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Righteous Persecution

Author : Christine Caldwell Ames
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812201094
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Righteous Persecution written by Christine Caldwell Ames and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2013-05-22 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Righteous Persecution examines the long-controversial involvement of the Order of Preachers, or Dominicans, with inquisitions into heresy in medieval Europe. From their origin in the thirteenth century, the Dominicans were devoted to a ministry of preaching, teaching, and pastoral care, to "save souls" particularly tempted by the Christian heresies popular in western Europe. Many persons then, and scholars in our own time, have asked how members of a pastoral order modeled on Christ and the apostles could engage themselves so enthusiastically in the repressive persecution that constituted heresy inquisitions: the arrest, interrogation, torture, punishment, and sometimes execution of those who deviated in belief from Roman Christianity. Drawing on an extraordinarily wide base of ecclesiastical documents, Christine Caldwell Ames recounts how Dominican inquisitors and their supporters crafted and promoted explicitly Christian meanings for their inquisitorial persecution. Inquisitors' conviction that the sin of heresy constituted the graver danger to the Christian soul and to the church at large led to the belief that bringing the individual to repentance—even through the harshest means—was indeed a pious way to carry out their pastoral task. However, the resistance and criticism that inquisition generated in medieval communities also prompted Dominicans to consider further how this new marriage of persecution and holiness was compatible with authoritative Christian texts, exemplars, and traditions. Dominican inquisitors persecuted not despite their faith but rather because of it, as they formed a medieval Christianity that permitted—or demanded—persecution. Righteous Persecution deviates from recent scholarship that has deemphasized religious belief as a motive for inquisition and illuminates a powerful instance of the way Christianity was itself vulnerable in a context of persecution, violence, and intolerance.

The Persecution of the Righteous

Author : Yvonne Chambers
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 168570333X
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (857 download)

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Download or read book The Persecution of the Righteous written by Yvonne Chambers and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-05-02 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unbelievable action-packed true story of persecution at the hands of witches and demonic forces and powers is full of suspense and thrilling details of how one woman, led by the Holy Spirit, destroyed the powers and operations of an entire coven of witches. This overcomer gives a day-by-day seven-month unfiltered journal account of the demise of the witches and a glimpse into the spiritual realm as she shares her experience, the things she saw and heard. There are numerous visions that describe the presence of demons and angels that cannot be shaken. Details of how witches operate and even what a witch looks like in the spirit body is shared. The manifestation of the glory of Jesus Christ is powerfully seen throughout this ordeal. An end-time prophetic word, a warning of the persecution to come to the body of Christ, is brought by an angel of God and given in great detail. This book gives encouragement, an example for others that may experience witchcraft attacks and instructions on how to persevere and achieve victory through Christ Jesus. Listed are prayers and scripture references to help guide on how to pray and what to pray in order to defeat the works of the enemy.

Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and His Confrontation with the World

Author : D. A. Carson
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 9780801065316
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and His Confrontation with the World written by D. A. Carson and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2004-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A popular explanation of the teaching of Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount and the events that follow.

Commentary on 1 & 2 Corinthians

Author : Charles Hodge
Publisher : Ravenio Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 896 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Commentary on 1 & 2 Corinthians written by Charles Hodge and published by Ravenio Books. This book was released on 2014-11-12 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Hodge (1797-1878) was the chief theologian of Old Princeton, and is still revered today as one of greatest American theologies in the Presbyterian tradition. Charles Spurgeon said, "The more we use Hodge, the more we value him. This applies to all his commentaries."

The Only Way To Happiness

Author : John MacArthur
Publisher : Moody Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1575675951
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (756 download)

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Download or read book The Only Way To Happiness written by John MacArthur and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 1998-04-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus' first recorded sermon in the Bible is a blueprint for being happy here on earth. And though His definition contains no prescriptions for acquiring cars, homes, or savings, it does require transformation and obedience. MacArthur examines Jesus' timeless definition of happiness, and explains that our reward for following Jesus' plan is citizenship in the kingdom of God- and an abiding joy that can never be taken away. Study guide and review included for individual or group study.

Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young

Author : The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publisher : The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ISBN 13 : 1465103074
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (651 download)

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Download or read book Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young written by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This book was released on with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prophet Brigham Young taught the restored gospel of Jesus Christ in a basic, practical way that gave inspiration and hope to the Saints struggling to build a home in the wilderness. Though more than a century has now passed, his words are still fresh and appropriate for us today as we continue the work of building the kingdom of God. President Young declared that as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we possess the “doctrine of life and salvation for all the honest-in-heart” (DBY, 7). He promised that those who receive the gospel in their hearts will have awakened “within them a desire to know and understand the things of God more than they ever did before in their lives” and will begin to “inquire, read and search and when they go to their Father in the name of Jesus he will not leave them without a witness” (DBY, 450). This book reflects the desire of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to deepen the doctrinal understanding of Church members and to awaken within them a greater desire to know the things of God. It will inspire and motivate individuals, priesthood quorums, and Relief Society classes to inquire, read, search, and then go to their Father in Heaven for a witness of the truth of these teachings. Each chapter contains two sections—“Teachings of Brigham Young” and “Suggestions for Study.” The first section consists of extracts from Brigham Young’s sermons to the early Saints. Each statement has been referenced, and the original spelling and punctuation have been preserved; however, the sources cited will not be readily available to most members. These original sources are not necessary to have in order to effectively study or teach from this book. Members need not purchase additional references and commentaries to study or teach these chapters. The text provided in this book, accompanied by the scriptures, is sufficient for instruction. Members should prayerfully read and study President Young’s teachings in order to gain new insights into gospel principles and discover how those principles apply to their everyday lives. By faithfully and prayerfully studying these selections, Latter-day Saints will have a greater understanding of gospel principles and will more fully appreciate the profound and inspired teachings of this great prophet. The second section of each chapter offers a series of questions that will encourage thoughtful contemplation, personal application, and discussion of President Young’s teachings. Members should refer to and carefully reread his words on the principle being discussed. Deep and prayerful study of these teachings will inspire members to greater personal commitment and will help them resolve to follow the teachings of the Savior, Jesus Christ. If individuals and families prayerfully follow the principles in this book, they will be blessed and inspired to greater dedication and spirituality, as were the early Saints who heard these words directly from the lips of the “Lion of the Lord” (HC, 7:434)—the prophet, seer, and revelator, President Brigham Young.

The Blessedness of Suffering Persecution for Righteousness Sake. A sermon preach'd ... December 26. 1708

Author : Lancelot BLACKBURNE (successively Bishop of Exeter and Archbishop of York.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book The Blessedness of Suffering Persecution for Righteousness Sake. A sermon preach'd ... December 26. 1708 written by Lancelot BLACKBURNE (successively Bishop of Exeter and Archbishop of York.) and published by . This book was released on 1709 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Myth of Persecution

Author : Candida Moss
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062104543
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (621 download)

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Download or read book The Myth of Persecution written by Candida Moss and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Myth of Persecution, Candida Moss, a leading expert on early Christianity, reveals how the early church exaggerated, invented, and forged stories of Christian martyrs and how the dangerous legacy of a martyrdom complex is employed today to silence dissent and galvanize a new generation of culture warriors. According to cherished church tradition and popular belief, before the Emperor Constantine made Christianity legal in the fourth century, early Christians were systematically persecuted by a brutal Roman Empire intent on their destruction. As the story goes, vast numbers of believers were thrown to the lions, tortured, or burned alive because they refused to renounce Christ. These saints, Christianity's inspirational heroes, are still venerated today. Moss, however, exposes that the "Age of Martyrs" is a fiction—there was no sustained 300-year-long effort by the Romans to persecute Christians. Instead, these stories were pious exaggerations; highly stylized rewritings of Jewish, Greek, and Roman noble death traditions; and even forgeries designed to marginalize heretics, inspire the faithful, and fund churches. The traditional story of persecution is still taught in Sunday school classes, celebrated in sermons, and employed by church leaders, politicians, and media pundits who insist that Christians were—and always will be—persecuted by a hostile, secular world. While violence against Christians does occur in select parts of the world today, the rhetoric of persecution is both misleading and rooted in an inaccurate history of the early church. Moss urges modern Christians to abandon the conspiratorial assumption that the world is out to get Christians and, rather, embrace the consolation, moral instruction, and spiritual guidance that these martyrdom stories provide.

The Beatitudes

Author : John Jr MacArthur
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780802453198
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (531 download)

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Download or read book The Beatitudes written by John Jr MacArthur and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Author : Eberhard Bethge
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 9781451407426
Total Pages : 1104 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Dietrich Bonhoeffer written by Eberhard Bethge and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 1104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authoritative biography of Bonhoeffer -- theologian, Christian, man for his times.

Theology of Work Bible Commentary

Author : Hendrickson Publishers
Publisher : Theology of Work Bible Comment
ISBN 13 : 9781619708600
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Theology of Work Bible Commentary written by Hendrickson Publishers and published by Theology of Work Bible Comment. This book was released on 2016-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wherever you work, in whatever capacity, the Scriptures have something to say about it. Theology of work Bible commentary is an in-depth Bible study tool put together by a group of biblical scholars, pastors, and workplace Christians to help you discover what the New Testament says about work. --Provided by publisher.

A Position concerning Persecution. That religion that persecutes a righteous people for their conscience towards God, is not worthy to be joyned to, etc. [Signed, W. T., i.e. William Tomlinson.]

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Author : W. T.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book A Position concerning Persecution. That religion that persecutes a righteous people for their conscience towards God, is not worthy to be joyned to, etc. [Signed, W. T., i.e. William Tomlinson.] written by W. T. and published by . This book was released on 1660 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Beatitudes

Author : John Stott
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830855904
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book The Beatitudes written by John Stott and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beatitudes reveal to us eight qualities that bring God's blessing. As we study these qualities and integrate them into our lives, we will receive the blessing Jesus promised to his followers then and now. In this newly updated Bible study guide you can explore Scripture under John Stott's guidance.

Through Many Tribulations

Author : Scott Cunningham
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567564002
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (675 download)

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Download or read book Through Many Tribulations written by Scott Cunningham and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1997-11-01 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, the first comprehensive study of persecution in Luke-Acts from a literary and theological perspective, argues that the author uses the theme of persecution in pursuit of his theological agenda. It brings to the surface six theological functions of the persecution theme, which has an important paraenetic and especially apologetic role for Luke's persecuted community. The persecution Luke's readers suffer is evidence that they are legitimate recipients of God's salvific blessings.

Love Worth Finding (Pack Of 25)

Author : Adrian Rogers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781682161654
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book Love Worth Finding (Pack Of 25) written by Adrian Rogers and published by . This book was released on 1998-11-23 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychologists have long known that every person has two great longings and inward needs. The first is to be loved, and the second is to love. But when pressures and heartaches come into our lives, many give up any hope of ever finding love. The tragedy is that we often look in the wrong places to fill this deep, deep need and longing. Some substitute lust for love. Others pursue material things or superficial relationships-all in the futile attempt to fill a God-shaped vacuum in the human heart. But there is good news! There is a love worth finding and a love worth sharing. The Bible says, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16). On the cross of Christ, God's mighty love was revealed and offered unconditionally to all who would be saved. Do you long to know this mighty love? Then I need to ask you the most important question you'll ever be asked: Do you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God loves you, that your sins are forgiven, and that you are saved and on your way to heaven? The great news is, you can know! Let me share with you how to discover the greatest love worth finding. Admit Your Sin. First, you must admit that you are a sinner. The Bible says, "There is none righteous, no, not one" (Romans 3:10). "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). It is our sin that separates us from God and from fulfilling our deepest needs and longings. Sin is an offense against God that carries a serious penalty. According to Romans 6:23, "The wages of sin is death [eternal separation from the love and mercy of God]." Abandon Your Efforts. Second, you must abandon any efforts to save yourself. If we could save ourselves, Jesus' death would have been unnecessary! Even "getting religion" cannot get you to heaven. The Bible says it is "not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His [God's] mercy He saved us" (Titus 3:5). Salvation is by God's grace, "not of works, lest any man should boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9). Acknowledge Christ's Payment. What you cannot do for yourself, Jesus Christ has done for you! "But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). He died on the cross for you, and then rose from the dead to prove that His payment was acceptable to God. But you must acknowledge and believe this fact. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved" (Acts 16:31). Accept Christ as Your Savior. Salvation is God's gift to you. "The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23). When someone offers you a priceless gift, the wisest thing you can do is accept it! This very moment, you can receive Christ's gift of salvation by sincerely praying this simple prayer from your heart: Dear God, I know that I am a sinner. I know that You love me and want to save me. Jesus, I believe You are the Son of God, who died on the cross to pay for my sins. I believe God raised You from the dead. I now turn from my sin and, by faith, receive You as my personal Lord and Savior. Come into my heart, forgive my sins, and save me, Lord Jesus. In Your name I pray. Amen. Friend, if you have not yet made a decision for Christ, I urge you to receive Him today. You'll be eternally glad to know the love worth finding!

Revelation

Author :
Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 0857861018
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book Revelation written by and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.

Misquoting Jesus

Author : Bart D. Ehrman
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061977020
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Misquoting Jesus written by Bart D. Ehrman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When world-class biblical scholar Bart Ehrman first began to study the texts of the Bible in their original languages he was startled to discover the multitude of mistakes and intentional alterations that had been made by earlier translators. In Misquoting Jesus, Ehrman tells the story behind the mistakes and changes that ancient scribes made to the New Testament and shows the great impact they had upon the Bible we use today. He frames his account with personal reflections on how his study of the Greek manuscripts made him abandon his once ultraconservative views of the Bible. Since the advent of the printing press and the accurate reproduction of texts, most people have assumed that when they read the New Testament they are reading an exact copy of Jesus's words or Saint Paul's writings. And yet, for almost fifteen hundred years these manuscripts were hand copied by scribes who were deeply influenced by the cultural, theological, and political disputes of their day. Both mistakes and intentional changes abound in the surviving manuscripts, making the original words difficult to reconstruct. For the first time, Ehrman reveals where and why these changes were made and how scholars go about reconstructing the original words of the New Testament as closely as possible. Ehrman makes the provocative case that many of our cherished biblical stories and widely held beliefs concerning the divinity of Jesus, the Trinity, and the divine origins of the Bible itself stem from both intentional and accidental alterations by scribes -- alterations that dramatically affected all subsequent versions of the Bible.