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The Alluring Brightness of His Glory

Author : R. L. Coursey
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1512765465
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book The Alluring Brightness of His Glory written by R. L. Coursey and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-12-29 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The real problem of the hour is not that we view our problems as insurmountable, nor that we fail to view our God as insuperable in the midst of all these problems, but primarily that we fail to count our God as inestimable, even above our need to solve all of these problems. It is the failure to perceive the supreme glory of Christ that moves the church to promote counterfeit offers that compete with His glory, and moves men to receive a counterfeit Christ, whose highest value consists not of His own excellency, but of His willingness to bestow upon us that which our earthly, carnal and temporal nature counts most excellent. This magnetic pull of the world upon our affections will only cease by a God-ward attraction. It is in the face of Jesus Christ that the brightness of the glory of God shines forth. He alone is the brightness of His glory. And unless we exalt Him to preeminence, we know nothing of that glory.

Discipleship

Author : R L Coursey
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1973620081
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (736 download)

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Download or read book Discipleship written by R L Coursey and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Satan tempted Christ, so he tempts us today. Pointing to the glory of the kingdoms of the world, he says, “All these things I will give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.” Although always with an air of piety, the consumer-driven church is lured into following the counsel of Satan while rejecting the example of Christ. He who is a deity emptied himself of his privileges and became a man. And not just any man but the lowest of men—a servant. He died not just any death but the cruelest of deaths—on a cross, as a condemned criminal. Such a vision of Christ’s humiliation should consume all of our self-interest and pour contempt on all our pride. But the vision of the exalted Christ should all the more compel us to renounce our own self-importance and self-seeking. The enslaving power of self-love does not only attach itself to the church, transforming its spiritual life into empty forms, turning its so-called good works into monuments of self-glory and changing its sacred mission into a search for the significance and fulfillment of self. It also enslaves the individual Christian by exalting the self to preeminence. Thus, it defeats real happiness by producing pride, discontent, envy, bitterness, unforgiveness, ambition, anxiety, and a whole host of other destructive qualities that exist for no other reason than to defend and maintain the self that we have erroneously, and to our own injury, exalted to preeminence. Self-love will never be made subordinate until we get a glimpse, by divine grave, of something far lovelier. Other idols may be replaced by even more enticing ones, but the idol of the self can only be laid aside by the all-entrancing vision of the loveliness of Christ.

Cosmic Preeminence

Author : R L Coursey
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1973631377
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (736 download)

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Download or read book Cosmic Preeminence written by R L Coursey and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many, who correctly exalt the preeminence of Christ in their theology, may yet oppose His preeminence with their priorities. Our priorities reveal our portion, and location does not change that portion. For the psalmist declared the preeminence of Christ in both heaven and earth: Whom have I in heaven but Thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides Thee. (Ps. 73:25) Whenever there are two things that are good, the believer who has his priorities aligned with the kingdom never rejects the lesser but always prefers the better. And when one of these is finite and the other infinite, there must be no competition in his choice. Since Christ is preeminent in creation, cosmic preeminence must be infinitely higher in our affections than cosmic redemption. The new view on heaven is popular because it legitimizes the priorities of a consumer culture by always emphasizing the latter while merely including the former. While both are equally true, they are not truly equal. The priority of the beatific vision is evidenced by the superiority of its object. Therefore, we should always emphasize the former without failing to mention the latter. Once creation and redemption are paired together in our priorities, the preeminence of Christ slowly becomes less important, and how to gain and/or enjoy creation is always the primary emphasis, both in this life and the next. Like Christ, we must differentiate between His kingdom and all those things that are merely added unto us in this life and on the future new earth. With the Kingdom clearly in view, we must prioritize that mandate (Great Commission) through which Christ has chosen to extend His kingdom and work of redemption in the world. The Creation Mandate given before the Fall, like all the commands, is not redemptive in nature, and the church is the only society of the redeemed. Our new identity in Christ, without eliminating, infinitely supersedes our creation identity, simply because Christ infinitely supersedes all creation in worth. The problem with exchanging the Great Commission with the Cultural Mandate is that the present mission of Christ to build His church becomes secondary to His work of providence in culture; the power of the gospel becomes secondary to the power of our example and moral influence on society and culture, and the preeminence of Christ is no longer based on His person and work but on the success of our work among people. We always proclaim what we are, wrote Martyn Lloyd-Jones, by our priorities.

Gospel-Centered Idolatry

Author : R L Coursey
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1664279512
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Gospel-Centered Idolatry written by R L Coursey and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Chalmers, in his classic sermon entited, “The Expulsive Power of a New Affection,” correctly ascribes subjective power to subjective affections, for love does have an expulsive power, whether one loves God to the despising of self, or loves self to the despising of God. But he incorrectly sides with objective justification, full pardon and gracious acceptance as the power that creates love and the engine that empowers sanctification. He is right to suggest that a new affection has expulsive power, but wrong to suggest that the source and power of a new affection is primarily in the indicative benefits. Jonathan Edwards, on the other hand, sided with regeneration for the obvious reason that without a new nature, the natural man can only be constrained by outside considerations (the indicatives) to superficially walk in newness of life (the imperatives). Such considerations mght produce change that rises as high as the outward performance of the Legalist, but it is still only the superficial height that self-love alone can achieve. The Spirit’s work of illuminating the higher glory and beauty of Christ to the soul is the only source of an affection that can be called new. If the expulsive power of a new affection does not dethrone self as one’s primary concern in life and theology, then what exactly is being expulsed by the power of the gospel? If one’s religion does not surpass one’s primary concern for what’s in it for oneself, then one’s self-love may have an expulsive power, but it will be the light of the glory of God in the face of Christ Jesus that is expulsed by the power of self-love. The irony of the cross was that Christ was crucified by those who already had a knowledge of God’s steadfast love and rejoiced in spiritual priviledges. The proper force and source behind the believer’s love for God is not found in the objective benefits as they reflect upon the believer’s high privileges, but God’s power alone as it is exerted in the soul by the Spirit imparting a new heart, new affections and a new principle of action that did not exist prior. Good fruit is produced only by a good tree, and however constrained by outside forces, a bad tree cannot be manipulated to produce fruit contrary to its nature.

Heart's Cry, Revised Edition

Author : Jennifer Kennedy Dean
Publisher : New Hope Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1596697539
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (966 download)

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Download or read book Heart's Cry, Revised Edition written by Jennifer Kennedy Dean and published by New Hope Publishers. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The human heart cries out for many reasons. But the deepest cry is one of yearning to be filled with God's presence and power. Whether we’re praying “help me to forgive” or “show me Your will,” our hearts long to connect with God. Jennifer Kennedy Dean will help you learn how to listen for God's answer to your heart's cry. In this book, she shares principles of heart-changing prayer. These principles are not easy steps to making God do what you want, but rather they enable you to live fully in God's power, giving Him your heart to change as He sees fit. The book is made up of 12 chapters, each including discussion questions and a meditation and reflection guide. A leader's guide is also included in the back to make the book useful for group study.

The Radiance of God

Author : Douglas M. Koskela
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 172526109X
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book The Radiance of God written by Douglas M. Koskela and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The image of God as light abounds in Scripture and the Christian tradition. In The Radiance of God, Douglas M. Koskela explores the theme of divine radiance across the span of Christian doctrine. The book develops a constructive account of the Christian gospel that traces the journey from darkness into the marvelous light of God. Drawing on an ecumenical range of voices in the tradition, Koskela frames the discussion in terms of three central concepts: allure, movement, and joy. The image of divine radiance suggests the sheer beauty of God that captivates the attention of God's creatures in wonder, love, and praise. The brilliance of this light initiates a process of movement toward it as the Holy Spirit transforms us in the image of Christ, the light of the world. The culmination of this journey is inexpressible and unending joy as we are immersed in the divine light. By following this threefold pattern through the classic loci of Christian doctrine, this volume offers a sustained and coherent treatment of the economy of salvation from creation to consummation.

The Desert Will Bloom

Author : A. Joseph Everson
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
ISBN 13 : 1589834259
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (898 download)

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Download or read book The Desert Will Bloom written by A. Joseph Everson and published by Society of Biblical Lit. This book was released on 2009 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

James

Author : James Barnett
Publisher : BFM Books
ISBN 13 : 0976486806
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (764 download)

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Download or read book James written by James Barnett and published by BFM Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Reformed Presbyterian magazine. Jan. 1855-July 1858, 1862-76

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1450 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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The Gospel herald; or, Poor Christian's magazine

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1050 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Gospel herald; or, Poor Christian's magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 1050 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Allure of Toxic Leaders

Author : Jean Lipman-Blumen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199840563
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book The Allure of Toxic Leaders written by Jean Lipman-Blumen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-10-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toxic leaders, both political, like Slobodan Milosevic, and corporate, like Enron's Ken Lay, have always been with us, and many books have been written to explain what makes them tick. Here leadership scholar Jean Lipman-Blumen explains what makes the followers tick, exploring why people will tolerate--and remain loyal to--leaders who are destructive to their organizations, their employees, or their nations. Why do we knowingly follow, seldom unseat, frequently prefer, and sometimes even create toxic leaders? Lipman-Blumen argues that these leaders appeal to our deepest needs, playing on our anxieties and fears, on our yearnings for security, high self-esteem, and significance, and on our desire for noble enterprises and immortality. She also explores how followers inadvertently keep themselves in line by a set of insidious control myths that they internalize. For example, the belief that the leader must necessarily be in a position to "know more" than the followers often stills their objections. In addition, outside forces--such as economic depressions, political upheavals, or a crisis in a company--can increase our anxiety and our longing for charismatic leaders. Lipman-Blumen shows how followers can learn critical lessons for the future and survive in the meantime. She discusses how to confront, reform, undermine, blow the whistle on, or oust a toxic leader. And she suggests how we can diminish our need for strong leaders, identify "reluctant leaders" among competent followers, and even nurture the leader within ourselves. Toxic leaders charm, manipulate, mistreat, weaken, and ultimately devastate their followers. The Allure of Toxic Leaders tells us how to recognize these leaders before it's too late.

To Light the Sabbath Candles

Author : Christine Graef
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532656580
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book To Light the Sabbath Candles written by Christine Graef and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keeping the Sabbath is the only commandment God called holy and said to remember. The moment the women light the Sabbath candle, we glimpse the boundless realm of the world to come as all work is put down and we meet with the Lord. The flame reveals our distinctions and makes known our gifts, a flame that spoke from Mount Sinai, led the Israelites through the desert, consumed offerings, and anointed the new church. Jesus said, "Come." Let anyone who hears this say, "Come." He opens his kingdom with generous hospitality, an invitation to a place at the table for anyone called to reconcile the wild and natural branches of the olive tree. Under the shared commandment to know God, the radiance is drawing together a family at his table in an unprecedented movement bringing Jew and Gentile into the one new humanity Jesus prayed for us to be. Sabbath is the only ritual listed in the ten commandments. In it he has set a table before us in the presence of the enemy who tried to divide the wholeness of the body of Christ, the feminine importance in bringing light, and the sacredness of heritage.

An Exposition of the Old Testament

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 842 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Exposition of the Old Testament written by and published by . This book was released on 1819 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Liahona

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 894 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Liahona written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Works of Jonathan Edwards: Volume I - I

Author : Jonathan Edwards
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1773560204
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book The Works of Jonathan Edwards: Volume I - I written by Jonathan Edwards and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-03-18 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in the original first volume of the total works of Edwards he shows his scholarly brilliance in the fields of theology as he tackles many issues that we today still struggle with and debate about in our culture and churches. Issues such as original sin, the meaning of marriage and the sovereignty of God are all subjects covered in just this first book. Come ready to learn about the person of God through the works of Jonathan Edwards!

God's Glory in Salvation through Judgment

Author : James M. Hamilton Jr.
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433521350
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (335 download)

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Download or read book God's Glory in Salvation through Judgment written by James M. Hamilton Jr. and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2010-11-04 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Exodus 34 Moses asks to see God’s glory, and God reveals himself as a God who is merciful and just. James Hamilton Jr. contends that from this passage comes a biblical theology that unites the meta-narrative of Scripture under one central theme: God’s glory in salvation through judgment. Hamilton begins in the Old Testament by showing that Israel was saved through God’s judgment on the Egyptians and the Caananites. God was glorified through both his judgment and mercy, accorded in salvation to Israel. The New Testament unfolds the ultimate display of God’s glory in justice and mercy, as it was God’s righteous judgment shown on the cross that brought us salvation. God’s glory in salvation through judgment will be shown at the end of time, when Christ returns to judge his enemies and save all who have called on his name. Hamilton moves through the Bible book by book, showing that there is one theological center to the whole Bible. The volume’s systematic method and scope make it a unique resource for pastors, professors, and students.

The Bible explainer; or A dictionary of the names, countries [&c.] as contained in the Old and New Testaments; an explanation of many difficult portions of the Bible: also, a comprehensive concordance of passages of Scripture most referred to [&c.].

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Author : William Nicholson (of Halifax.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 932 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Book Synopsis The Bible explainer; or A dictionary of the names, countries [&c.] as contained in the Old and New Testaments; an explanation of many difficult portions of the Bible: also, a comprehensive concordance of passages of Scripture most referred to [&c.]. by : William Nicholson (of Halifax.)

Download or read book The Bible explainer; or A dictionary of the names, countries [&c.] as contained in the Old and New Testaments; an explanation of many difficult portions of the Bible: also, a comprehensive concordance of passages of Scripture most referred to [&c.]. written by William Nicholson (of Halifax.) and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: