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He Became Poor
$30.99Add to cartDrawing deeply on the views of Thomas Aquinas, He Became Poor challenges the modern economic tendency toward the “proprietary self” and calls for a renewed appreciation of the virtues of trusting receptivity and humble awareness of our membership in a larger benevolent order. Christopher Franks reveals how the summons to become poor bestows a new intelligibility on formerly obscure economic teachings. In the course of his discussion Franks juxtaposes Aquinas with Aristotle, John Locke, and Alasdair MacIntyre.
This book makes a provocative case for taking Aquinas’s thoughts on economics more seriously and illustrates how the very market conditions of the modern world cloud any attempt to fully understand Aquinas. Franks offers a convincing argument that questioning market-formed assumptions can actually help us recover the evangelical character of Aquinas’s ethics.
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Introducing Paul : The Man His Mission And His Message
$25.99Add to cartTable Of Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
1. What Is Paul?
2. A Funny Thing Happened On The Road To Damascus
3. The Stories Behind The Story
4. Reading Someone Else’s Mail
5. The Royal Announcement
6. The Crux Of The Gospel
7. The Return Of The King
8. One God, One Lord: Monotheism And The Messiah
9. Living A Life Worthy Of The Gospel: The Ethics Of Paul
10. Gospelizing: Paul’s Spirituality
Epilogue
Bibliography
Scripture Index
Author IndexAdditional Info
Michael F. Bird suggests that if the Paul we claim to know looks and sounds a lot like us, it’s probably a sign that we don’t know him as well as we think. In this book Bird offers an animated and penetrating survey of Paul’s life and teaching, including the principal issues and themes in Paul’s theology. -
1 Tittle Shall In No Wise Pass
$32.00Add to cartDr. Kulus book is a thorough examination and refutation of the false premise by many scholars that the vowels were not inspired or present in the Hebrew text from the beginning. Every library, pastor, teacher, missionary, and evangelist should have this VERY important work in his library.
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Hiking The Trail Of Truth
$19.99Add to cartThe desire to know God is universal- we want to understand our connection. Have you ever hiked the high mountains or explored the deserts of the American southwest? Have you wandered inquisitively through a thick forest, or just sat down beside a rushing stream? Have you pondered the intricate design of a flower or discovered the water canals in a single blade of grass? Have you considered the majesty of the birds or the way of the animals? The greatest Artist in all the universe created each of these things. They know the Artist and can teach you how deeply He cares for you as a human being. You are about to embark on an illuminating journey in the company of author Mark Stephen Taylor. A former California police officer, educated in criminal psychology, geology, and now a Biblical teacher and counselor, Mark offers us unique insights into the profound attributes of God, through His creation. He also enlightens us, with intense honesty, regarding who we are, what we are, and where we’re going. He helps us to understand our purpose in life. Through his own autobiography He hikes us over a diversity of terrain, allowing us to make personal discoveries beyond any expectation. Hiking the Trail of Truth is the adventure of a lifetime. If you have what it takes to endure the journey it will be remarkably well worth your time. Whether you are an artist, a scientist, a doctor, a lawyer, a teacher, a preacher, an executive, an office worker or a laborer of any kind – no matter what your calling in life- you will be both physically and spiritually nourished by this hike. Do you enjoy hiking? Well, what are you waiting for? Come along -let’s do it!
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Thy Kingdom Come
$29.49Add to cartThy Kingdom Come is a panoramic overview of the present reign of Jesus Christ at the right hand of God the Father and of the future consummation of that reign. It presents three authoritative apostolic New Testament guidelines for the interpretation of the Old Testament prophecies. It fairly examines the three main positions on the millennium and offers scriptural conclusions that incorporate elements of truth from all three. Detailed expositions of the 110th Psalm and the book of Revelation are based on the apostolic guidelines.
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100 Lessons To Challenge Life And Win (Workbook)
$19.49Add to cartLife does not always allow for the right advice in the most critical times of life. We are always learning, but sometimes the lessons come at too great a price. 100 Lessons to Challenge life and Win, is a life-altering workbook that will help the reader develop goals and the necessary skills to reach them. It is full of old wisdom that at times will seem too simple, but at the same time profoundly fitting. Use it as a tool to develop skills that will change the way you see life forever!
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Through His Eyes
$26.00Add to cartEve, Sarah, Deborah, Mary, the woman at the well…; women have played pivotal roles in redemptive history. Their case studies reveal God’s perspective on women, then and now. Few biblical teachings have been as misunderstood and muddled by those inside and outside the church as its instruction concerning women. Through His Eyes answers the question “What does God think about women, and how does he treat them?” by walking readers through several biblical case studies. Through His Eyes begins with Eve and a series of Old Testament examples that demonstrate the respect God gives to women and their significant place in salvation history. In the New Testament we see how God blessed Mary by calling her to be the mother of our Savior and how beautifully Jesus treated women. Here is a happy exposition of the dignity and glory the Lord showers on women. The author encourages women to delight in their creation and calling, and he challenges men to honor women as does the Lord himself.
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More Precious Than Gold
$21.99Add to cartTheologian and pastor Sam Storms urges readers to discover and delight in the treasures of Psalms through 50 days of meditations on this beloved Bible book. In his third book of daily meditations, Sam Storms urges readers to not just enter into God’s Word but to take the next step toward knowing him and his Word better. And the book of Psalms, Storms believes, is a great place to start, because Psalms is so popular and so very relevant to our experiences today. In More Precious Than Gold, Storms combines years of life experience and his biblical and theological training to bring readers 50 brief, daily meditations that are both stylistically accessible and theologically substantive. Each meditation includes a historical or theological reflection on the psalm in context, a story that brings it alive, and creative tools to support the key idea. Storms also interweaves the words of such luminaries as Charles Spurgeon, Jonathan Edwards, and John Piper to help readers better understand the concepts that are featured throughout Psalms: worship, prayer, joy, forgiveness, steadfast love, mercy, sin’s consequences, the law of the Lord, and our relationship with our enemies. Like the Psalter, Storms doesn’t shy away from the tough issues. Instead, he encourages readers to experience through these daily meditations what he and generations of Christians have found to be true: that the whole of the Christian faith is about lifting God higher and magnifying his name-even during difficult times.
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Pauline Parallels : A Comprehensive Guide
$57.00Add to cartThe collection of Pauls letters to the churches of his day form one of the largest and most theologically rich parts of the New Testament. Wilson compares passages from each of Pauls letters including the Pastoral Epistles with a broad spectrum of ancient literature. Not only are parallels drawn among the Pauline letters, but with New Testament and Old Testament writings, early Jewish literature including the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the philosophical and religious works of Greece and Rome. With this wide scope of comparisons, Pauline Parallels: A Comprehensive Guide is the most complete literary and structural assessment of Pauls writings to date, and is sure to be an invaluable resource for students of the New Testament for years to come.
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Christ And The Moral Life
$40.00Add to cartIn this book, originally published in 1968, James M. Gustafson asks the fundamental question, “What is the significance of Jesus for the moral life?” His answer is in the form of an ethical map, showing the ways in which theological affirmations about Christ relate to moral life in the writings of a number of important Christian thinkers. Gustafson has written a new preface for this edition.
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Laying On Of Hands In The New Testament
$74.99Add to cartINTRODUCTION
PART I: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE LAYING ON OF HANDS
THE LAYING ON OF HANDS IN THE JEWISH ENVIRONMENT
THE LAYING ON OF HANDS IN THE GRAECO-ROMAN ENVIRONMENT
PART II: THE LAYING ON OF HANDS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
THE LAYING ON OF HANDS IN HEALING
THE LAYING ON OF HANDS AS A MARK OF FAVOUR
THE LAYING ON OF HANDS FOR THE RECEPTION OF THE SPIRIT
THE LAYING ON OF HANDS FOR COMMISSIONING AND ORDINATION
CONCLUSIONSAdditional Info
This study investigates the procedural techniques, significance, and the tangible effects of the laying on of hands in the New Testament. The author investigates the background of the New Testament practice by conducting investigation in the Old Testament and contemporary Judaism and the Graeco-Roman and Near-Eastern literature. The main chapters are exegetical, each discussing a particular use of the laying on of hands in the New Testament: for blessing, healing, reception of the Spirit and ordination. A special attention is given to the inner process of transfer of power through physical contact. It is the author’s conclusion that in the New Testament the gesture always signifies transfer of some positive materia: blessing, ‘life-force’, the Spirit and charismata. In the final section, an attempt is made to gauge the possibility of any uniformity in the significance of the various New Testament uses of the laying on of hands. -
Joseph : A Man Of Integrity And Forgiveness
$19.99Add to cartIn Great Lives: Joseph, Charles Swindoll reveals to us a man buffeted with the same kinds of problems we face today, whose tenacious faith in God ultimately won him great honor and achievement. No family today is more dysfunctional than Joseph’s was. No one faces greater temptation than that which Potiphar’s wife offered Joseph. No faith is challenged more severely than was Joseph’s on death row. Yet Joseph stood firm, exemplifying what is possible when ordinary people maintain their connections with God. Like an epic novel filled with intrigue, tension, and torrential emotions, Joseph’s triumphiant story touches us all. Great Lives: Joseph presents a fresh look at one of the most intriguing characters in the Old Testament and focuses on the virtue of forgiveness in the face of deceit and betrayal.
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21 Keys To Effectual Prayer
$24.99Add to cartIn this triumphant book, practical insights and tools are given to help you get more results in prayer. Your life will be transformed as you discover the keys to praying effectually. Take the challenge and embark upon a spiritual journey into charted and uncharted aspects of prayer. Live the life of power and efficacy that God has made available to you. The destiny of more abundant life awaits you.
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Introduction To The Prophets
$40.99Add to cartIntroduction to the Prophets is a helpful guide to reading the prophetic books of the Christian canon, discussing the Major and Minor Prophets in their canonical order. It is intended to introduce modern readers to the ancient books. Paul Redditt assumes little or no prior knowledge of the prophets on the part of the reader. For example, when he introduces technical terms, he takes care to define them and includes a glossary for complete reference. Each chapter discusses The place of each book in the canon The literary setting of each book Their structure, integrity, and authorship The main genre(s) in each Special features of each book Basic emphasis of each book Problems – theological, literary, or historical – raised Redditt eschews review questions at the end of the chapters, instead offering questions for further reflection. Introduction to the Prophets also includes three chapters discussing the nature of prophecy, methods developed by scholars to use in studying the Bible, the rise of the “Book of Twelve,” and the approach taken to them here. This book is helpful and thorough, perfect as a text or for anyone hoping to delve deeper into the prophets.
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Sex Sacrifice Shame And Smiting
$21.95Add to cartThe Bible presents us with difficult statements about money and finance, social justice, marrige and divorce, sex, religion and politics, and other areas of life. Many of us pick and choose among them, feeling free to treat some of the Bible’s moral rulings as absolutes but ignoring those we find unacceptable.
Are there areas where we can ignore what the Bible says? Is the Bible simply wrong about some things? Are we free to argue that we understand things better than the biblical writers did and can therefore disregard them? Or must we accept what the Bible tells us, no matter how difficult it might be to put into practice? Kraus explores questions of vengeance, the death penalty, economics, social justice, sexual behavior, and more.
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Life Of Moses
$24.99Add to cartFew people have had a greater impact on our lives-and our concept of God-than Moses. His unlikely start in life was guided by God, as was his mission to deliver Israel from bondage. During that mission, Moses wrote the first five books of the Old Testament, became Israel’s first and greatest prophet, and gave to them the Ten Commandments and the law that Jews still follow today. Features include: How to be smart about the power of Moses’s mission and relationship with God Moses’s impact on the church and current events Understanding events from Genesis through Deuteronomy God’s calling and equipping
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Life Of David
$24.99Add to cartDiscover the blessings of studying and having a heart like David’s! The Bible has more stories about David than anyone (except Jesus). From humble beginnings to great success, David’s story will inspire you to draw near to the Lord who forgives, redeems, guides, and provides for your every need. Whether you are new to the Bible or a long-time student, you’ll benefit from the relevant helps on each page that will lead you to get the most out of God’s Word.
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How to be smart about trust, obedience, temptation, and sin
David’s heart for worship and his impact on today
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Book Of Psalms
$24.99Add to cartLike timeless hymns, the psalms (or “songs”) are prayer-filled poems that express praise, worship, and confession to God. Hear your heart sing as you embrace hope and healing; discover God’s purpose and direction; and sense his loving and steadfast presence. You’ll also gain insight into the historical context and contemporary significance of all 150 psalms.
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Baptism : A Users Guide
$18.00Add to cartTo see baptism as merely a ceremony greatly limits the meanings of Christian baptism, says Martin Marty, in this practical and inspirational new look at baptism. Martin Luther recommended that believers should begin and end their day reminding themselves of their baptism and then go to work joyfully or to sleep cheerfully.
Baptism, says Marty, is at the heart of the everyday, life-long spiritual journey as he explores such questions as:
How did early Christians understand and practice baptism?
What difference does baptism make in our daily life?
How does baptism manifest itself in our relationships, our choices, our faith?With great insight and wisdom Marty brings us both the history of baptism and a useful guide to its application for everyday life. The book includes questions for reflection and discussion.
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Darkness And The Glory
$14.99Add to cartThe Darkness and the Glory examines the cross from Christs perspective and provides a compelling behindthescenes look at the profound spiritual and theological realities of Calvaryrealities that transcend the physical, as the wrath of man was surpassed by both the wrath of Satan and ultimately the wrath of God. With theological acumen and pastoral insight, Greg Harris invites readers to join him on a journey to the cross they will never forget. Doctrinally sound yet warmly devotional, this Christcentered book is highly recommended to all who desire a better understanding of the glories of the cross.
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New Testament Text And Translation Commentary
$79.99Add to cartTyndale House Print On Demand Title
This commentary is especially useful for pastors and teachers who know that the members of their audiences use a variety of different English versions. It is also a helpful tool for serious students of the Bible, including laypeople and seminary students. In addition to this passage-by-passage commentary, the reader is introduced to the art of textual criticism, its importance for studying the New Testament, and the challenges translators of English versions face.
Presented in a clear, easy to read manner. All major English translations are surveyed and tabulated.
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Story Of God
$29.99Add to cart1. How God’s Story Gets Told
2. The Beginning Of God’s Story : The Doctrine Of Creation
3. The Tragedy Of God’s Story : The Doctrine Of Sin
4. The Jewish People In God’s Story : The Doctrine Of Covenants
5. A New Twist In God’s Story : The Doctrine Of Christ
6. Living In God’s Story : The Doctrine Of The Church
7. The End Of God’s Story : The Doctrine Of Last ThingsAdditional Info
Since its publication in 1994, The Story of God has played an important role in implementing and advancing the study of narrative theology. One of the first books to formulate and examine Wesleyan theology using the Bible’s overarching story, it continues to serve as a popular text in colleges and universities and as a reliable resource for ministers and theologians.Unlike other books, which use a topical or systematic approach to understanding theology, The Story of God uses the flesh-and-blood stories of the Bible to help readers see the complete picture of God s love for the world and in doing so, gain a better understanding and appreciation for the Christian faith.
Updated and revised to include current language and ideologies, this new edition provides readers with an even more engaging and accessible introduction to Christian theology. Drawing from Scripture, everyday experience, and contemporary reflection, Michael Lodahl weaves together the stories and themes of the Bible to present a compelling picture of the grand story of God and the amazing love He has for His people.
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Introduction To The Hebrew Bible
$52.00Add to cartDesigned for undergraduate students, this engaging overview introduces the origins of the Old Testament text. Subsequent chapters discuss Israelite identity (family, gender, ethnicity, and class); organization (power and state); and ideology (God and the canon)—and present religion as part of every aspect of life. A companion website features tests and teaching tools.
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Memories Of Ancient Israel
$35.00Add to cartRecent years have seen an explosion of writing on the history of Israel, prompted largely by definitive archaeological surveys and attempts to write a genuine archaeological history of ancient Israel and Judah. The scholarly world has also witnessed an intense confrontation between so-called minimalists and maximalists over the correct approach to the historicity of the Bible. Memories of Ancient Israel looks at the issues at stake in doing biblical historythe ideologies involved, the changing role of archaeology, and the influence of cultural contexts, both ancient and modern. Davies suggests a different way of defining the problem of reliability and historicity by employing the theory of cultural memory. In doing so, he provides a better explanation of how ancient societies constructed their past but also a penetrating insight into the ideological underpinnings of today’s scholarly debates.
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Child In The Bible
$45.99Add to cartIn this volume nineteen biblical scholars collaborate to provide an informed and focused treatment of biblical perspectives on children and childhood. Looking at the Bible through the “lens” of the child exposes new aspects of biblical texts and themes. Some of the authors focus on selected biblical texts – Genesis, Proverbs, Mark, and more – while others examine such biblical themes as training and disciplining, children and the image of God, the metaphor of Israel as a child, and so on. In discussing a vast array of themes and questions, the chapters also invite readers to reconsider the roles that children can or should play in religious communities today.
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3 Views On The New Testament Use Of The Old Testament
$19.99Add to cartThis book in the Counterpoints: Exploring Theology series introduces the various approaches presently employed in the study of the uses of the Old Testament in the New Testament, especially in those instances where the New Testament authors discern the fulfillment of a prophetic element in the Old Testament text. The foundational issue concerns the relationship of the human author’s intention to the Divine Author’s intention.
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Tell It Slant Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$16.99Add to cartThis helpful study guide is designed to enable small groups in schools or churches – or even individuals – to delve deeper into the timely wisdom of Tell It Slant. Peterson’s discussion is here broken into sessions for study, each of which contains a summary, a list of key adjectives, quotations to consider, and questions for interaction.
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Promised Son Of David
$16.49Add to cartThe birth of Christ of the Seed of David had to be fulfilled first, to establish the scriptures pertaining to the house of David. The Promise Son of David, King of Israel is written in such a way that will give the reader an over-all view of the scriptures. As this time period in history unfolds, this book will show the 70 weeks of Daniel, the first three Feasts of Israel fulfilled and the kingdom of God when Christ the Seed of David came. May this study give you more insight and understanding as to what the Promise Son of David, King of Israel, came to do.
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Christ And Caesar
$27.99Add to cartThe slogan “Paul and the Empire” is much in vogue in New Testament scholarship today. But did Paul truly formulate his gospel in antithesis to the Roman imperial cult and ideology and seek to subvert the Empire? In Christ and Caesar Seyoon Kim first examines five epistles of Paul exegetically and shows how the dominant anti-imperial interpretation is actually difficult to sustain.
Next he examines the Lukan writings (Luke-Acts) to see how Luke talks about the encounters of Paul and other gospel preachers with Roman imperialism. Kim explores why it is that Luke makes no effort to present Christ’s redemption as materialized in terms of political liberation. Finally, Kim compares the exaltation Christologies of Luke, Revelation, Paul, and Hebrews and inquires about the hermeneutical possibility of developing a political Christology in our present-day context.
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Old Testament Between Theology And History
$57.00Add to cartFrom its inception at the time of the Enlightenment until the mid-twentieth century, the historical-critical method constituted the dominant paradigm in Old Testament studies. In this magisterial overview, Niels Peter Lemche surveys the development of the historical-critical method and the way it changed the scholarly perception of the Old Testament. In part 1 he describes the rise and influence of historical-critical approaches, while in part 2 he traces their decline and fall. Then, in part 3, he discusses the identity of the authors of the Old Testament, based on the content of the literature they wrote, demonstrating that the collapse of history does not preclude critical study. Part 4 investigates the theological consequences of this collapse and surveys Old Testament and biblical theology in its various manifestations in the twentieth century. An appendix includes a history of Palestine from the Stone Age to modern times, constructed without recourse to the Old Testament.
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Challenging Prophetic Metaphor
$38.00Add to cartThe prophets of the Old Testament use a wide variety of metaphors to describe God and to portray how to understand people in relation to God. Some of these metaphors are familiar and soothing; others are unfamiliar and confusing. Still others portray God in ways that are difficult and uncomfortableGod as abusive husband, for instance, or as neglectful father. Julia OBrien searches the prophetic books for these metaphors, looking for ways that the different images intersect and build off each other. When confronted with disturbing metaphors, she deals with them unflinchingly, providing a sharp critique and evaluation of the interpretations of these metaphors for God. Giving particular attention to the possible uses of these metaphors in the church todayfor good or illOBrien listens to the fullness of the prophetic messages and points us toward new ways to read these theological metaphors for a just faith today.
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Q The Earliest Gospel
$30.00Add to cartDid the lost gospel known as “Q” exist? What is its significance to modern Christianity? In this thought-provoking study, Kloppenborg contends that this “sayings gospel” predated the Synoptic accounts and focused not on Jesus’ salvific death but on his nature as a prophetic critic of unbelief and his vision for a just society.
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Guide To Old Testament Bible Study
$18.99Add to cartThe material in A Guide to Old Testament Bible Study has been rewritten many times during 46 years of teaching high school students in Mid-City / Crescent City High School. Those who were never before Bible students began to take an interest in God’s Word because they saw the purpose running through it. Every year, the Holy Spirit used this material to help some become born-again believers. The study contains two major emphases: the history of early man (although not written as a history book, every bit of history in the Bible is true) and the Messiah (the mission of the Messiah promised in Genesis 3:15 is unfolded and developed throughout this study). This book will strengthen your faith in the Bible as God’s Word, and help you to help others.
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Ephesians
$23.99Add to cartTaylor’s book plumbs the depths of Paul’s letter, keeping the gospel simple. This large volume also includes James: Practical Guidelines for Daily Living and I John: The Fellowship of Love. Also included are messages on Jesus, missions, the Virgin Mary, and the renewal of marriage vows.
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Trojan Church : The New Age Corruption Of The Evangelical Faith
$16.49Add to cartWe Have Been Invaded. The modern evangelical church is even now undergoing a transformation that is changing its heart and soul and foundation completely. The FutureChurch is the deliberately designed dream of those moving the world toward globalism, “One World – One Religion.” Two or three decades ago, the obstacles to such a transformation were so many as to make the task almost impossible. But, said the tortoise to the hare, slow and steady wins the race. And while the church has run hare-like into trends, megachurch programs and media-driven movements, the New Age tortoise has come into the back door and planted within our walls the tares of deception and illusion that are transforming the church into a New Age Globalist apparatus and puppet from within. Be aware. Be prepared. The Trojan Church is here.
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Son Vigentes Los Dones Milagro – (Spanish)
$19.99Add to cartIs the gift of miracles present today? Some say no. Some say yes. Others say maybe. What is the correct answer? This volume compares the four most prevalent views in regard to this questions. Each view includes comments by those with opposite perspectives.
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Adventure The Long Walk
$26.99Add to cartHave you found Christ yet? Your path has been opened without limits; this story shows you the way. Your path is no farther than the New Testament of the Bible, for Jesus has cleared the way for you. This venture will take you there, and as you read the Word, know this: you also have gone “afterchrist.”
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Adventure The Long Walk
$17.49Add to cartHave you found Christ yet? Your path has been opened without limits; this story shows you the way. Your path is no farther than the New Testament of the Bible, for Jesus has cleared the way for you. This venture will take you there, and as you read the Word, know this: you also have gone “afterchrist.”
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Jesus Es El Cristo Estudios So – (Spanish)
$15.99Add to cartOur generation is still asking: “Who is Jesus?” Jesus is the Christ is more than a book about the theology of the book of John. It relates every teaching in John to the main objective of the book: “these things have been written so that you will believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing, you will have life in His name.”
