Soteriology & Sanctification

 

Soteriology & Sanctification

Balancing the Christian Life

Balancing the Christian Life
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Genuine and wholesome spirituality is the goal of all Christian living. It sounds so simple, doesn't it?

Perhaps the principle may be, but living by the principle is another matter altogether. In Balancing the Christian Life, Charles Ryrie reminds you that "the Bible must be the guide and test for all our experiences in the spiritual life... and if any experience fails to pass that test, it must be discarded." He warns that "an unbalanced application of the doctrines related to spirituality will result in an unbalanced Christian life."

Ryrie examines numerous key issues of spirituality, including:

  • The old and the new life
  • Sanctification
  • Using your gifts
  • Routine faithfulness
  • Wiles of the Devil
  • Temptation
  • Confession
  • Forgiveness
  • For more than 40 years, Balancing the Christian Life has been changing lives worldwide. Take time to read this classic study and allow it to change yours.


    Includes a 32-page study guide.

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    Christian Spirituality Four Christian Views

    Christian Spirituality Four Christian Views
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    How can we grow closer to God? Is there a secret to spiritual life? Do we need a second blessing? Is sanctification God's work or ours? Is it instantaneous or is it a process?

    The nature of Christian spirituality has been widely debated throughout the history of the church. The doctrine of sanctification was one of the main fissures separating Luther from the Catholic Church. Even today different groups of Protestants disagree on how we draw closer to God. What distinguishes the different positions and what exactly is at stake in these recurring debates?

    To answer these questions Donald L. Alexander, professor of biblical theology at Bethel College, has brought together five scholars that represent each of the main historical Protestant traditions:

  • Gerhard O. Forde on the Lutheran vew
  • Sinclair B. Ferguson on the Reformed view
  • Laurence W. Wood on the Wesleyan view
  • Russell P. Spittler on the Pentecostal view
  • E. Glenn Hinson on the Contemplative view
  • With an introduction by Alexander and responses to each of the main essays by the other contributors, this Spectrum volume provides a helpful and stimulating introduction to an important doctrine of the church.

    Spectrum Multiview Books offer a range of viewpoints on contested topics within Christianity, giving contributors the opportunity to present their position and also respond to others in this dynamic publishing format.

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    DISTINGUISHING TRAITS OF CHRISTIAN CHARA

    DISTINGUISHING TRAITS OF CHRISTIAN CHARA
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    Gardiner Spring (February 24, 1785 - August 18, 1873) was an American minister and author.
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    Divine Embrace

    Divine Embrace
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    One of the most popular current views on spirituality is that there are varied paths to God. In this new Ancient-Future series book, Bob Webber evaluates this common misunderstanding of spirituality as separated from God's story, extremely self-focused, and shaped by our surrounding culture. This challenging work offers a corrective, calling us to an alternative Christian spirituality, one that reveals two sides-that of God's "divine embrace" of us and our passionate response. The Divine Embrace is a fresh, grounded look at true spirituality that will be embraced by pastors, thinking Christians, and anyone looking for an engaging and thorough treatment of this topic.
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    October 1, 2006

    Enemy Within Straight Talk about the Power & Defeat of Sin

    Enemy Within Straight Talk about the Power & Defeat of Sin
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    Why do I keep on sinning? This book takes dead aim at the heart of ongoing sin. Drawing from two masterful works by John Owen, Kris Lundgaard offers insight, encouragement, and hope for overcoming the enemy within.
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    January 1, 2008

    Five Views on Sanctification

    Five Views on Sanctification
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    Christians generally recognize the need to live a holy, or sanctified, life. But they differ on what sanctification is and how it is achieved.

    How does one achieve sanctification in this life? How much success in sanctification is possible? Is a crisis experience following one's conversion normal--or necessary? If so, what kind of experience, and how is it verified?

    Five Views on Sanctification--part of the Counterpoints series--brings together in one easy-to-understand volume five major Protestant views on sanctification:

  • Wesleyan View - represented by Melvin E. Dieter
  • Reformed View - represented by Anthony A. Hoekema
  • Pentecostal View - represented by Stanley M. Horton
  • Keswick View - represented by J. Robertson McQuilkin
  • Augustinian-Dispensationalism View - represented by John F. Walvoord
  • Writing from a solid evangelical stance, each author describes and defends his own understanding of the doctrine sanctification and then responds to the views of the other authors.

    The Counterpoints series presents a comparison and critique of scholarly views on topics important to Christians that are both fair-minded and respectful of the biblical text. Each volume is a one-stop reference that allows readers to evaluate the different positions on a specific issue and form their own, educated opinion.

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    Foundations of Spiritual Formation a Community Approach to Becoming Like Christ

    Foundations of Spiritual Formation a Community Approach to Becoming Like Christ
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    Foundations of Spiritual Formation takes a unique approach to its subject, arguing that we become like Christ in the context of authentic, Christian community. Without undermining individual Bible study, private prayer, and meditation, the authors emphasize these pursuits for the purpose of both personal and community enrichment-that the whole body, as well as the individual, may be built up.

    Part 1 lays the groundwork of spiritual formation. Jonathan Morrow develops a distinctively evangelical theology, while Richard Averbeck writes about worship. Then Gordon Johnston and Darrell Bock delve into the text of Scripture, grounding the pursuit of spiritual formation in revealed truth.

    Part 2 focuses on functional aspects of spiritual formation. Klaus Issler emphasizes the importance of the heart in spiritual formation, while Reid Kisling illustrates the vital connection between character development and spiritual formation. Bill Miller explores love's role as the motivation for spiritual formation. Andrew Seidel examines servant leadership, and George Hillman extends the discussion to include the significance of calling. Gail Seidel discusses personal narrative as a catalyst for spiritual formation, and in closing, Harry Shields advocates the public preaching of the Word as a tool for spiritual formation.

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    LOSING OUR VIRTUE

    LOSING OUR VIRTUE
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    Available now for the first time in paperback, Losing Our Virtue offers a bold critique of the moral disintegration taking place in contemporary society and its reflection in today's evangelical church. Continuing the series begun with David Wells's No Place for Truth and God in the Wasteland, this acclaimed volume urges the church to regain its moral weight and become a missionary of truth once more to our relativistic postmodern world.

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    January 1, 1999