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The most widely-used text of the last 25 years in its discipline, Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem has been thoroughly revised and expanded for the first time while retaining the features that have made it the standard in its field: Clear explanations, an emphasis on each doctrine’s scriptural basis, and practical applications to daily life. Volume 1 of 2.

Consider the Lilies is for those who long for liberation from their anxiety and fear--and desire to deeply know the God they are called and enabled to trust. If you are starved for hope and gasping for peace, consider the character of your heavenly Father, who welcomes all who are anxious, fearful, and melancholy to trust in Him.

Have you ever wished you could win a lottery? Or inherit a great fortune? We have already won an inheritance that is beyond our comprehension! An inheritance that transcends any quantitative measurement. In fact, it was set aside for us before the world began! Ephesians is regarded by many as the loftiest pinnacle of the New Testament, and yet is also a practical manual for personal combat.

Because Ezekiel is so rich with revelations about present-day Israel and the end times, it holds immense value and insight for both Jews and Christians today. Written for this purpose, Exploring Ezekiel tells the story of God’s astounding power and mercy to all His people. Clear and biblical, this guide will help you trace the outline of God’s past and future plans, with a special emphasis on the amazing prophecies in Ezekiel 36-39, which are unfolding now.

Written to help listeners better understand Jesus's life, death, and ultimate mission, this new book by well-known preacher John MacArthur looks at an important - yet often misunderstood - section of the Bible: Isaiah 53. Often hailed as one of the greatest chapters in the Bible, this passage foretells the crucifixion of Jesus, a critical event in God's ultimate plan for salvation. Explaining the prophetic words of Isaiah 53 verse by verse, MacArthur highlights important connections to the history of Israel and to the New Testament.

We all live at the mercy of our ideas, and nowhere is this more true than our ideas about God. The problem is many of our ideas about God are wrong. Not all wrong, but wrong enough to form our souls in detrimental and disheartening ways. God Has a Name is a simple yet profound guide to understanding God in a new light--focusing on what God says about himself in the Bible. This one shift has the potential to radically alter how you relate to God, not as a doctrine, but as a relational being who responds to you in an elastic, back-and-forth way.

Sixty-six books, forty authors, written over nearly 2,000 years, in many different genres. A worldwide best-seller published in countless translations and languages. A book that has been sworn by in court, fought over, and quoted in arguments. Clearly, the Bible is no ordinary book. So how can we begin to read and understand the Bible as a whole? In this excellent overview, Vaughan Roberts paints the big picture, showing how the different parts of the Bible fit together under the theme of the kingdom of God.

Based on her best-selling book The Battle Belongs to the Lord, Joyce Meyer delivers practical advice and biblical wisdom to help you triumph over any obstacle you face. By learning to lean on God's power, you'll be able to leave your fear behind and develop a life-changing sense of confidence. This compact edition is perfect for taking God's assurance with you everywhere you go.

In Better Ways to Read the Bible, Lambert calls listeners to a more Christlike interpretation of Scripture. Lambert has created this accessible guide to help listeners dismantle four common lenses for reading Scripture that lead to harm—Literalism, Apocalypse, Moralism, and Hierarchy. Instead, he offers four new lenses—Jesus, Context, Flourishing, and Fruitfulness—that promote wholeness, inclusion, and flourishing for all people. This book transforms the Bible from a weapon that condemns, oppresses, and excludes into a tool that helps and heals.

Picking up where Bible expert Bart Ehrman's New York Times best seller, Misquoting Jesus, left off, Jesus, Interrupted addresses the larger issue of what the New Testament actually teaches...and it's not what most people think. This is the book that pastors, educators, and anyone interested in the Bible have been waiting for, a clear and compelling account of the central challenges we face when attempting to reconstruct the life and message of Jesus.

Daniel's story is one of extraordinary faith in God lived out at the pinnacle of executive power. It tells of four teenage friends, born in the tiny state of Judah about 26 centuries ago, but captured by Nebuchadnezzar, emperor of Babylon. Daniel describes how they eventually rose to the top echelons of administration. Daniel and his friends did not simply maintain their private devotion to God; they maintained a high-profile witness in a pluralistic society antagonistic to their faith.

Beginning with Jesus' birth, Ken Bailey leads you on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout the four Gospels. Bailey examines the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord's Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus' relationship to women, and especially Jesus' parables. Through it all, Bailey employs his trademark expertise as a master of Middle Eastern culture to lead you into a deeper understanding of the person and significance of Jesus within his own cultural context.

While most people think that the 27 books of the New Testament are the only sacred writings of the early Christians, this is not at all the case. A companion volume to Bart Ehrman's Lost Christianities, this book offers an anthology of up-to-date and easy-listening translations of many noncanonical writings from the first centuries after Christ - texts that have been for the most part lost or neglected for almost two millennia.

This is the Book of the Proverbs of Solomon from the Old Testament in the King James Version of the Bible. Written by Solomon, Son of David, King of Israel. King Solomon lived approximately 3,000 years ago. He was the third reigning King of the Kingdom of Israel.

The Bible reveals glorious things. And yet we often miss its power because we read it the same way we read any other book. In Reading the Bible Supernaturally, best-selling author John Piper teaches us how to read the Bible in light of its divine author. In doing so, he highlights the Bible's unique ability to reveal God to humanity in a way that informs our minds, transforms our hearts, and ignites our love.

Accessible commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, enabling listeners to treasure the glory of Jesus being God with us, then, now, and eternally. Use as a daily listening, teaching, or preaching resource.

Jeremia hatte erst kürzlich das Mannesalter erreicht und lebte in einem Dorf im Gebiet des Stammes Benjamin. Wie sein Vater Hilkija gehörte er zur Priesterschaft. Doch der Herr hatte einen anderen Weg für ihn vorgesehen. Dunkle Zeiten standen Israel bevor. Das Volk brauchte einen Propheten, der es warnte und aus der Dunkelheit herausführte. Im 13. Regierungsjahr von König Joschija sprach Gott zu ihm.

In Reasoning from the Scriptures with Catholics, respected apologist Ron Rhodes provides a practical, step-by-step guide to engaging in meaningful, grace-filled conversations about the core differences between Catholic and Protestant doctrine. This insightful audiobook unpacks essential topics such as purgatory, indulgences, salvation, the reverence of Mary and the saints, papal infallibility, the authority of tradition, and more—all directly sourced from the Catholic Catechism and other official teachings.

The Word That Loves You: Begin is a book that provides verses from the English Standard Version of the Holy Bible about six important topics. The chapters are The Fall, Forgiveness, Faith, Fruit of the Spirit, Finding Others for Salvation and Frequent Prayer. Study questions and commentaries related to each important topic are included. The purpose is to emphasize the topics as addressed by the Holy Bible and God’s Word. It hopes to encourage the reading of God’s Word and the Holy Bible. This book provides only a small example of what can be learned from reading the Holy Bible and God’s Word.

In a book that took eight years to research and write, leading Bible scholar Bart D. Ehrman explores how an apocalyptic prophet from the backwaters of rural Galilee crucified for crimes against the state came to be thought of as equal with the one God Almighty Creator of all things.