Realities of a True Christian

Realities of a True Christian
Author: Jeremy B. Strang
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2013-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1490803580

Realities of a True Christian encourages professing Christians of all ages to walk in godliness, humility of heart, holiness, and piety in life. Many people will come professing Jesus Christ at the final hour, but many will be cast off forever. With such pressing truths upon the professing believer, author Jeremy Strang calls for personal examination and continual sanctification deep within one's soul. Jeremy's clarion call brings to light realities of Christian conversion and the resulting affects of Christ's work of grace in the true believer. Whether you desire to grow in your walk with Christ or to simply learn more about the realities of biblical Christianity, this book is for you. No grey areas. No fiction. No superficiality. All proceeds benefit Gospel for Asia. Who knows the true depth of their sin against God? I am thankful to God that I can earnestly say, "I stand in a heap of sin so insurmountable that if it were not for the grace of Jesus Christ and His propitiation, I would forever be undone by my atrocities against the Lord my God." Endorsement: "Realities of a True Christian is a book in the line of many others that have come out recently, that give a clarion call to the professing church with the message of true salvation. Many a church member will do well to test their lives according to some of these things written. May our Christian lives excel in the area of piety by the careful reading of this needful book." - Greg Gordon, founder of SermonIndex.net

Am I Really a Christian? (Foreword by Kirk Cameron)

Am I Really a Christian? (Foreword by Kirk Cameron)
Author: Mike McKinley
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2011-06-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433525798

Jesus divided the world into two groups—those who follow him and those who don't. But what happens when someone thinks he or she is a Christian, but isn't? With his witty, engaging style, Mike McKinley takes readers on a journey of what it means to be a Christian. He asserts that "manipulative evangelism techniques and a poor understanding of the gospel have resulted in an abundance of professing Christians who have no idea what it means to follow Christ." Each chapter title begins with "You're not a Christian [if/when/just because you]..." As he surveys what it means to be Christian, McKinley offers criteria for evaluating one's standing before God. Readers are guided through a series of challenges to reflect, repent, remember, and report to another person. Am I Really a Christian? ends with chapters on salvation and the local church. This unique book is written for nominal or new Christians and can be used in personal or small-group study.

A Peculiar Glory

A Peculiar Glory
Author: John Piper
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2016-03-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433552663

God has provided a way for all people, not just scholars, to know that the Bible is the Word of God. John Piper has devoted his life to showing us that the glory of God is object of the soul’s happiness. Now, his burden in this book is to demonstrate that this same glory is the ground of the mind’s certainty. God’s peculiar glory shines through his Word. The Spirit of God enlightens the eyes of our hearts. And in one self-authenticating sight, our minds are sure and our hearts are satisfied. Justified certainty and solid joy meet in the peculiar glory of God.

The Essentials of Christian Thought

The Essentials of Christian Thought
Author: Roger E. Olson
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2017-03-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310521564

Or at least, such an outlook should unite Christians of all theological and church backgrounds. However, alternate visions of reality often infect and corrupt Christians’ thinking. In The Essentials of Christian Thought, eminent theologian and church historian Roger Olson outlines the basic perspective on the world that all Christians, regardless of the place and time in which they are born, have historically held. This underlying metaphysic accords with all orthodox theologies, whether Calvinist or Arminian, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, or Protestant, but it separates Christianity from other religious and secular perspectives. It is, quite simply, the essential requirement of a Christian view of the world. Bold and incisive, The Essentials of Christian Thought will prompt thoughtful readers and students to more consciously appropriate the core of their faith, guarding against ideas that subtly but necessarily invite compromise.

Not by Sight

Not by Sight
Author: Jon Bloom
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2013-04-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433535963

Trusting Jesus is hard. It requires following the unseen into an unknown, and believing Jesus's words over and against the threats we see or the fears we feel. Through the imaginative retelling of 35 Bible stories, Not by Sight gives us glimpses of what it means to walk by faith and counsel for how to trust God's promises more than our perceptions and to find rest in the faithfulness of God.

Real Christian

Real Christian
Author: Todd A. Wilson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780310515838

The evangelical church houses many who call themselves Christians but do not know what they believe or follow the teachings of Jesus. Todd Wilson's Real Christian biblically defines what it means to be a true Christian, calling readers to reflect on how the gospel brings change and transformation to our character, deeply affecting the way we live.

Grounded in the Gospel

Grounded in the Gospel
Author: J. I. Packer
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2010-04-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441207597

Historically, the church's ministry of grounding new believers in the essentials of the faith has been known as catechesis--systematic instruction in faith foundations, including what we believe, how we pray and worship, and how we conduct our lives. For most evangelicals today, however, this very idea is an alien concept. Packer and Parrett, concerned for the state of the church, seek to inspire a much needed evangelical course correction. This new book makes the case for a recovery of significant catechesis as a nonnegotiable practice of churches, showing the practice to be complementary to, and of no less value than, Bible study, expository preaching, and other formational ministries, and urging evangelical churches to find room for this biblical ministry for the sake of their spiritual health and vitality.

Reformation Women

Reformation Women
Author: Rebecca VanDoodewaard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781601785329

"An updated text based on James I. Good's Famous women of the Reformed Church."

New Dictionary of Theology

New Dictionary of Theology
Author: Sinclair B. Ferguson
Publisher: IVP Academic
Total Pages: 757
Release: 1988-02-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780830814008

An Eternity 1988 Book of the Year! Since its publication, the New Dictionary of Theology has rapidly established itself as a standard, authoritative reference work in systematic and historical theology. More than 630 articles cover a variety of theological themes, thinkers and movements: from creation to the millennium from Abelard to Zwingli from Third World liberation theology to South African Dutch Reformed theology Firmly anchored in the evangelical tradition, the NDOT is nevertheless wide-ranging in its scope. Over 200 contributors, experts in their individual fields, offer both Western and international perspective. Concise and comprehensive, biblically grounded and historically informed, even-handed and free from unduly technical language, this dictionary has been praised by general readers, pastors and scholars.

Things Not Seen

Things Not Seen
Author: Jon Bloom
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2015-07-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433547023

True faith is hard. More than mere sentimentalism, faith often calls for a deep and resilient trust in God—especially when the going gets tough and the road is dark. In Things Not Seen, author Jon Bloom encourages readers with 35 imaginative retellings of stories from the Bible that illustrate the importance of living by faith. A follow-up to the author's previous book, Not by Sight: A Fresh Look at Old Stories of Walking by Faith, this inspiring volume explores the lives of Abraham, Moses, Saul, John the Baptist, and more—helping readers remember God's promises, rely on his grace, and follow his leading regardless of the circumstances. The book includes a foreword by popular author and blogger Ann Voskamp.