut Tuhan. Pengudusan ini mencakup ketiga unsur dasa pembentukan pribadi kita yang paling hakiki, yaitu pikiran, emosi, dan kemauan. "Jikalau pikiran kita dipen…
Outline: Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling is comprehensive resource that will help you understand how to minister from God's truth to change lives. With the cumulative wisdom of 40 contributors with exceptional credentials, you'll discover a valuable model for counseling that explains ... The Why of Biblical Counseling - Why the Bible is sufficient and relevant for addressing every issue …
Outline: Persekutuan Doa Momentum adalah Persekutuan Doa yang diadakan oleh Lembaga Reformed Injili Indonesia khusus untuk mendoakan Penginjilan sedunia. Khotbah-khotbah dalam Persekutuan Doa ini seluruhnya bertemakan pelayanan dan ditujukan bagi mereka yang memang mau sungguh-sungguh melayani Tuhan, khususnya di dalam doa untuk penginjilan.
Outline : Few issues in Christian theology have sparked as much controversy over the centuries as the question of election. In this book — the inaugural volume of the Kantzer Lectures in Revealed Theology series — Stephen Williams offers a rich and nuanced account of the doctrine of election, arguing that we should diminish the role of "system" in Christian theology. After expounding the Bi…
Outline: This small but importance book shows how genuine biblical Reformed piety is both covenantally based and experientially lived. Piety, covenant, and experience are all interrelated in genuine and vital Christianity, and all point to Jesus Christ as the head of the covenant and the focal point of true Christian experience. This book is intended as Geoff Thomas says in his Foreword to enco…