[PDF] We Believe In One Lord Jesus Christ eBook

Author : John Anthony McGuckin
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 28,36 MB
Release : 2014-03-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830897240

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"Who do you say that I am?" This question that Jesus asked of his disciples, so central to his mission, became equally central to the fledgling church. How would it respond to the Gnostics who answered by saying Jesus was less than fully human? How would it respond to the Arians who contended he was less than fully God? It was these challenges that ultimately provoked the Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325. In this volume covering the first half of the article in the Nicene Creed on God the Son, John Anthony McGuckin shows how it countered these two errant poles by equally stressing Jesus' authentic humanity (that is, his fleshliness and real embodiment in space and time) and his spiritual glory or full divinity. One cottage industry among some historical theologians, he notes, has been to live in a fever of conspiracy theory where orthodox oppressors dealt heavy-handedly with poor heretics. Or the picture is painted of ancient grassroots inclusivists being suppressed by establishment elites. The reality was far from such romantic notions. It was in fact the reverse. The church who denounced these errors did so in the name of a greater inclusivity based on common sense and common education. The debate was conducted generations before Christian bishops could ever call on the assistance of secular power to enforce their views. Establishing the creeds was not a reactionary movement of censorship but rather one concerned with the deepest aspects of quality control. Ultimately, what was and is at stake is not fussy dogmatism but the central gospel message of God's stooping "down in mercy to enter the life of his creatures and share their sorrows with them. He has lifted up the weak and the broken to himself, and he healed their pain by abolishing their alienation."

Author : Gerald L. Bray
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 36,6 MB
Release : 2009-05-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830825312

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This volume offers partristic commentary edited by Gerald L. Bray on the first article of the Nicene Creed. Readers will gain insight into the history and substance of what the early church believed about God the Father.

Author : U.S. Catholic Church
Publisher : Image
Page : 849 pages
File Size : 25,64 MB
Release : 2012-11-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 030795370X

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Over 3 million copies sold! Essential reading for Catholics of all walks of life. Here it is - the first new Catechism of the Catholic Church in more than 400 years, a complete summary of what Catholics around the world commonly believe. The Catechism draws on the Bible, the Mass, the Sacraments, Church tradition and teaching, and the lives of saints. It comes with a complete index, footnotes and cross-references for a fuller understanding of every subject. The word catechism means "instruction" - this book will serve as the standard for all future catechisms. Using the tradition of explaining what the Church believes (the Creed), what she celebrates (the Sacraments), what she lives (the Commandments), and what she prays (the Lord's Prayer), the Catechism of the Catholic Church offers challenges for believers and answers for all those interested in learning about the mystery of the Catholic faith. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a positive, coherent and contemporary map for our spiritual journey toward transformation.

Author : Angelo Di Berardino
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 45,20 MB
Release : 2010-01-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830825355

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This volume offers patristic comment on the second half of the third article of the Nicene Creed. Readers will gain insight into the history and substance of what the early church believed about the nature of the church and the consummation of all things.

Author : Oxford University Press
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 810 pages
File Size : 17,19 MB
Release : 1993-11-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0199796068

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The 1928 Book of Common Prayer is a treasured resource for traditional Anglicans and others who appreciate the majesty of King James-style language. This classic edition features a Presentation section containing certificates for the rites of Baptism, Confirmation, and Marriage. The elegant burgundy hardcover binding is embossed with a simple gold cross, making it an ideal choice for both personal study and gift-giving. The 1928 Book of Common Prayer combines Oxford's reputation for quality construction and scholarship with a modest price - a beautiful prayer book and an excellent value.

Author : Concordia Publishing House
Publisher :
Page : 1024 pages
File Size : 24,29 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780758612182

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This elegant resource offers more than 600 hymns that span the centuries and the continents. It includes hundreds of familiar hymns and nearly 200 fresh expressions of the Gospel. Lutheran Service Book presents a significant body of resources that faithfully proclaim our forgiveness and life in Christ.

Author : ray brown
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 21,16 MB
Release : 2021-01-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1098055829

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This manuscript is birthed out of my personal Bible study and inquiry into the identity and characteristics of God, specifically what I sometimes call the plurality and the oneness nature of God. For he is indubitably both. This book attempts to objectively examine the primary doctrines that have plagued and fragmented Christianity, and especially the man-made dogma and tenets which divide Pentecostal Christianity. The emphasis throughout is explicitly upon God's desire for the unity of the Spirit and upon his own indivisible character and essence. A distinct significance is placed upon the high priestly prayer of the LORD Jesus Christ for all of Christianity: that we not only be made One with him in the Father (by the Holy Spirit) but that we be made progressively "perfect in One" (re. John 17:21-23). It is my hope that this work awakens an awareness in all of God's people of his grief and displeasure at our divisive posture and alienating attitudes toward those who believe differently than we do. Categorically, I address the doctrines of the oneness and trinity of God and the differences we have concerning water baptism that have so sorrowfully and shamefully separated us. My hope and my prayer for this book is that it be a unifying catalyst in the heart of the individual believer to draw us closer as the body of Christ, his Church, one Christian at a time. My aspiration in Christ is to accentuate the gravity and the urgency that the LORD Jesus Christ does not find us in such a state of glaring (and disgraceful) disunity at his coming. Someone has to say it, and this book, without apology, does just that.

Author : Joel C. Elowsky
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 37,25 MB
Release : 2009-07-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830825347

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This volume offers patristic comment on the first half of the third article of the Nicene Creed. Readers will gain insight into the history and substance of what the early church believed about the Holy Spirit and his work.

Author : Pastor Otis Gaines Sr
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 26,50 MB
Release : 2011-02-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1450278671

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When we examine the Bible we find that God has always desired that we would One God, One Lord, One Church all be one with one another as He and Jesus are one. Jesus Himself prayed that we would all be one, John 17:11, 21, 23. God has desired that we the Church would operate from one law and one ordinance, Numbers 15:15. It is crucial that the Church come together as one because divided we fall and together we shall stand and the gates of hell shall not prevail against the Church.

Author : Richard B. Hays
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 48,17 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802849571

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In this important study Hays argues against the mainstream that any attempt to account for the nature and method of Paul's theological language must first reckon with the centrality of narrative elements in his thought. Through an in-depth investigation of Galatians 3:1-4:11, Hays shows that the framework of Paul's thought is neither a system of doctrines nor his personal religious experience but the "sacred story" of Jesus Christ.