Author: James E Southern
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1664299335
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Put off by Christian jargon and pat answers? James Southern relates how he was put off during his initial contact with reborners, as he labelled those who claimed to be born again. He recounts his skepticism, his conversion, his Bible School years, his life in Israel, and his intermittent backsliding. Rash Promises incorporates these life experiences, often humorous, with a study of rash promises and rash conduct by scriptural characters. Failing to learn what not to say and what not to do hinders one’s spiritual progress. And renouncing rash vows frees a person to live more fully for the Lord.
Rash Promises
Author: James E Southern
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1664299335
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Put off by Christian jargon and pat answers? James Southern relates how he was put off during his initial contact with reborners, as he labelled those who claimed to be born again. He recounts his skepticism, his conversion, his Bible School years, his life in Israel, and his intermittent backsliding. Rash Promises incorporates these life experiences, often humorous, with a study of rash promises and rash conduct by scriptural characters. Failing to learn what not to say and what not to do hinders one’s spiritual progress. And renouncing rash vows frees a person to live more fully for the Lord.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1664299335
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Put off by Christian jargon and pat answers? James Southern relates how he was put off during his initial contact with reborners, as he labelled those who claimed to be born again. He recounts his skepticism, his conversion, his Bible School years, his life in Israel, and his intermittent backsliding. Rash Promises incorporates these life experiences, often humorous, with a study of rash promises and rash conduct by scriptural characters. Failing to learn what not to say and what not to do hinders one’s spiritual progress. And renouncing rash vows frees a person to live more fully for the Lord.
Vows in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East
Author: Tony W. Cartledge
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781850752981
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Vows, oaths, and curses are all quite separate enterprises in the Bible, and especially in the Old Testament. Unfortunately, the writings of many modern scholars fail to indicate these distinctions. This well-argued book elucidates the distinctive nature of vow-making in the Old Testament milieu, setting it in proper relief against the background of other declaratory statements. The first chapter provides a general introduction to the subject and clarifies the often confused practices of oath-taking and vow making as commonly found in the Hebrew Bible. The remainder of the study refines and defends these distinctions, exploring similar means of assertion in the ancient Near East, and suggesting such theological and literary implications as may result.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781850752981
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Vows, oaths, and curses are all quite separate enterprises in the Bible, and especially in the Old Testament. Unfortunately, the writings of many modern scholars fail to indicate these distinctions. This well-argued book elucidates the distinctive nature of vow-making in the Old Testament milieu, setting it in proper relief against the background of other declaratory statements. The first chapter provides a general introduction to the subject and clarifies the often confused practices of oath-taking and vow making as commonly found in the Hebrew Bible. The remainder of the study refines and defends these distinctions, exploring similar means of assertion in the ancient Near East, and suggesting such theological and literary implications as may result.
A Crisis of Truth
Author: Richard Firth Green
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812218091
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
"Green's work is of the greatest importance for the understanding of a crucial period in the history of English writing and institutions, and a crucial shift in patterns of cognition."—Derek Pearsall, Harvard University
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812218091
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
"Green's work is of the greatest importance for the understanding of a crucial period in the history of English writing and institutions, and a crucial shift in patterns of cognition."—Derek Pearsall, Harvard University
How to Be Perfect
Author: Daniel M. Harrell
Publisher: FaithWords
ISBN: 0446574392
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
Influenced by A. J. Jacobs's The Year of Living Biblically, Harrell managed to recruit 20 members of his Boston congregation to join him in a month-long effort at living Levitically. Holiness was the ultimate goal, but so was learning. People who take the Bible seriously never know what to do with the book of Leviticus. And yet Leviticus is historically considered by Jews, and thus by Jesus, as the pivotal book of the Hebrew Bible. It's impossible to fully comprehend such key New Testament terms as sacrifice, atonement, or blood without some understanding of Leviticus. The "second greatest commandment," which Jesus said was "Love your neighbor as yourself," comes from Leviticus (19:18). As a longtime minister and preacher who had successfully skirted Leviticus for most of his life, author Daniel Harrell wanted to come to grips with all that Leviticus teaches -- not just loving neighbors, but the parts about animal sacrifice, Sabbath-keeping, skin diseases, homosexuality, and stoning sinners, too. Yet rather than approaching Leviticus with a view toward mitigating its commands, he decided to simply obey them. The surprising lessons they learned impressed on Harrell both the power of obedience and the necessity of grace. This book traces the adventures of a group of people eager to understand the Bible by living it.
Publisher: FaithWords
ISBN: 0446574392
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
Influenced by A. J. Jacobs's The Year of Living Biblically, Harrell managed to recruit 20 members of his Boston congregation to join him in a month-long effort at living Levitically. Holiness was the ultimate goal, but so was learning. People who take the Bible seriously never know what to do with the book of Leviticus. And yet Leviticus is historically considered by Jews, and thus by Jesus, as the pivotal book of the Hebrew Bible. It's impossible to fully comprehend such key New Testament terms as sacrifice, atonement, or blood without some understanding of Leviticus. The "second greatest commandment," which Jesus said was "Love your neighbor as yourself," comes from Leviticus (19:18). As a longtime minister and preacher who had successfully skirted Leviticus for most of his life, author Daniel Harrell wanted to come to grips with all that Leviticus teaches -- not just loving neighbors, but the parts about animal sacrifice, Sabbath-keeping, skin diseases, homosexuality, and stoning sinners, too. Yet rather than approaching Leviticus with a view toward mitigating its commands, he decided to simply obey them. The surprising lessons they learned impressed on Harrell both the power of obedience and the necessity of grace. This book traces the adventures of a group of people eager to understand the Bible by living it.
Daily Devotions
Author: Norman C. Bitter
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1597815942
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
This daily devotional provides inspiration, guidance, and purpose for daily living. God has a message of love and encouragement for a more fulfilling life.
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1597815942
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
This daily devotional provides inspiration, guidance, and purpose for daily living. God has a message of love and encouragement for a more fulfilling life.
The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star
Institutes of Natural Law
Author: Thomas Rutherforth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : International law
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : International law
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
The Sound Sense of Poetry
Author: Peter Robinson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108395309
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
What real role can poetry have in the world? How are its truths created by the words and sounds chosen by the poet and by the way readers respond to them? Acclaimed poet Peter Robinson brings his knowledge of poetic art to the understanding of the reader's contribution in enabling poetry to play its part in life. Emphasising the value of individual writers' and readers' interactions, together with such key matters as meter and rhythm, voicing and form, rhyme and syntax, Robinson shows how poems engage in speech performances such as promising, justifying, excusing, and explaining - including the telling of truths. Illustrated with detailed readings of poems by, among others, Jonson, Marvell, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Tennyson, Christina Rossetti, Dickinson, Kipling, Basil Bunting, Frank O'Hara, Tony Harrison, and Denise Riley, this book shows how important poetry is as a means to do things with words and make things happen.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108395309
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
What real role can poetry have in the world? How are its truths created by the words and sounds chosen by the poet and by the way readers respond to them? Acclaimed poet Peter Robinson brings his knowledge of poetic art to the understanding of the reader's contribution in enabling poetry to play its part in life. Emphasising the value of individual writers' and readers' interactions, together with such key matters as meter and rhythm, voicing and form, rhyme and syntax, Robinson shows how poems engage in speech performances such as promising, justifying, excusing, and explaining - including the telling of truths. Illustrated with detailed readings of poems by, among others, Jonson, Marvell, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Tennyson, Christina Rossetti, Dickinson, Kipling, Basil Bunting, Frank O'Hara, Tony Harrison, and Denise Riley, this book shows how important poetry is as a means to do things with words and make things happen.
Developing and Managing Salesmen
Author: Ray Giles
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sales personnel
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sales personnel
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Heart Talks
Author: Charles Wesley Naylor
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
"Heart Talks" authored by Charles Wesley Naylor is a collection of inspiring and uplifting spiritual reflections. Naylor's words resonate with readers, offering wisdom, encouragement, and comfort. Each talk touches on essential aspects of life, faith, and personal growth, making it a valuable companion for anyone seeking spiritual guidance and enlightenment.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
"Heart Talks" authored by Charles Wesley Naylor is a collection of inspiring and uplifting spiritual reflections. Naylor's words resonate with readers, offering wisdom, encouragement, and comfort. Each talk touches on essential aspects of life, faith, and personal growth, making it a valuable companion for anyone seeking spiritual guidance and enlightenment.