The study of Christian Theology should not be an intellectual pursuit left only to academics or pastors. Instead, every member of this church should pursue the study of theology because theology deepens your understanding of God, helps you live your faith in a way that is Christ-centred and helps you explain your faith to non-Christians. With this in mind, the church librarians have decided to feature books from the Theology in Community series which is a resource for exploring both theology and practice in an accessible way.
1. Fallen: A Theology of Sin
From marital infidelity to global war, the world is obviously broken, leaving people desperate to find an explanation for our universal sin problem. In this book, scholar D. A. Carson discusses the contemporary significance of sin; professor Paul House details sin in the Old Testament law, prophets, and writings; and New Testament expert Douglas Moo explores sin from Paul’s vantage point. This team of top-notch scholars offers modern readers a comprehensive overview of this oft-neglected, biblical theme so that readers might learn to live better in a sinful world.
2. The Love of God
Our understanding of the love of God has been tragically distorted. The comfortable, sentimentalized version we commonly encounter today is far from the biblical depiction of God’s love. Featuring contributions from well-known evangelical scholars, this multi-disciplinary study address a variety of issues related to how God’s love is expressed in the Old and New Testaments, the Trinity, apologetics, Christian living, social justice, and more. This book promotes clear, sound thinking about what Scripture means when it declares that “God is love.”
3. The Deity of Christ
The biblical teaching about the deity of Christ is a precious truth and foundational to the Christian faith. It has been called “the most distinctively Christian doctrine of all” – one that must be taught and preserved. This accessible volume guides readers to the significance of Christ’s deity across the Old and New Testaments, in Johannine literature, in popular culture and church history, and among cults and world religions. With its keen theological insight and straightforward application, this volume will give pastors, students, and educated readers a clear and useful treatment of the deity of Christ.
4. Heaven
Our culture has a lot to say about heaven. But too much of it is based more on imaginative speculation or “supernatural” experiences than on the Bible itself. In the latest addition to the Theology in Community series, Ray Ortlund examines the concept of heaven in the Old Testament, Gerald Bray explores the history of theological reflection about heaven, and Ajith Fernando looks at persecuted saints’ special relationship to heaven in the New Testament. This team of first-rate scholars offers modern readers a comprehensive overview of this often misunderstood topic—shedding biblical light on the eternal hope of all Christians.
5. Suffering and the Goodness of God
Each day horrific scenes of suffering are streamed before us through television, the Internet, and newspapers. Believers are taught that God is good and they believe this truth. Yet when they are faced with suffering and hardships, the one question believers most often asked is, why? Suffering and the Goodness of God brings insight to many contemporary concerns of suffering by outlining Old and New Testament truths and tackling difficult questions concerning God’s sovereignty, human freedom, and the nature of evil. This book offers believers biblical truths concerning suffering and then challenges them to promote justice in the harsh, unsure world around them and to emulate God’s grace as they minister to those who are suffering.
Make your book reservations online or drop by our library on Sundays, 9.15am to 10am, at KKMC L2.
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