A bestselling author shows readers how to go beyond Jesus' model prayer in Matthew 6 into the prophetic patter of prayer as revealed through Moses' tabernacle in the wilderness.
This book looks at the current issues of those who have made the choice to leave The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints because of questions and concepts presented to them by the internet and social media. This book (part 1) will identify specific issues that are connected to this latter-day falling away and the perceived responsibilities of the church and priesthood leadership. The upcoming part 2 will address the specific questions that many claim to be the reasons for their loss of faith. Such as The Book of Mormon and The Book of Abraham translations, women and the priesthood, science and religion, polygamy, and past priesthood restrictions, and other questions.
There is a movement today affecting the Latter-day Saint youth and seasoned adults causing many to fall away from the faith of their fathers. The "Threshing Floor of Faith" takes a look into the causes of this spiritual calamity that has or will affect almost every family in the Church. Often parents cannot understand why active children are choosing to leave their faith with a distrust for the Church and priesthood leaders. Many adults are also falling away disgruntled with the Church organization that was restored by revelation and the Prophet Joseph Smith. There are questions being presented and asked that seem to be unanswerable, yet, there are answers found in scripture. Part I of this book will take a look at the purpose of the Church organization and the responsibilities of the priesthood and its leaders and where the foundation of testimony should lay. "The Threshing Floor of Faith" will use the scriptures to present information and doctrine that could be used for a lasting and enduring testimony, not only in Christ but also the organization that is to administer His Gospel. Part II will address some of the questions that are causing many to turn from the faith they once embraced, using the scriptures to answer the questions. "The Threshing Floor of Faith" will address questions and present scriptural answers to topics such as: * Science and Religion; creation and scripture, * Translations of the Book of Abraham and the Book of Mormon,* Past restrictions of the Priesthood,* Polygamy,* Women and the Priesthood, * Same sex attraction, * And others.The scriptures are the best commentary on the scriptures rather than opinions, traditions and interpretations; and this book will use that standard of scripture as the foundation from which to build faith and testimony. No one reached the Tree of Life in the dream of Lehi except by the 'Iron Rod,' nevertheless; many fell away even after having partaken of the fruit. The center and foundation of all faith must be in Jesus Christ and the Atonement. "The Threshing Floor of Faith" is written for the faithful and those questioning their faith, presenting a view that connects the questions causing doubt, the organization of the Church and its Priesthood Leaders to the Atonement and Gospel of Jesus Christ.
“You can’t trust the Bible — it’s full of hundreds of contradictions.” Really? Just because the critic mindlessly declares it so? Don’t be so fast to believe everything you hear! In this book Dr. Jason Lisle examines 420 claims of Bible contradictions and sets the record straight. Contradiction #139 Was Abraham justified by faith or by works? Romans 4:2 - says by faith VS. James 2:21 - says by works Bifurcation fallacy. Abraham was justified both by faith and by works (James 2:24, 26). To “justify” means either to be in right moral standing or to show that one is (morally) in right standing. Abraham was justified by faith before God since God knows all things — including Abraham’s faith (James 2:23). God sees our hearts (1 Samuel 16:7), so we are justified before God by our faith alone, which God can see. But men cannot see another man’s faith. They only see the outward works that follow from inward faith. Therefore, Abraham was justified before men by the works that followed from his faith, since men cannot see faith but can see works. James explicitly teaches this (James 2:18–26).
"While Jack Garrison is forever a changed man free of his bitterness, his future looks uncertain. After protecting him from a terrorist attack, the girl he loves, Bette Deekmann, struggles to stay alive all while harboring a dangerous secret. As her past comes to light, Jack finds himself wondering - who is she, really? As his visions of the past continue to draw him into Israel's history, Jack begins to see that both Bette and Israel are a part of God's bigger plan as well as the focus of an age-old battle - a violent and dangerous war. -- adapted from back cover
The Gospel of Matthew stands out as a favorite biblical text among patristic commentators, including Origen, Hilary of Poitiers, Jerome, Theodore of Heraclea, Cyril of Alexandria, John Chrysostom, Augustine, and more. In this ACCS volume, the rich abundance of patristic comment provides a feast of ancient interpretation of the First Gospel.
Vital to an agrarian communitys survival, threshing floors are also depicted in the Hebrew Bible as sites for mourning rites, divination rituals, cultic processions, and sacrifices. Jaime L. Waters examines these sacred functions and the various personnel active in the use and operation of the sites and shows that they were sacred spaces connected to Yahweh, under his control and subject to his power to bless, curse, and save, providing Israel a special ritual access to Yahw
I Am helps women end the barrage of negative self-talk and replace it with an empowering new narrative. You'll exchange lies for truth, insecurity for a rock-solid identity, and break free from the distorted messages that have held you hostage for too long. From the moment a woman wakes until she falls, exhausted, on her pillow, one question plagues her at every turn: Am I enough? The pressure to do more, be more has never been more intense. Online marketing. Self-help books. Movies, magazines, and gym memberships. Even church attendance and social media streams have become a means of comparing ourselves to impossible standards. Am I pretty enough? Hip enough? Spiritual enough? We fear the answer is "No." When a brutal bout with cancer changed how she looked, talked, and lived, Michele Cushatt embarked on a soul-deep journey to rediscover herself. The typical self-esteem strategies and positivity plans weren't enough. Instead, she needed a new foundation, one that wouldn't prove flimsy when faced with the onslaught of day-to-day life. With raw personal stories, profound biblical teaching, and radical truths on which to rebuild your life, I Am will help you: Refuse to ride the rollercoaster of others' opinions and start believing what God says about you. Stop agonizing over past regrets and failures and make peace with God's sovereign plan for your life. Leave insecurity behind as you exchange temporary fixes for an identity established on God's unchanging affection. I Am reminds us that our value isn't found in our talents, achievements, relationships, or appearance. It is instead found in a God who chose us, sent us, and promised to be with us--forever.
In the wake of the horrific 9/11 terrorist attacks we, as an increasingly secular nation, were reminded that religion is, for good and bad, still significant in the modern world. Alongside this new awareness, religion reporters adopted the tools of so-called New Journalists, reporters of the 1960s and '70s like Truman Capote and Joan Didion who inserted themselves into the stories they covered while borrowing the narrative tool kit of fiction to avail themselves of a deeper truth. At the turn of the millennium, this personal, subjective, voice-driven New Religion Journalism was employed by young writers, willing to scrutinize questions of faith and doubt while taking God-talk seriously. Articles emerged from such journalists as Kelly Baker, Ann Neumann, Patrick Blanchfield, Jeff Kripal, and Meghan O'Gieblyn, characterized by their brash, innovative, daring, and stylistically sophisticated writing and an unprecedented willingness to detail their own interaction with faith (or their lack thereof). The God Beat brings together some of the finest and most representative samples of this emerging genre. By curating and presenting them as part of a meaningful trend, this compellingly edited collection helps us understand how we talk about God in public spaces--and why it matters--in a whole new way.