Verlag: Brand: Scroll Pub Co, 1989
ISBN 10: 0924722002 ISBN 13: 9780924722004
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
Softcover. Zustand: Good. Third edition dated 1999. Sex and money scandals. An exploding divorce rate. Drug-addicted youths. And an ever-growing worldliness. Today's evangelical church is fighting battles on all fronts. And we seem to be losing these battles to the relentlessly encroaching world. Perhaps the answers to our problems are not in the present, but in the past. Because there was time when Christians were able to stand up to world.The author takes you on an engrossing journey back to the time - back to the end of the first century. Here is an inspiring account of what Christians believed and practiced at the close of the age of the apostles - and how the church eventually lost the Christianity of that time.But Will The Real Heretics Please Stand Up is not primarily a history book. It's a fresh, creative look at the problems facing the church today - and the solution to those problems. It's a call for today's church to return to the simple holiness, unfailing love, and patient cross-bearing of the early Christians.
Verlag: Brand: Scroll Pub Co, 1990
ISBN 10: 0924722010 ISBN 13: 9780924722011
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
Softcover. Zustand: New. When a second-century pagan ridiculed Christians for their lack of education, one Christian replied, We don t speak great things we live them! That was the essence of early Christianity. It was not a Christianity of words, but rather of holy, obedient living.This book contains two second-century Christian works, translated into readable contemporary English: Mark Felix s Octavius and Justin Martyr s First Apology. They describe the dynamic living church of the second century and discuss what Christians of that age believed.The First Apology of Justin Martyr is the oldest Christian apology still in existence. Justin penned this work at the risk of his own life. Apart from the inspired New Testament writings, this apology is perhaps the single most valuable work of early Christianity. Through it, we can take a peek through time to see what Christianity was like at the close of the apostolic age. For example, Justin takes us on a tour of a Christian baptism and a typical Sunday morning church service. He lets us know what Christians in his age believed about Jesus, salvation, predestination, communion, and life after death.Octavius, written by a Christian lawyer named Mark Felix, takes a look at Christianity from both the pagan and Christian viewpoints. It s not only one of the most readable early Christian works, but it s also a true work of literature. Felix writes in a graceful Latin style that rivals that of Cicero, and his defense of Christianity is truly inspiring. In the end, Octavius is more than a challenge to the pagan Romans it s a challenge to the twentieth century church as well.
Verlag: Brand: Scroll Pub Co, 1999
ISBN 10: 0924722088 ISBN 13: 9780924722080
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
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Softcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Practically everyone in the western world has heard of the man called St. Patrick. But hardly anyone knows anything about him. About the only two things that more people 'know' about Patrick is that he was Irish and Roman Catholic. In truth, he was neither. He was British, and he belonged to the autonomous Celtic church. Although Patrick is the most famous person of his age, the real man has been buried in a cloud of myths. Myths such as:He used the shamrock to explain the Trinity.He was sent to Ireland by the Pope.He was a wonder-worker who staged miraculous duels with the Druids.Let Me Die In Ireland cuts through all of the myths about Patrick and presents the authentic, stirring account of one of the greatest missionaries who ever lived. His life is a compelling testimony to the incredible power of the gospel when preached and lived by a man of integrity. He gave up a comfortable life as an upper-class citizen of Roman Britain to live in poverty, suffering, and constant danger in Ireland. Forsaking all, he brought Christ's love to the hated enemies of his own people to the very nation who had once kidnapped and enslaved him. Although ridiculed and rejected by his own people in Britain, Patrick changed the course of an entire nation.
Verlag: Brand: Scroll Pub Co, 1999
ISBN 10: 0924722088 ISBN 13: 9780924722080
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
Erstausgabe
Softcover. Zustand: New. First Edition. Practically everyone in the western world has heard of the man called St. Patrick. But hardly anyone knows anything about him. About the only two things that more people 'know' about Patrick is that he was Irish and Roman Catholic. In truth, he was neither. He was British, and he belonged to the autonomous Celtic church. Although Patrick is the most famous person of his age, the real man has been buried in a cloud of myths. Myths such as:He used the shamrock to explain the Trinity.He was sent to Ireland by the Pope.He was a wonder-worker who staged miraculous duels with the Druids.Let Me Die In Ireland cuts through all of the myths about Patrick and presents the authentic, stirring account of one of the greatest missionaries who ever lived. His life is a compelling testimony to the incredible power of the gospel when preached and lived by a man of integrity. He gave up a comfortable life as an upper-class citizen of Roman Britain to live in poverty, suffering, and constant danger in Ireland. Forsaking all, he brought Christ's love to the hated enemies of his own people to the very nation who had once kidnapped and enslaved him. Although ridiculed and rejected by his own people in Britain, Patrick changed the course of an entire nation.
Verlag: Brand: Scroll Pub Co, 1989
ISBN 10: 0924722002 ISBN 13: 9780924722004
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
Softcover. Zustand: New. Third edition dated 1999. Sex and money scandals. An exploding divorce rate. Drug-addicted youths. And an ever-growing worldliness. Today's evangelical church is fighting battles on all fronts. And we seem to be losing these battles to the relentlessly encroaching world. Perhaps the answers to our problems are not in the present, but in the past. Because there was time when Christians were able to stand up to world.The author takes you on an engrossing journey back to the time - back to the end of the first century. Here is an inspiring account of what Christians believed and practiced at the close of the age of the apostles - and how the church eventually lost the Christianity of that time.But Will The Real Heretics Please Stand Up is not primarily a history book. It's a fresh, creative look at the problems facing the church today - and the solution to those problems. It's a call for today's church to return to the simple holiness, unfailing love, and patient cross-bearing of the early Christians.
Verlag: Brand: Scroll Pub Co, 1990
ISBN 10: 0924722010 ISBN 13: 9780924722011
Anbieter: Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, USA
Zustand: USED_VERYGOOD. Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase.
Verlag: Brand: Scroll Pub Co, 1989
ISBN 10: 0924722002 ISBN 13: 9780924722004
Anbieter: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, USA
Zustand: new.
Verlag: Brand: Scroll Pub Co, 1990
ISBN 10: 0924722029 ISBN 13: 9780924722028
Anbieter: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, USA
Zustand: new.
Verlag: Brand: Scroll Pub Co, 1990
ISBN 10: 0924722010 ISBN 13: 9780924722011
Anbieter: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, USA
Zustand: NEW.
Verlag: Brand: Scroll Pub Co, 1999
ISBN 10: 0924722088 ISBN 13: 9780924722080
Anbieter: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, USA
Zustand: NEW.
Verlag: Brand: Scroll Pub Co, 1990
ISBN 10: 0924722029 ISBN 13: 9780924722028
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
Softcover. Zustand: New. Clement of Alexandria provides keen insights on what it really means to know God. Among other topics, Clement discusses prayer, the proper use of wealth, marriage, love, separation from the world, and women of wisdom. Translated into fresh, contemporary English.
Verlag: Brand: Scroll Pub Co, 1990
ISBN 10: 0924722037 ISBN 13: 9780924722035
Anbieter: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, USA
Zustand: new.