Predestination - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Predestination write by Matthew Levering. This book was released on 2011-05-26. Predestination available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Predestination has been the subject of perennial controversy among Christians, although in recent years theologians have shied away from it as a divisive and unedifying topic. In this book Matthew Levering argues that Christian theological reflection needs to continue to return to the topic of predestination, for two reasons: Firstly, predestinarian doctrine is taught in the New Testament. Reflecting the importance of the topic in many strands of Second Temple Judaism, the New Testament authors teach predestination in a manner that explains why Christian theologians continually recur to this topic. Secondly, the doctrine of predestination provides a way for Christian theologians to reflect upon two fundamental affirmations of biblical revelation. The first is God's love, without any deficiency or crimp, for each and every rational creature; the second is that God from eternity brings about the purpose for which he created us, and that he permits some rational creatures freely and permanently to rebel against his love. When theologians reflect on these two key biblical affirmations, they generally try to unite them in a logical synthesis. Instead, Levering argues, it is necessary to allow for the truth of each side of the mystery, without trying to blend the two affirmations into one. Levering pairs his discussion of Scripture with ecumenically oriented discussion of the doctrine of predestination in through the ages through the figures of Origen, Augustine, Boethius, John of Damascus, Eriugena, Aquinas, Ockham, Catherine of Siena, Calvin, Molina, Francis de Sales, Leibniz, Bulgakov, Barth, Maritain, and Balthasar. He concludes with a constructive chapter regarding the future of the doctrine.
Christ-Centered Predestination
Christ-Centered Predestination - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Christ-Centered Predestination write by Andrew K Stephens. This book was released on 2020-06-19. Christ-Centered Predestination available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Have you ever wondered why you believe in Christ? Is it because God wrote it into your life's story that way, or is it written into your life's story because you chose for it to be? Are you an Arminian who wants to be able to articulate your beliefs better? Or are you a Calvinist who wants to understand why Arminians believe what they believe? If so, then this is the book for you! In it you will learn: How Christ's role in the Election process settles the centuries old Calvin/Arminian debate How the Bible only teaches the Arminian view How Evil's entrance into Creation is to be understood in a Biblically sound way If you think the Calvin/Arminian debate stands at a stalemate, or that there is a third option in between the two to believe in... or if you think these things are ultimately unknowable... then I encourage you to think again! By keeping Christ at the center of the topic the truth is found! Andrew K. Stephens has been studying the Bible for the past 20 years. He grew up as a preacher's kid all of his life. Having attained a Master of Arts Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, He has become a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Professional Counselor. He resides and practices in Northeast Louisiana, where he lives with his wife and child.
The Case for Election The Original Doctrine of Predestination, Presented by the Apostles
The Case for Election The Original Doctrine of Predestination, Presented by the Apostles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Case for Election The Original Doctrine of Predestination, Presented by the Apostles write by Marc A. Carr. This book was released on 2012-04. The Case for Election The Original Doctrine of Predestination, Presented by the Apostles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is about how the Christian actually became a Christian. The 'process' is Marc's focus. How does God take the Chosen from the womb to salvation then into His eternal bosom? The classic position of Election and Predestination is made plain; forcing the reader to address the alternative, Man's free-will choice to be 'saved' or not. Can these two positions be reconciled? No, not really. The Lord assured Moses: I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion, Exodus 33:19. Moses was to experience a limited 'theophany, ' what the Greek Orthodox call a 'theosis, ' the physical presence of God, Himself, equivalent to - 'My goodness.' It is God's very 'Goodness' the New Testament saint knows to be the indwelt Holy Spirit, the very Spirit of Christ Jesus, Himself, God Himself. Paul cites the Exodus passage in Romans to demonstrate to the body of Christ that God by His sovereignty elected each believer to be His own, that we did not elect ourselves to be God's. And one Saint asked, "Why write about such things that have been covered for hundreds of years?" True. But more recently much about God's sovereignty has been covered over. Christian modernity has adapted as the author once did to a new Evangelicalism. Whereby, some first truths have been buried so deep that when they are unearthed they appear to be a foreign theology to the present generation of Evangelical believers. Marc affords the saint the information necessary to actually understand how he or she actually got saved! Marc presently lives in Orlando Florida where he pastors Blessed Fellowship Orlando, an outreach ministry of Orlando Prayer and Worship Center, Senior Pastor Roy Futch.
Conformed to His Image
Conformed to His Image - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Conformed to His Image write by Roderick L. Evans. This book was released on . Conformed to His Image available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this publication, we will discuss the predestination of God. When we speak of predestination in this publication, we are referring to what God has intended or purposed for your life. He has predestined men and women to be like Christ. The Christian should know that He will do what is necessary to see you fulfill it. Your greatest joy will come when you fulfill His desire.
Predestination
Predestination - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Predestination write by Peter J. Thuesen. This book was released on 2009-07-06. Predestination available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Predestination--the idea that God foreordains one's eternal destiny--is one of the most fascinating and controversial doctrines in Christianity. In this groundbreaking history, the first of its kind, Peter Thuesen shows that the debate over predestination is inseparable from other central Christian beliefs and practices--the efficacy of the sacraments, the existence of purgatory and hell, the extent of God's providential involvement in human affairs--and has fueled theological conflicts across denominations for centuries. The book ranges from New England Puritans to today's megachurches.
