Secondhand Jesus
Secondhand Jesus

Author: Glenn Packiam

Publisher: David C Cook

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1434700321

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God has offered us firsthand knowledge of His love, His grace, and His power. Yet so often, we too easily settle for someone else's descriptions, the Cliff notes from another's spiritual journey. We are content for "God-experts" to do the heavy lifting and then give us the bottom line. And like any secondhand information, after enough times through the grapevine, the truth about God deteriorates and crumbs of rumor are all that remain. But when life derails, and things don't go as we had planned, our thin view of God is challenged. In those critical moments, we can choose to walk away from God, or to let our questions lead us home. When we choose to wrestle with God, to engage Him for ourselves, we-like Jacob and Job and David-will see rumors die and revelation come alive. It's time to hear the magnificent, Divine Invitation. It's time to take God up on His offer and embrace the mystery and majesty of knowing Him for ourselves.

Secondhand Jesus
Secondhand Jesus

Author: Glenn Packiam

Publisher: David C Cook

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781434766397

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When life derails, our thin view of God is challenged. We can walk away, or let our questions lead us home. As you wrestle with God, engaging Him for yourself, you--like Jacob, Job and David--will see rumors die and revelation come alive.

No More Secondhand God
No More Secondhand God

Author: R. Buckminster Fuller

Publisher: Estate of R. Buckminster Fuller

Published: 1967-04-01

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 0809302470

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Vernon Sternberg of the S.I.U Press was responsible for bringing out the first edition of this collection of occasional pieces. In addition to the title piece, written in 1940, it includes other blank verses: “Machine Tools,” 1940; “The Historical Attempt by Man to Convert His Evolution from a Subjective to an Objective Process,” 1948; “Universal Requirements of a Dwelling Advantage,” 1917–62; “The Fuller Research Foundation,” 1946–51; A Comprehensive Anticipatory Design Science,” 1956; and two prose essays with geometrical diagrams and tables, “Introduction to Omnidirectional Halo,” 1959, and “omnidirectional Halo,” 1960. I once asked Fuller whether No More Secondhand God meant secondhand as in clothes or second hand as in watch? He seemed bemused by the question and answered with a casualness I found suspect—”Now that you mention it,” he said, “I suppose both.” Description by Ed Applewhite, courtesy of The Estate of Buckminster Fuller

The Second Coming of Christ
The Second Coming of Christ

Author: Greg Hinnant

Publisher: Gatekeeper Press

Published: 2022-08-08

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 1662929102

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The second coming of Christ is the most anticipated, consequential, and controversial event since His Ascension. For 2,000 years, it has been loved, hated, dreaded, and ignored. Committed Christians have loved it, sinners have hated it, carnal Christians have dreaded it, and lukewarm Christians have ignored it. Thus, it has been yearned for, mocked, feared, and yawned at, and yet debated ad nauseam. But there it is, in Jesus’ own immortal words, “I will come again!” (John 14:3). Today a turbulent vortex of confusion and controversy swirls around just what Jesus meant and when He is coming. This powerful new book by Greg Hinnant seeks to quell the controversy and clarify the confusion by setting forth God's biblical prophetic plan for Christ's appearing - the rapture - and the amazing divinely scheduled events that follow on earth and in heaven. It also offers much detailed, practical, biblical teaching on how to be prepared for the rapture. Finally, it closes with a very thorough, informative, concisely written comparison of the major Christian End-Times views. Many books present biblical prophecies about Christ’s Second Coming, but offer little or no Christian living instructions. Others present excellent Christian living instructions, but do not interpret End-Times prophecy. Rich with abundant prophetic and Christian living instructions, this book is truly unique. You will not find another like it! Described as “a comprehensive handbook for the preparation of the bride of Christ,” it is a must-read for pastors, leaders, and anyone seriously desiring to be ready when Jesus suddenly appears to receive His church.

Rumors of God
Rumors of God

Author: Darren Whitehead

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2011-07-18

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1595553649

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Discover a faith that goes beyond doubt and reveals how God continues to fulfill his promises today just as he did in biblical times, unlocking true purpose and fulfillment in our busy, modern lives. Where is the life God promised us? In the midst of our fast-paced schedules and endless distractions, we often push God to the background, struggling to believe that his promises are still relevant. He seems distant, and the abundant life Jesus spoke about doesn't seem possible. When we hear that God wants to give, say, and show us more, we assume it's just a rumor. But what if God really is calling us to something more--a life of deeper purpose, fulfillment, and peace today and right now? In Rumors of God, Jon Tyson and Darren Whitehead challenge us to reimagine what it means to live a life shaped by faith. They invite us to close the gap between the promises we've heard and the reality we experience, helping us see how God's presence and power are at work even in our modern, everyday lives. This book is more than a reminder--it's a call to rediscover a God who is active, present, and moving among us. For those feeling weary, jaded, or uncertain about how faith fits into today's world, Rumors of God offers a fresh perspective on God's timeless promises.

Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: First and Second Kings
Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: First and Second Kings

Author: Roger Tomes

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2019-06-18

Total Pages: 1672

ISBN-13: 1467453544

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This extract from the Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible provides Tomes’ introduction to and concise commentary on First and Second Kings. The Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible presents, in nontechnical language, the best of modern scholarship on each book of the Bible, including the Apocrypha. Reader-friendly commentary complements succinct summaries of each section of the text and will be valuable to scholars, students, and general readers. Rather than attempt a verse-by-verse analysis, these volumes work from larger sense units, highlighting the place of each passage within the overarching biblical story. Commentators focus on the genre of each text—parable, prophetic oracle, legal code, and so on—interpreting within the historical and literary context. The volumes also address major issues within each biblical book—including the range of possible interpretations—and refer readers to the best resources for further discussions.

Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: First and Second Samuel
Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: First and Second Samuel

Author: Graeme Auld

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2019-06-18

Total Pages: 1672

ISBN-13: 146745351X

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This extract from the Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible provides Auld’s introduction to and concise commentary on First and Second Samuel. The Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible presents, in nontechnical language, the best of modern scholarship on each book of the Bible, including the Apocrypha. Reader-friendly commentary complements succinct summaries of each section of the text and will be valuable to scholars, students, and general readers. Rather than attempt a verse-by-verse analysis, these volumes work from larger sense units, highlighting the place of each passage within the overarching biblical story. Commentators focus on the genre of each text—parable, prophetic oracle, legal code, and so on—interpreting within the historical and literary context. The volumes also address major issues within each biblical book—including the range of possible interpretations—and refer readers to the best resources for further discussions.

Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: First and Second Chronicles
Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: First and Second Chronicles

Author: Richard J. Coggins

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2019-06-18

Total Pages: 1672

ISBN-13: 1467453579

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This extract from the Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible provides Coggin’s introduction to and concise commentary on First and Second Chronicles. The Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible presents, in nontechnical language, the best of modern scholarship on each book of the Bible, including the Apocrypha. Reader-friendly commentary complements succinct summaries of each section of the text and will be valuable to scholars, students, and general readers. Rather than attempt a verse-by-verse analysis, these volumes work from larger sense units, highlighting the place of each passage within the overarching biblical story. Commentators focus on the genre of each text—parable, prophetic oracle, legal code, and so on—interpreting within the historical and literary context. The volumes also address major issues within each biblical book—including the range of possible interpretations—and refer readers to the best resources for further discussions.

Christ’s Enthronement at God’s Right Hand and Its Greco-Roman Cultural Context
Christ’s Enthronement at God’s Right Hand and Its Greco-Roman Cultural Context

Author: D. Clint Burnett

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2021-01-18

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 3110691795

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Given the dearth of non-messianic interpretations of Psalm 110:1 in non-Christian Second Temple Jewish texts, why did it become such a widely used messianic prooftext in the New Testament and early Christianity? Previous attempts to answer this question have focused on why the earliest Christians first began to use Ps 110:1. The result is that these proposals do not provide an adequate explanation for why first century Christians living in the Greek East employed the verse and also applied it to Jesus’s exaltation. I contend that two Greco-Roman politico-religious practices, royal and imperial temple and throne sharing—which were cross-cultural rewards that Greco-Roman communities bestowed on beneficent, pious, and divinely approved rulers—contributed to the widespread use of Ps 110:1 in earliest Christianity. This means that the earliest Christians interpreted Jesus’s heavenly session as messianic and thus political, as well as religious, in nature.

Volume 2 the Dancing Hand of God
Volume 2 the Dancing Hand of God

Author: James Maloney

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2011-11-22

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1449730248

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The Dancing Hand of God: Unveiling the Fullness of God through Apostolic Signs, Wonders and Miracles continues, in this second volume, the lifes story of its author, James Maloney, and offers his insights, gleaned from years of study and teaching. This creates a dynamic blend that unveils the riches God gives to faithful followers. With these gifts in hand, they can perform apostolic signs, wonders, and miracles that witness to Gods fullness and that change the lives of all who experience them. In this volume of The Dancing Hand of God, the exploration of Gods qualities turns to holiness, faith, compassion, confidence, power, blessing, and simplicity. Just as in the first volume, each of the chapters ends with an outline using the section headings as topics and listing the main insights from the section. This approach helps to make the book suitable both for ones own private study and for dialogue with others. The Dancing Hand of God: Unveiling the Fullness of God through Apostolic Signs, Wonders and Miracles offers its stories and its teachings as resources for anyone who recognizes that his or her life can become burdened by forcesisolation, fear, and unholinessthat hinder the blossoming of ones spiritual life. If you see yourself in this description, then The Dancing Hand of God will serve as a kind of mentor, guiding you through its narrative and its teachings to find God as both source and inspiration for your own ministry that works miracles, wonders, and apostolic signs.