Wilhelm Pauck enhances his fresh translation of Luther's Lectures on Romans with a body of notes which, along with his lucid introduction, greatly enhances the usefulness of Luther's work. Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history. Through these works--each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century--contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries.
The Ninety-five Theses, The Bondage of the Will, A Treatise on Christian Liberty, Commentary on Genesis, The Catechism, Sermons, Prayers, Hymns, Letters and many more
The Ninety-five Theses, The Bondage of the Will, A Treatise on Christian Liberty, Commentary on Genesis, The Catechism, Sermons, Prayers, Hymns, Letters and many more
This meticulously edited Martin Luther collection includes: Introduction: Luther by John Acton Works: Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences (95 theses) The Bondage of the Will To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation Prelude on the Babylonian Captivity of the Church A Treatise on Christian Liberty A Treatise of Good Works A Treatise on Baptism Disputation on the Divinity and Humanity of Christ The Large Catechism The Small Catechism Commentary on Genesis On the Creation On Sin and the Flood Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians The Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude Preached and Explained Epistle Sermons Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost Trinity Sunday to Advent Table Talk The Book of Vagabonds and Beggars Discussion of Confession The Fourteen of Consolation Warning Against the Jews The Smalcald Articles The German Mass and Order of Divine Service An Open Letter on Translating Letter to Several Nuns Hymns Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Savior of the Nations, Come The Martyrs' Hymn
On the Bondage of the Will was Martin Luther's reply to Desiderius Erasmus' work "On Free Will," which had appeared in 1524 as Erasmus' first public attack on Luther after Erasmus had been wary about the methods of Luther for many years. At issue was whether human beings, after the Fall of Man, are free to choose good or evil. Erasmus had asserted that all humans possessed free will and that the doctrine of predestination was not in accord with the teachings contained in the Bible. Luther's response was to reason that sin incapacitates human beings from working out their own salvation, and that they are completely incapable of bringing themselves to God. The debate between Luther and Erasmus is one of the earliest of the Reformation over the issue of free will and predestination.
Who is God? What must we come to know in order to know God? What is the kingdom of Heaven? What sums up God’s law that all the prophets spoke to? What is the source of the universe and all that exists? What binds us to God and to one another? Why did He come into our world? What gives us eternal life? What is the great beginning and the ultimate end? Is there something truly universal that we can come to know, answering all of these questions? Love and Spirit says there is, presenting one word that could explain everything. It lives in the hearts of all people, waiting to be discovered, nurtured, and understood: love.
The purpose of this book is to reveal to the reader, the difference between the true called out ones of God, and the false ones that say they are called of God but are not. The destiny of our future is too important for us to allow false leaders that can be identified to entice us to follow a manikin Jesus. "That which is born of the flesh, is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit", (Jn.3:6). "It is the Holy Spirit that quickeneth, (performs the new birth and reveals spiritual truth), the flesh, (unspiritual people without Holy Spirit witness) profiteth nothing: (nothing for the kingdom of Christ). The words that I speak unto you, (said Jesus), they are spirit and they are life", (Jn.6:36) par. To those who hunger and thirst to dwell in and to be led by the Holy Spirit, and who really yearn to know the real living Jesus of Nazareth, will find this book to be a great treasure and window that opens the mind to Biblical truths that are a mystery to multitudes. But to the critic, this book will be no more to them than any other book that reveals truth to the soul. And to self blinded unspiritual church leaders, this book will only shame them.
The most precious message ever given to mortals is the message that Jesus became our substitute, taking the penalty for our sins, that we might take His perfect righteousness and stand faultless in the judgment, appearing before the Father as if we had never sinned. This is the message of righteousness by faith. God came as a man and poured out his soul unto death; he spilled his blood to pay your debt; he risked the entire universe to save you. There is no higher price that could be paid to purchase your salvation….There is nothing more for you to pay. You do not have to humiliate yourself or cause yourself pain to lessen your guilt. There is nothing you can do to gain his forgiveness but to accept it. “Come near…to Christ the Mighty Healer.…This wonderful manner of His love was evidenced at His crucifixion, and the light of His love is reflected in bright beams from the cross of Calvary. Now it remains for us to accept that love, to appropriate the promises of God to ourselves. Just repose in Jesus. Rest in Him…He loves you. The Lord’s arms are beneath you.…[W]ounded and bruised, just repose trust in God. A compassionate hand is stretched out to bind up your wounds. He will be more precious to your soul than the choicest friend, and all that can be desired is not comparable to Him. Only believe Him; only trust Him. Your friend in affliction—one who knows.” E. G. White, Daughters of God, p. 221.2, 3
Faith Negotiating Loyalties draws readers into the world of Christian faith in South Africa and the question of loyalties in the new post-apartheid state. It carries out its investigation in two parts. Part one examines Christian faith and loyalty during the first nation-building exercise following the South African War, positioning the creation and contestation of three Christianities corresponding to three nationalisms, each of which imagined South Africa in a particular way, shaping faith accordingly. The idea of an undifferentiated South African Christianity gives way to contesting and contested Christianities, nationalism gives way to nationalisms, and faith emerges in tension with and in criticism of these loyalties. Part two discusses the American theologian H. Richard Niebuhr in South Africa. Three kinds of faith in his wittings are set forth: social faith, radial faith, and reconstructing faith. Contextualized within the South African story, Niebuhr's ideas suggest self and society as constituted by hybridities and suspended in a web of loyalties. Faith Negotiating Loyalties suggests the message for faith in a post-apartheid South Africa is the importance of negotiating covenants which allow for crossings, hybridities, and contestations.
An absolute revelation to most Catholics! Based on the Traditional Latin Mass, but actually about the essence of the Mass itself. Shows it is not just a prayer, but a powerful sacrifice given to us by Almighty God to fulfill all our spiritual needs. You will divide your life into "before" and "after" you read this book. Going to Mass will never be the same again, once you appreciate the significance of every Mass (as explained by this book). Every Catholic needs to read this! Impr.
Numerous scholars in Social Theory and Theology discuss the concept of gift in our days. The present book seeks to benefit from this for the sake of ecumenical hermeneutics: A gift is presented by one to another person, so the person receiving it at the same time is enabled to a better self. Successful ecumenical dialogues consist in giving and receiving gifts of this kind. The book gives an exposition of this concept and then takes a tour d'horizon through ecumenical dialogues the Lutheran Church and theology are intertwined with, Lutheran-Anglican deliberations on the office of ecclesial oversight and Lutheran-Baptist dialogues on the concept of baptism among them. In the light of these findings the last chapter reflects on ecumenical hermeneutics in order to further improve its methods. [Gabentausch. Zur ökumenischen Hermeneutik] Der Band rezipiert Theorien der Gabe für die Fragen der ökumenischen Hermeneutik und schlägt ein identitätsbezogenes Konzept der Gabe vor: Eine gute Gabe ist nicht durch ihren finanziellen Wert bestimmt, sondern dadurch, dass sie erkennbar vom Geber kommt, zugleich aber den Empfänger besser ihn selbst sein lässt. Gelingende ökumenische Verständigung erzeugt semantische Gaben dieser Art. Nach der Vorstellung des Konzepts folgen beispielhafte Diskussionen aus dem Dialog evangelisch-lutherischer Theologie mit dem Anglikanismus, der römisch-katholischen, der baptistischen und der orthodoxen Theologie. Das Schlusskapitel nutzt die Ergebnisse für Vorschläge zur Weiterentwicklung einer gabenbezogenen ökumenischen Hermeneutik.
Systematic theology for laymen in the form of a catechism is the format of this book. It is a search for divine truth and theological integrity. More importantly, it is an explanation of the Christian faith. John Calvin said, "When Divine Truth is avowedly attacked, we must not tolerate the adulteration of one single iota of it. It is certainly not a trivial matter to see God's light extinguished by the devil's darkness; and besides, this matter is of greater moment than many suppose. Nor is it true, as they allege, that he who does not acquiesce in the errors of others, shows deadly hate by dissenting from them." Calvin's principle argument is as true today as it has been throughout the history of the church. Calvin was far more ambitious than we might anticipate in the church today. Theological integrity is as important today as it was five centuries ago. Theological integrity may be summarized by a belief system that works out consistently based on the Word of God. If your creedal statement is the result of your understanding of the "full counsel of God" then your theological integrity will be demonstrated in human experience. It was theological integrity that brought Jesus to the point of a deadly confrontation with the right winged conservative religious leaders of his day. This book is a summary of Christian doctrine based on the doctrine of the full counsel of God.
A spiritual resource and compelling reading for the general reader from a riveting selection of Martin Luther's collected works. Faith and Freedom: An Invitation to the Writings of Martin Luther is the first selection in decades for the general reader from the many dozens of volumes that constitute Martin Luther’s collected works. The selections included here, chosen for their pastoral tone, speak across the centuries and inform the spiritual concerns of today. Drawing on Luther’s Bible prefaces and commentaries, his treatises and sermons, his letters, his “table talk,” and his enduring hymnbook, Faith and Freedom will provide a spiritual resource for anyone seeking the heritage of modern Christian spirituality. Moreover, it requires no specialized knowledge of Reformation theology or Church history. Rich in language, direct, powerful, fresh in ideas, and often disquieting in their effect, the writings of Luther provide compelling reading.
In Repentance for the Holocaust, C. K. Martin Chung develops the biblical idea of "turning" (tshuvah) into a conceptual framework to analyze a particular area of contemporary German history, commonly referred to as Vergangenheitsbewältigung or "coming to terms with the past." Chung examines a selection of German responses to the Nazi past, their interaction with the victims’ responses, such as those from Jewish individuals, and their correspondence with biblical repentance. In demonstrating the victims’ influence on German responses, Chung asserts that the phenomenon of Vergangenheitsbewältigung can best be understood in a relational, rather than a national, paradigm. By establishing the conformity between those responses to past atrocities and the idea of "turning," Chung argues that the religious texts from the Old Testament encapsulating this idea (especially the Psalms of Repentance) are viable intellectual resources for dialogues among victims, perpetrators, bystanders, and their descendants in the discussion of guilt and responsibility, justice and reparation, remembrance and reconciliation. It is a great irony that after Nazi Germany sought to eliminate each and every single Jew within its reach, postwar Germans have depended on the Jewish device of repentance as a feasible way out of their unparalleled national catastrophe and unprecedented spiritual ruin.
The twenty-first century has witnessed unprecedented and revolutionary scientific, theological, technological, philosophical, and sociocultural changes, many of which have churned serious challenges to Christianity. In the face of these challenges, can a believer realistically walk with God? Walking with God in the Twenty-First Century examines the prospects of a devout Christian walking with God today, and it addresses a number of questions that all Christians must consider: Is Gods desire to walk with a devout Christian in the twenty-first century an illusion? What does it mean to walk with God? What are the major challenges to practicing Christianity in this century? How is the devil operating undercover to prevent believers from walking with God? Can a Christian realistically live a life fully devoted to God in the twenty-first century? Are there any provisions for a committed believer to practice Christianity in this church age? Pastors, church leaders, theology students, and Christians of all stripes should consider these new challenges and seek out Gods answers. In this way we can be equipped to walk with God in the most corrupt of environments, becoming a true disciple of Christ with a deepened commitment to obey his commandments.
Special (bLACK_bOX) Theory of re-CONSTRUCTION: "("aYe!")"....Part 2 of Stanley MARTIN's valiant attempt at a THEORY OF EVERYTHING, "A Science of Art"...A new beginning...Still describing a mathematical base, but his full theory of Criticism, a fresh view of Economics, a look back at Part 1, only to get a new resolution, the theory complete, 410 pages...
#1 International bestselling series It uses your DNA against you. It knows no mercy, and feels no pain. As the old world burns, only one truth remains. IT. FOUND. US. Get the multi-award-winning epic in one page-turning collection. Discover Convulsive. It’s an apocalypse like no other… It’s the middle of the night. The city’s in total blackout. As the last cell tower fails, Lucy gets a desperate warning. “Worse is coming.” In less than twenty four hours, mass looting will begin. Panic will quickly follow. Then violence. Technology has failed across the globe, and a disastrous chain reaction has begun. But as the people of San Francisco sleep, they have no idea what’s about to happen. Lucy must seize her chance to get ahead. As the last bytes of data vanish into the ether, the old world will be lost. In its wake, billions of citizens will be stranded in defunct cities, unable to communicate, or coordinate. For the first time in millennia, our species will be truly vulnerable. That’s when the pandemic hits. They called it D4. It’s not an enemy you can fight. It’s a process. We’ve never seen anything like it. And it’s just the beginning… A gripping dystopian page-turner, with a whole new take on the pandemic genre. Welcome to the world of Convulsive. The Convulsive series is a multi award-winning thriller from science fiction author Marcus Martin. It is the culmination of years of research, featuring insights from experts in genetic engineering, evolutionary biology, and disease outbreak control. The author personally collaborated with specialists from the WHO, the CSER, the UN, and laboratories across the globe. Inspired by cutting edge science, and first-hand accounts from outbreak responders, the Convulsive series takes pandemic fiction to the next level. Prepare yourself for a spine-tingling thought experiment, unfolding through a journey of twists, grit, and sacrifice. Discover what it really means to be human, and what it takes to survive, when everything you’ve ever known is under attack. Marcus Martin’s writing will appeal to fans of A. G. Riddle, Veronica Roth, Octavia E. Butler, Scott Medbury, Michael Crichton, Jack Hunt, Hugh Howey, Ursula K. Le Guin, Douglas E. Richards, Peter Cawdron, TW Piperbrook, Matthew Mather, Naomi Alderman, and more. WARNING: This series cuts close to the bone. It contains strong language and depicts scenes of a violent nature. You will be immersed in a vivid, dystopian disaster, where your survival hangs by a thread. This is not a journey for the faint of hearted. This is a fight for survival… AWARDS for the Convulsive Series: Gold: Global eBook Awards (Sci-Fi) Winner: Indie Book Readers’ Appreciation Group (Sci-Fi Medallion) Bronze: Readers’ Favorite Awards (Sci-Fi) “A vivid, compelling page turner” – judges’ comments This edition includes every book from the series: Crisis Grit Tribes Ash Proxy Pandemic meets The Road in this thrilling debut from Marcus Martin. As one fan described it, Convulsive is “an apocalypse like no other.” Brace yourself for some sleep deprivation. This book will be hard to put down.
....Three lives as Everyman, "Too, River" is duB-poetry as never-before explored. ...It begins with a Black male's life and romance explored as a sequence of songs; in fact, most of the genres in the pop catalogue.... ....The River, part two, is a (white) man's life explored as a Journey down the River Thames, United Kingdom.... ...Part Three is "aNiMa Rising," a mythic exploration/analysis of Christ's last three days before his crucifixion, according to Mark.... British-Jamaica's duB-poetry has never been as intense and philosophical as this! ....post-Impressionist!
More of Urban Lit's finest take a walk on the other side in book two, Even Sinners Have Souls Too, of the three book "Sinners Series." Darrell King and Essence Best-Selling authors, Victor L. Martin, Tysha, and Michel Moore bring you four smashing tales, but not before National Best-Selling author, K Wan, hits you with the powerful introduction, "Oh Sinner Man." Edited by award winning author E. N. Joy, once again, some of the literary industry's much respected authors pick up their pens to ink something outside of their norm. As the gritty tales unfold, the readers souls will be enveloped by the moving and unexpected outcomes. Unlike other street stories, these real and raw characters choose neither the road most traveled nor the road traveled less; they make their own way. Even Sinners Have Souls Too (like Even Sinners Have Souls-Book One of the series) continues to change the state of African American literature.
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