Were there human beings before Adam? Titles these days must catch the reader, lure them in, not the other way around. This book, isn't one of those. This work is meant to emphasize the topic of questioning. A title should make its reader ponder, yet, slowly intrigue them. Join S. El Sayed as he dares to beg the questions that no one else will. After all, it s what started us that makes us who we are today.
Theology is for everyone. Everyone is a theologian of sorts. Theology simply means thinking about God and expressing those thoughts in some way. But sloppy theology is a problem. As Christians, our thoughts about God need to coincide with what He has said about Himself in the Bible. With his clear understanding of the Scriptures and unpretentious writing style, Charles Ryrie has written Basic Theology for every student of God's Word, from the devotional student to the seminary student. Ryrie's name has become synonymous with dispensational theology and his texts on the subject invaluable to the Bible scholar. Now Ryrie's Basic Theology is available to you from Moody Press, the company that brings you the Ryrie Study Bible. Featuring charts, definitions, and Scripture and subject indices, Basic Theology will give you a clear and comprehensive picture of Ryrie's approach to systematic theology. Its 94 chapters are arranged in outline style for easy reference. Considerable emphasis is given to explaining the dispensational view of the end times.
Kevin Giles has been writing on women in the Bible for over forty years. In this book, What the Bible Actually Teaches on Women, he gives the most comprehensive account to date of the competing conclusions to this question and the issues surrounding it. To understand the bitter and divisive debate among evangelicals over the status and ministry of women, it needs to be understood that those who since 1990 have called themselves "complementarians" argue that in creation before the fall God set the man over the woman. Thus, the leadership of the man and the subordination of the woman in the home, the church, and wherever possible in the world (the whole creation) is the God-given ideal that is pleasing to God. It is this "theology" that Kevin Giles deconstructs and shows to be without a biblical foundation. Giles shows that he is fully conversant with the complementarian position and yet is unpersuaded by it. He sees it as an appeal to the Bible to preserve male privilege, similar to the appeals to the Bible to validate slavery and Apartheid; appeals to the Bible made by some of the best Reformed and evangelical biblical scholars, and now seen to be special pleading. Carefully studying the limited number of texts on which complementarians predicate their theology of the sexes, Giles finds not one of them actually teaches what complementarians claim. Furthermore, complementarians too often ignore the texts that are very difficult for them. In this book the ordination of women gets only passing mention. The constant focus is on whether or not the Bible subordinates women to men as an abiding theological principle.
Equipping a New Generation to Live Out God’s Design This thorough study of the Bible’s teaching on men and women aims to help a new generation of Christians live for Christ in today’s world. Moving beyond other treatments that primarily focus on select passages, this winsome volume traces Scripture’s overarching pattern related to male-female relationships in both the Old and New Testaments. Those interested in careful discussion rather than caustic debate will discover that God’s design is not confining or discriminatory but beautiful, wise, liberating, and good.
Abstract theology is overrated, for God can be found in even the most ordinary of things. Jesus used things like a lily, sparrow, and sheep to teach about the kingdom of God. And in the Old Testament, God repeatedly describes himself and his saving work in relation to physical things such as a rock, horn, or eagle. In God of All Things, pastor and author Andrew Wilson invites you to rediscover God in this way, too--through ordinary, everyday things. He explores the idea of a material world and presents a variety of created marvels that reveal the gospel in everyday life and fuel worship and joy in God--marvels like: Dust: the image of God Horns: the salvation of God Donkeys: the peace of God Water: the life of God Viruses: the problem of God Cities: the kingdom of God God of All Things will leave you with a deeper understanding of Scripture, the world you live in, and the God who made it all.
"We need a real Adam and Eve if we are to make sense of the Bible and of life," argues C. John Collins. Examining the biblical storyline as the worldview story of the people of God, Collins shows how that story presupposes a real Adam and Eve and how the modern experience of life points to the same conclusion. Applying well-informed critical thinking to common theological and scientific questions, Collins asserts the importance of a real man at the beginning in God's plan for creation, a plan that includes "redemption" for all people since sin entered the world. Did Adam and Eve Really Exist? addresses both biblical and Jewish texts and contains extensive appendices to examine how the material in Genesis relates to similar material from Mesopotamian myths. Collins's detailed analysis of the relevant texts will instill confidence in readers that the traditional Christian story equips them better than any alternatives to engage the life that they actually encounter in the modern world.
The original text of the Bible is, most definitely, the inspired "Word of God." It's most sacred pages offer to us instructions to accomplish two things: How to 1) conquer our mortal human life and 2) enhance our relationship with God. Unfortunately, due to man's selfishness and greed, the text was changed to cater to the desire of some to gain control over the wealth of this planet; with "woman" being the most sought after treasure. The changed version is being used to manipulate us into helping those, in control of the wealth, keep it. The book, A Race Diminished, as told by an African Tribal Historian named Mama Quena, offers an African Folklore version of the "Creation Story" of which she claimed is the truth about what really happened between God, Adam, Eve, Cain, Able, Lucifer, Homo erectus and Homo sapiens Humans, and the angels. I met Mama Quena while being stranded in a jungle located in Malawi, Central Africa. I am American and from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The story Mama Quena shared with me has changed my life. My faith in God is even stronger. I have come to realize that God is so much more real and relevant in all our lives.
Andela Tidmore yearns for matrimony. She is a Christian maiden who moves to St. Louis in hopes of finding a man, but her experiences in the big city compel her to return to her home town. Then an angel appears with an extraordinary proposition. An agnostic bachelor has acquired custody of two orphaned children, and Andela's assignment is to care for the children and to evangelize the bachelor. She accepts. Bill Stroggins works hard to manage his dairy farm. Law school disappointed him and he prefers working with cows. When his only sibling dies and leaves two orphaned children, he adopts them. It is difficult to maintain a dairy operation and care for two young children, so he hires a nanny. Aunt Dell, as the children call her, is the most mystifying individual Bill has ever encountered. It is an enchanted kiss that initiates a journey through virtual kingdoms personifying the inner essences of heart and soul. Colorful characters divulge information regarding sex, marriage, gender, Scripture, sin, salvation, angels, Satan, free will, predestination, eternal security, government, religion, faith, holiness, love, and God. Bill is enlightened in regards to the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, and in regards to the separation of Church and State. Andela learns what the Bible really teaches about women. At long last Bill sits as judge in the Arena of Judgment. The defense attorney argues with fervor on Andela's behalf. Lord Gelus relishes his accusatory role as plaintiff attorney while Rebelon and Decevon look on with ominous indulgence. Then Bill experiences a stunning revelation-it is the judge who is on trial. He faces the most crucial decision bequeathed to mankind.
Our destiny after death is the foundation of our religious thought. Religious taboos have spoiled man's pleasures and delights by inconveniencing him to obtain religious comfort. Religion is based on the interaction between the etheric and physical worlds. Psychic science was mysterious to our ancestors, and as a consequence, they misunderstood and misinterpreted it. The Apostle John helps to clear up these issues in this book. John was a medium for his book of Revelation. Angels like John were formerly human beings who have lived on earth and died. Now they continue functioning in another world of finer vibrations. Marilyn is the medium for this book. In the past, Moses, Joshua, King David, prophets, and biblical writers were all mediums. As we are entering a new age, the Apostle John shed the light of the coming changes for our world. This addresses the question of how the world transforms to a more loving environment for the future and how soon it will happen. Also, John revealed the ending of control by the "behind the scenes" Dark Side that has caused an endless succession of bloody conflicts and devastating turmoil throughout human history. The Apostle John also gave the following explosive revelations: - When the soul enters a baby - The church's control of divorce - The life of Jesus after the crucifixion - The assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy - Civilization on Mars - Reincarnation and its removal from the Bible - Earthbound souls Find out these and other fascinating truths from the Apostle John regarding the perplexing questions that have pervaded mankind through the ages.
