Christian Certainty
Author: Samuel Wainwright
Publisher:
Published: 1865
Total Pages: 504
ISBN-13:
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The Sin of Certainty
Author: Peter Enns
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2016-04-12
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 0062272101
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe controversial evangelical Bible scholar and author of The Bible Tells Me So explains how Christians mistake “certainty” and “correct belief” for faith when what God really desires is trust and intimacy. With compelling and often humorous stories from his own life, Bible scholar Peter Enns offers a fresh look at how Christian life truly works, answering questions that cannot be addressed by the idealized traditional doctrine of “once for all delivered to the saints.” Enns offers a model of vibrant faith that views skepticism not as a loss of belief, but as an opportunity to deepen religious conviction with courage and confidence. This is not just an intellectual conviction, he contends, but a more profound kind of knowing that only true faith can provide. Combining Enns’ reflections of his own spiritual journey with an examination of Scripture, The Sin of Certainty models an acceptance of mystery and paradox that all believers can follow and why God prefers this path because it is only this way by which we can become mature disciples who truly trust God. It gives Christians who have known only the demand for certainty permission to view faith on their own flawed, uncertain, yet heartfelt, terms.
51% Christian
Author: Mark Stenberg
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2015-11-01
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 1506401147
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGod is not an idea. Christian faith is not a set of propositions you either believe or reject. According to a proper Trinitarian understanding, God is essentially relationship, a relationship of sheer, active, ecstatic, self-giving love. If we truly are encountered by this magnificent love of the Trinity, then faith becomes a living and active daily practice. Just like a healthy marriage or a close and loyal friendship, it becomes something you choose every day. Ê This Ò51% ChristianÓ moniker is a ridiculous label with a deadly serious point. You now have permission to doubt, to question, to get angry at God. But, in the end, itÕs not about you. Faith is about relationship: a living, daily relationship, based on trust, and active in concrete, daily practices. Ê With this sort of freedom in grace, Stenberg takes a fresh new look at theology, thirteen topics that, one by one, examine the best of what the Bible and the history of Christian practitioners have to say. Looking through this grace-based, radically relational lens, the author offers a lively and engaging discussion of topics such as creation, violence, love, death, heaven, and hell. You might not always agree. But you will not be bored.
Multiply
Author: Francis Chan
Publisher: David C Cook
Published: 2012-11-01
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 1434705862
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJesus gave his followers a command: “Follow me.” And a promise: “And I will equip you to find others to follow me.” We were made to make disciples. Designed for use in discipleship relationships and other focused settings, Multiply will equip you to carry out Jesus’s ministry. Each of the twenty-four sessions in the book corresponds with an online video at www.multiplymovement.com, where New York Times bestselling author David Platt joins Francis in guiding you through each part of Multiply. One plus one plus one. Every copy of Multiply is designed to do what Jesus did: make disciples who make disciples who make disciples…. Until the world knows the truth of Jesus Christ.
Proper Confidence
Author: Lesslie Newbigin
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 1995-03-30
Total Pages: 113
ISBN-13: 1467420832
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLooking to end the divisive conflict that has raged between Christians who attack each other either as "liberals" or as "fundamentalists," Newbigin here gives a historical account of the roots of this conflict in order to begin laying the foundation for a middle ground that will benefit the Christian faith as a whole. What results is a perspective that allows Christians to confidently affirm the gospel as public truth in our pluralistic world.
Planted
Author: Patrick Q. Mason
Publisher:
Published: 2015-12-28
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781629721811
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBenefit of the Doubt
Author: Gregory A. Boyd
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2013-09-15
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13: 1441244549
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Benefit of the Doubt, influential theologian, pastor, and bestselling author Gregory Boyd invites readers to embrace a faith that doesn't strive for certainty, but rather for commitment in the midst of uncertainty. Boyd rejects the idea that a person's faith is as strong as it is certain. In fact, he makes the case that doubt can enhance faith and that seeking certainty is harming many in today's church. Readers who wrestle with their faith will welcome Boyd's message that experiencing a life-transforming relationship with Christ is possible, even with unresolved questions about the Bible, theology, and ethics. Boyd shares stories of his own painful journey, and stories of those to whom he has ministered, with a poignant honesty that will resonate with readers of all ages.
The Myth of Certainty
Author: Daniel Taylor
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 1999-12-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 0830822372
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDan Taylor affirms a call to throw off the paralysis of uncertainty and to risk commitment to God without forfeiting the God-given gift of an inquiring mind.
The Certainty of Uncertainty
Author: Mark Schaefer
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2018-08-23
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 153265345X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe world is full of people who are very certain--in politics, in religion, in all manner of things. In addition, political, religious, and social organizations are marketing certainty as a cure all to all life's problems. But is such certainty possible? Or even good? The Certainty of Uncertainty explores the question of certainty by looking at the reasons human beings crave certainty and the religious responses we frequently fashion to help meet that need. The book takes an in-depth view of religion, language, our senses, our science, and our world to explore the inescapable uncertainties they reveal. We find that the certainty we crave does not exist. As we reflect on the unavoidable uncertainties in our world, we come to understand that letting go of certainty is not only necessary, it's beneficial. For, in embracing doubt and uncertainty, we find a more meaningful and courageous religious faith, a deeper encounter with mystery, and a way to build strong relationships across religious and philosophical lines. In The Certainty of Uncertainty, we see that embracing our belief systems with humility and uncertainty can be transformative for ourselves and for our world.
Certainty
Author: Paul Little
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 1996-05-30
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780830820139
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSix studies drawn from Paul Little's bestselling Know Why You Believe lead you into Scripture to find reasonable responses to the many tough questions you and others may have about Jesus and Christianity.
