Ascertaining Bible Authority
Ascertaining Bible Authority

Author: Roy Deaver

Publisher:

Published: 2016-08-10

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781535222334

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This book, Ascertaining Bible Authority, by the late Roy C. Deaver (1922-2007) has been a blessing to many serious students of the Scriptures for about thirty-nine years now. The author, a tremendous student of Scripture himself, discusses the principles of Bible interpretation which, if understood and applied, will help the student come to a greater understanding of the biblical text as written. The Bible supplies principles by which it is to be interpreted. The original meaning of the text cannot be comprehended unless the Scriptures are handled in the way that the Scriptures demand that we handle them. The Bible is a rational book and must be rationally approached. Ascertaining Bible Authority can help Bible students understand better how it is that the Bible teaches what it does and how it is that it authorizes what we are to do today. And it provides the link whereby people living today become connected to the authority of Scripture. It is hoped that as this little book has been a blessing to many (including gospel preachers and preacher students) for years in its preceding editions, that it might become a great blessing to you that read and study and learn from it in this latest printing.- Mac Deaver (July 11, 2016)

The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit

Author: MAC Deaver

Publisher:

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 9781500169633

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This book, The Holy Spirit (Center of Controversy – Basis of Unity), was originally published in 2007 and deals with the work of the Holy Spirit in the church, providing historical background to the issue. A subsequent book, Except One Be Born From Above, was published in 2013 and deals more exhaustively with what it means to be born of water and Spirit. Readers are referred to the latter book for detailed discussion on baptism in the Holy Spirit. Please visit our website at BiblicalNotes.com for new articles and audio sermons.

The Canon of the Old and New Testaments Ascertained
The Canon of the Old and New Testaments Ascertained

Author: Archibald Alexander D.D.

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-02-15

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 1773560069

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Continuing to battle the rise of theological liberalism, Alexander goes over the history of the formation of the modern Bible. Where liberal scholars in the time were treating the Bible as a historical document, this book shows the legitimacy of the Biblical documents and the theological authority that each book carries.

All People, All Times
All People, All Times

Author: Jeffery S. Stevenson

Publisher: Xulon Press

Published: 2009-09

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1607915391

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All People, All Times: Rethinking Biblical Authority in Churches of Christ explores the assumptions traditionally held in a cappella Churches of Christ regarding how one knows what in Scripture is binding on all people at all times. The development of the tripartite model for determining Bible authority (i.e., command, example and implication) is examined and critiqued. While many in Churches of Christ advocate abandoning the model altogether, others refuse to see its limitations in a postmodern culture. All People, All Times offers a hermeneutical approach (The Transformational Restoration Hermeneutic or TRH) that sharpens the tripartite method by providing a biblically based grid to more accurately discern Scripture's emphases. As well, it introduces a sorely needed means for the formational use of Scripture. In short, the TRH recognizes not only the need to take Scripture seriously when it speaks authoritatively regarding external or doctrinal necessities, but also when it speaks to the spiritual, moral and relational priorities stressed in our postmodern era. It is hoped the TRH can provide a hermeneutical bridge between the widening streams of a fellowship historically devoted to speaking where the Bible speaks. For the last 18 of his 32 years in preaching, Jeffery S. Stevenson has served as the Preaching Minister for the Church of Christ at Louisville, Ohio and the Director of Second Wind Christian Counseling Ministries. Jeff holds degrees from Freed-Hardeman University (Bible), the University of Akron (Marriage and Family Therapy) and a Doctorate from Ashland (Ohio) Theological Seminary. Jeff has written on topics such as hermeneutics and biblical application in the Restoration Movement, evangelism and Christian counseling. He has published articles in the Gospel Advocate, Christian Standard and Restoration Quarterly. Jeff and his wife Tonnie have three grown daughters-Micah, Meghann and Mallory. Jeff's likes reading, walking, cycling and model railroading.

On First Principles
On First Principles

Author: Origen

Publisher: Ave Maria Press

Published: 2013-12-09

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 0870612808

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Origen’s On First Principles is a foundational work in the development of Christian thought and doctrine: it is the first attempt in history at a systematic Christian theology. For over a decade it has been out of print with only expensive used copies available; now it is available at an affordable price and in a more accessible format. On First Principles is the most important surviving text written by third-century Church father, Origen. Origen wrote in a time when fundamental doctrines had not yet been fully articulated by the Church, and contributed to the very formation of Christianity. Readers see Origen grappling with the mysteries of salvation and brainstorming how they can be understood. This edition presents G. W. Butterworth’s trusted translation in a new, more readable format, retains the introduction by Henri de Lubac, and includes a new foreword by John C. Cavadini. As St. Gregory of Nazianzus, Doctor of the Church, wrote: “Origen is the stone on which all of us were sharpened.”

Spiritual Authority
Spiritual Authority

Author: Watchman Nee

Publisher: Christian Fellowship Publishers

Published: 1972-01-01

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 0935008357

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The chapters in this volume on the nature of Spiritual Authority are drawn from a series of messages delivered by the great Chinese preacher-teacher, Watchman Nee, during a training period for Christian workers in China in 1948.