Veiled in Flesh
Veiled in Flesh

Author: Melvin Tinker

Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press

Published: 2019-10-17

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 1789740975

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‘Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail the incarnate deity ... Jesus, our Emmanuel.’ Great words, from one of the most popular Christmas carols -- but what do they actually mean and do they really matter? Melvin Tinker introduces the doctrine of the incarnation of God the Son in Jesus Christ, in two parts. Part One approaches the incarnation by way of an exposition of chapter 1 of the New Testament letter to the Hebrews. This grounds the doctrine in Scripture, working through some of the theological and pastoral implications. Part Two goes deeper, drawing on systematic and historical theology (especially the creeds) to tease out what the doctrine means and why it is vital to the life and health of the church and Christian devotion. While the treatment is clearly theological (dealing with biblical truth), it is also doxological (leading to praise) and pastoral (practical in its outworking) The doctrine is set alongside and related to two other key Christian beliefs - the Trinity and the Atonement.

Early Church Fathers, Nicene and Post Nicene 1st Series
Early Church Fathers, Nicene and Post Nicene 1st Series

Author: Philip Schaff

Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers

Published: 1994-03

Total Pages: 8448

ISBN-13: 9781565630949

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Series I of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers consists of eight volumes of the writings of St. Augustine, the greatest and most influential of the early Church Fathers, and six volumes of the treatises and homilies of St. Chrysostom. The series is edited by the eminent church historian Philip Schaff (1819-1893), professor at Union Theological Seminary, New York.Volume Titles: Volume 1: Augustine: Prolegomena, Confessions, Letters Volume 2: Augustine: City of God, Christian Doctrine Volume 3: Augustine: On the Holy Trinity, Doctrinal Treatises, Moral Treatises Volume 4: Augustine: Anti-Manichaean, Anti-Donatist Writings Volume 5: Augustine: Anti-Pelagian Writings Volume 6: Augustine: Sermon on the Mount, Harmony of the Gospels, Homilies on the Gospels Volume 7: Augustine: Gospel of John, First Epistle of John, Soliliques Volume 8: Augustine: Expositions on the Psalms Volume 9: Chrysostom: On the Priesthood, Ascetic Treatises, Select Homilies and Letters, Homilies on the Statues Volume 10: Chrysostom: Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew Volume 11: Chrysostom: Homilies of the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistle to the Romans Volume 12: Chrysostom: Homilies on Corinthians, 1st and 2nd Volume 13: Chrysostom: Homilies on Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, and Philemon Volume 14: Chrysostom: Homilies on the Gospel of John, Hebrews

On the Councils
On the Councils

Author: St Hilary of Poitiers

Publisher:

Published: 2023-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781088061398

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Hilary of Poitiers was Bishop of Poitiers and a Doctor of the Church. He was sometimes referred to as the "Hammer of the Arians" (Malleus Arianorum) and the "Athanasius of the West", His name comes from the Latin word for happy or cheerful. In addition to his important work as Bishop, Hilary was married and the father of Abra of Poitiers, a nun and saint who became known for her charity.

Being the Church
Being the Church

Author: Edward Rommen

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2017-07-18

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 1498293158

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If the divine liturgy really is as beautiful as we claim, wouldn’t more people attend? Wouldn’t the church grow? Driven by our desire for growth, we count, we analyze, we make charts, and we strategize, but often with few discernible results. That is probably the result of focusing on secondary aspects of church life. As we know, the very existence of a church is a gift of God’s presence and not the result of any particular actions taken by human beings. For that reason, church is primarily about being something rather than doing or achieving something. So the growth of the church is not reflected in ever-increasing numbers, dollars, and activities, but rather in steadily growing conformity to the divine ideal. So in order to evaluate ecclesial growth, we will first have to ask what the church is supposed to be. One answer to that question is captured in the four marks of the church given in the creed: Oneness, Holiness, Catholicity, and Apostolicity. These four characteristics serve as a matrix or framework within which we can focus on the primary aspects of ecclesial being and help it grow and become what it was intended to be.

Praying the Language of Enmity in the Psalter
Praying the Language of Enmity in the Psalter

Author: Aran J. E. Persaud

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2016-07-22

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1498289614

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How is it possible to hold a New Testament ethic to love one's enemies and pray for their physical infliction, shame, death, and suffering of family members? And yet, the Psalter, the prayer book of the Church, contains such prayers. In modern times, the Church has adopted a semi-Marcionite attitude towards these troubling texts, excluding whole psalms or parts from liturgies and private use. But as the age of "terror" dawns upon us, we are finding that these texts speak of unchanging realities that perhaps the ancients were abler to understand than moderns. Two great wars and a multitude of ideologies proved in the last century that the intellect cannot prevent these irrational impulses of destruction, and post-modern societies, of the present century, with their multitude of voices really offer no voice to counter moral evil. This study of six psalms with graphic language of enmity seeks to help the reader overcome shallow views of the mystery of evil, cultural blinkers of the use of language, and even personal prejudices. It attempts to recover the complete prayer book of the Church, as it once was, Israel's prayer book.