A Vision of Preeminence
Author: Metropolitan State College of Denver
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Published: 2007
Total Pages: 257
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Author: Metropolitan State College of Denver
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Published: 2007
Total Pages: 257
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: R L Coursey
Publisher: WestBow Press
Published: 2018-06-26
Total Pages: 169
ISBN-13: 1973631377
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany, who correctly exalt the preeminence of Christ in their theology, may yet oppose His preeminence with their priorities. Our priorities reveal our portion, and location does not change that portion. For the psalmist declared the preeminence of Christ in both heaven and earth: Whom have I in heaven but Thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides Thee. (Ps. 73:25) Whenever there are two things that are good, the believer who has his priorities aligned with the kingdom never rejects the lesser but always prefers the better. And when one of these is finite and the other infinite, there must be no competition in his choice. Since Christ is preeminent in creation, cosmic preeminence must be infinitely higher in our affections than cosmic redemption. The new view on heaven is popular because it legitimizes the priorities of a consumer culture by always emphasizing the latter while merely including the former. While both are equally true, they are not truly equal. The priority of the beatific vision is evidenced by the superiority of its object. Therefore, we should always emphasize the former without failing to mention the latter. Once creation and redemption are paired together in our priorities, the preeminence of Christ slowly becomes less important, and how to gain and/or enjoy creation is always the primary emphasis, both in this life and the next. Like Christ, we must differentiate between His kingdom and all those things that are merely added unto us in this life and on the future new earth. With the Kingdom clearly in view, we must prioritize that mandate (Great Commission) through which Christ has chosen to extend His kingdom and work of redemption in the world. The Creation Mandate given before the Fall, like all the commands, is not redemptive in nature, and the church is the only society of the redeemed. Our new identity in Christ, without eliminating, infinitely supersedes our creation identity, simply because Christ infinitely supersedes all creation in worth. The problem with exchanging the Great Commission with the Cultural Mandate is that the present mission of Christ to build His church becomes secondary to His work of providence in culture; the power of the gospel becomes secondary to the power of our example and moral influence on society and culture, and the preeminence of Christ is no longer based on His person and work but on the success of our work among people. We always proclaim what we are, wrote Martyn Lloyd-Jones, by our priorities.
Author: Witness Lee
Publisher: Living Stream Ministry
Published: 2019-12-07
Total Pages: 109
ISBN-13: 1536003247
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is intended as an aid to believers in developing a daily time of morning revival with the Lord in His word. At the same time, it provides a limited review of the Thanksgiving weekend conference held in Houston, Texas, November 28—December 1, 2019. The general subject of the conference was “Knowing and Experiencing the All-inclusive, Extensive Christ.” Through intimate contact with the Lord in His word, the believers can be constituted with life and truth and thereby equipped to prophesy in the meetings of the church unto the building up of the Body of Christ.
Author: Paul R. Bates
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Published: 2010-10
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 1616633670
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the greatest stories of visionary leadership in history is the one found in Nehemiah. Paul Bates has aggressively tackled the herculean task of bringing the truths of this book into the 21st century. If you read Virtuous Vision with a 'teachable spirit' you will learn much! – Dr. James G. Merritt, President, Southern Baptist Convention (2000-2002) In Virtuous Vision, author Paul Bates teaches that every believer has a vision and a dream. But how can we know our plans from God's plans? And when we know, then what? Paul draws deeply on principles gleaned from one of the most successful dreamers in the Bible—Nehemiah. In the face of ridicule, Nehemiah looked above his role as a servant and took up the call that God had placed upon his life. Paul Bates brings those ideas back to life by rebuilding them into simple, easy-to-follow lessons that will: • Help you confirm your vision • Show you the tools you need to maintain your vision • Give you the inspiration to complete your vision • Reveal warning signs that could endanger your vision Paul doesn't try to help you acquire a vision, but he seeks to reveal that you already have a vision from God. His conversational style offers an insightful, accessible way to take the dreams God has given you and to make them a reality.
Author: Witness Lee
Publisher: Living Stream Ministry
Published: 1997-03-01
Total Pages: 460
ISBN-13: 0736350284
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the Lord’s recovery during the past five hundred years the church’s knowledge of the Lord and His truth has been continually progressing. This monumental and classical work by Brother Witness Lee builds upon and is a further development of all that the Lord has revealed to His church in the past centuries. It is filled with the revelation concerning the processed Triune God, the living Christ, the life-giving Spirit, the experience of life, and the definition and practice of the church. In this set Brother Lee has kept three basic principles that should rule and govern every believer in their interpretation, development, and expounding of the truths contained in the Scriptures. The first principle is that of the Triune God dispensing Himself into His chosen and redeemed people; the second principle is that we should interpret, develop, and expound the truths contained in the Bible with Christ for the church; and the third governing principle is Christ, the Spirit, life, and the church. No other study or exposition of the New Testament conveys the life nourishment or ushers the reader into the divine revelation of God’s holy Word according to His New Testament economy as this one does.
Author: William Fraser McDowell
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Published: 1910
Total Pages: 310
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Witness Lee
Publisher: Living Stream Ministry
Published: 2003-04
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 0736322582
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Dante Alighieri
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Published: 1868
Total Pages: 456
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Witness Lee
Publisher: Living Stream Ministry
Published: 2021-10-18
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 1536015822
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is intended as an aid to believers in developing a daily time of morning revival with the Lord in His word. At the same time, it provides a limited review of the semiannual training held July 5-10, 2021, on crystallization-studies of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth. Through intimate contact with the Lord in His word, the believers can be constituted with life and truth and thereby equipped to prophesy in the meetings of the church unto the building up of the Body of Christ.
Author: Marie Anne Mayeski
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781556120862
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInWomen: Models of Liberation, Marie Anne Mayeski presents women of spirit, intelligence and accomplishment from the Christian heritage. With this anthology of selected writings of well-known women, Mayeski recaptures the importance and relevance of these Christian heroines.