Outline : How can we reconcile the ideal church described by theology with the broken church that we see in the world? In this book Joseph Small argues that the church’s true identity is known somewhere in the tension between the two. Small revisits familiar ecclesiological concepts—people of God, the body of Christ, the communion of the Holy Spirit—but rather than focusing on theological…
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: Geerhardus Vos devotes this work to a discussion of Jesus' greatest focus in ministry - the "kingdom of God" (and the "kingdom of heaven," which Vos interprets to be refershing the same thing.) Vos begins by connecting Christ's teaching on the kingdom to the Old Testament and its concepts of a Messianic king. Then he moves into the conception of the kingdom during the New Testament wit…
Outline: Ada orang berkata bahwa kita hidup di dalam dunia yang aneh dimana teori relativitas Einstein dianggap absolut, dan keabsolutan Alkitab dianggap relatif. Kebudayaan kita yang relatif ini dapat menjadikan orang-orang Kristen berusaha untuk membuat bunyi yang tidak pasti yang berasal dari terompet etika kita. Hal itu seharusnya tidak boleh terjadi. Oleh karena itu, kebutuhan untuk pemaha…
Outline: Stevri Indra Lumintang terpanggil dalam gerakan theologia reformasi gereja abad ke-21 ini, karena gereja sedang diubah menjadi serupa dunia (John MacArthur, Roland J. Sider, dan George Barna), bahkan kondisi gereja lebih buruk dari gereja pada abad ke-16 sebelum reformasi. Mengapa demikian? Karena gereja sedang mengikuti worldview masyarakat postmodern, yang lebih menuntut keberartian …
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: 2,000 Years of Christ's Power is a multiple volume series on the history of the church. Academically reliable, but written with an easy, even humorous style which makes it accessible to anybody with an interest, this work falls into a category all of its own. Each successive generation has an uncanny tendency to view itself as more enlightened than those that preceded it. The church ce…
Outline: Putting Art (Back) in Its Place takes readers on a fascinating journey through the world of Christian art in medieval and Renaissance Italy to rediscover the sacred role artwork can play once again in our churches. Christian discussions of contemporary art often brand artists as lone geniuses disconnected from our churches and our daily lives, and public art is trapped behind signs com…
Outline: John Calvin wrote voluminously in many forms and on many topics -- including philosophy, theology, the Bible, liturgy, law, economics, and more. Few thinkers in Christian history have matched his wide-ranging and prodigious scholarly output. In this expanded edition of an invaluable resource, Wulfert de Greef guides readers through Calvin's many writings. By exploring the historical ba…
Outline : "Tolong!" "la tidak mengerti apa yang kukatakan "la tidak bilang apa maunya!" Setiap pernikahan menghadapi masalah komunikasi mengenai seks, panggilan hidup, karier, anak-anak, atau rebutan remote control. Kenapa kaum laki-laki sering merasa bingung, tak peduli seberapa keras usaha mereka? Kenapa kaum perempuan tidak sabaran untuk mau memberi tahu keinginan mereka, sampai-sampai merek…
Outline : What is evangelical theology today? In response to increasing evangelical fragmentation, Kevin Vanhoozer and Daniel Treier offer a clarion call to reconceive to reconceive evangelical theology theologically by reflecting on the God of the gospel as mirrored in Scripture. Such "mere" evangelical theology will be an exercise in Christian wisdom for the purpose of building up the fellows…
Outline : The book of Ecclesiastes, part of the wisdom literature of the Bible, can be a perplexing maze to interpret and teach. Full of apparent contradictions and much–debated Hebrew, the theme focuses on the gritty realities of life ‘under the sun’. Richard Belcher approaches this book with the depth and care it needs, presenting solid guidance on the intricacies of interpretation – …
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: The debate over the role of women in the church is not diminishing, Complementarian argue that men and women are equal but have distinctive roles, while egalitarians argue against role distinctions. The egalitarians' redemptive-movement hermeneutic has gained support. Advocates concede many of the exegetical conclusions made by complementarians about relevant Bible passages, but then a…
Outline : The last of a three-volume study, this work explores the final and culminating special grace covenant of the New Testament: the new covenant. It examines the formation of the new covenant, life under the new covenant, and eschatological fulfillment of the goals of the new covenant, which also fulfills the eschatological trajectory of all the divine-human covenants taken together in Go…
Outline: This is a thorough, full-scale English commentary on the Greek text of 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus. While author George W. Knight gives careful attention to the comments of previous interpreters of the text, both ancient and modern, his emphasis is on exegesis of the Greek text itself and on the flow of the argument in each of these three epistles. Besides providing a detailed look at th…
Outline: Popularly known as the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7 has been described as "the essence of Christianity" and inspired many commentaries. However, New Testament professor Charles Quarles believes a fair number of those volumes either present Christ's sermon as containing an impossible spiritual ethic or instead dilute its message so much that hardly any ethical challenge remains. Als…
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: What has liturgy to do with life? The Sacred with the Secular? This study proposes that the liturgy calls us, in the words of Aidan Kavanagh, "to do the world as the world was meant to be done." The sacramental liturgy of the Church and the personal liturgy of our lives should be as a seamless garment. Consecrating the World continues David Fagerberg's exploration of the Church's lex …
Outline: In this new, completely rewritten edition of his major 1986 book, Francis Watson extends, updates, and clarifies his response to E. P. Sanders's view of Paul, in order to point the way beyond the polarization of "new" and "old" perspectives on the apostle. The Paul who comes to light in these pages is both agent and thinker, apostle and theologian. He is a highly contextual figure, yet…
Outline: Ada tiga alasan pokok yang mendorong penulisan buku ini. Pertama, sebagai apaya memberi sumbangan bagi usaha berteologi kontekstual di Indonesia. Kedua, menambah khazanah kepustakaan di Indonesia tentang perempuan. Dan ketiga, untuk mengisi dasawarsa oikumenis gereja-gereja dalam solidaritas dengan perempuan. Buku ini adalah pemenang Sayembara Karya Tulis Teologi Kontekstual, Hadiah Pr…
Outline: Understanding the sociological setting for the New Testament in Asia Minor and Europe - the Greco-Roman world - is essential for correctly interpreting the letters of Paul. Hubbard addresses the realms of religion and superstition, of education and philosophy, of the urban society, and of the family. Each major section begins with a brief fictional tale, followed by descriptions of the…
Outline: The Pillar New Testament Commentary, designed for serious readers of the Bible, seeks above all to make clear the meaning of the text of Scripture as we have it. Writers of the PNTC volumes interact with the most important, informed contemporary debate yet avoid undue technical detail. Their ideal is a blend of rigorous exegesis and exposition, scholarship and pastoral sensitivity, wit…
Outline: The apostle Paul was a vital force in the development of Christianity. Paul's historical and religious context affects the theological interpretation of Paul's writings, no small issue in the whole of Christian theology. Recent years have seen much controversy about the apostle Paul, his religious and social context, and its effects on his theology. In the helpful Counterpoints format,…
Outline: 2,000 Years of Christ's Power is a multiple volume series on the history of the church. Academically reliable, but written with an easy, even humorous style which makes it accessible to anybody with an interest, this work falls into a category all of its own. The Middle Ages were dubbed the 'Dark Ages" almost before they had begun to draw to a close. Ever since then, they have continua…
Outline: Social dimensions of "cleansing" metaphors in Luke-Acts - Pamela Shellberg shows that Luke's use of the language of "clean" and "unclean" has particular first-century medical connotations that make it especially powerful for expressing his understanding of the universal salvation prophesied by Isaiah and by Jesus. Shellberg traces how the stories of Jesus' cleansing of leprous bodies i…
Outline: Where can we possibly find unfailing answers to our problems? Not in ourselves. Not in the world. Only God can diagnose our condition and equip us for real, lasting change. Wayne and Joshua Mack show how we can flee temptation, break free of sin, and live out lives as overcomers. With discussion questions and writing space for personal responses, God's Solutions to Life's Problems can …
Outline : “Hanya Allah yang layak mendapatkan penyerahan diri penuh karena hanya Allah yang bisa menawarkan kasih yang dapat diandalkan secara penuh.” Hidup di zaman yang meninggikan kebergantungan pada diri sendiri, membuat banyak dari kita menjadi takut dengan konsep penyerahan diri pada suatu kekuasaan atau otoritas di luar diri kita. Tapi penyerahan diri tidak harus dilihat sebagai sesu…
Outline: In order to build a biblical - theological framework for understanding God's mission, the church's mission, and the church's mission to the nations, one must first understand the unified biblical narrative, including its four major plot movements - creation, fall, redemption, and restoration. It is with this in mind that the contributor to Theology and Practice of Mission address some …
Outline: Berbeda dengan karunia Roh, buah Roh merupakan hasil ketika seseorang hidup dituntun - dan menuruti kehendak - Roh Allah. Bila karunia didapatkan dengan cuma-cuma, berdasarkan anugerah Allah, buah Roh merupakan hasil hidup yang melekat kepada pokok anggur yang benar, yaitu Yesus (Yohanes 15: 1-17). Bila tinggal dan melekat kepada Yesus dan firmanNya, tanda yang didapatkan adalah hidup …
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: In this book, Rolland Muller removes the mystique from shame-based cultures. Using the Bible, he introduces us to honor, shame, and fear-based cultures, illustrating their development over the years and demonstrating their influence on our understanding of the gospel message. Muller goes on to illustrate how the 10/40window is made up almost exclusively of shame-based cultures. He then…
Outline: Muslims - they're unreachable, right? Wrong! Today's Christian is typically uninformed about the way Muslism think and may underestimate their receptivity to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Reaching Muslims for Christ is a treasury of facts, insights, analysis, and examples gleaned from men and women who are engaged in witness to Muslims in North America and abroad. William J. Saal and oth…
Outline: This reader offers an overview of anthropological findings about religion that spans 100 years of work. Eighteen new readings are among the fifty-six selections in the Fourth Edition. The selections are organized into nine categories: The Origin and Development of Religion, The Function of Religion in Human Society, The Interpretation of Symbolism, The Analysis of Myth, The Symblic Ana…
Outline: Mei 1853, Jelle Eeljest Jellesma, seorang zendeling dari Nederlandsch Zendeling Genootschap (NZG), bertemu degan seorang paruh baya yang dijuluki dengan nama Tunggul Wulung di Mojowarno. Jellesma memberikan Alkitab kepadanya dan Tunggul Wulung mempelajarinya. Setelah Tunggul Wulung percaya Injil, menjadi Kristen, dan dibaptis dengan nama Ibrahim, struktur sosial dan kehidupan masyarak…