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The One Thing Needful: Hearing and Praying the Word of God in the Daily Services of the Church by Paul L. Beisel, Ambassador of Reconciliation.
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"The Word became flesh and dwelt among us... Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life."
"The Word became flesh and dwelt among us... Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life."
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- Living by faith, not by sightLiving by Faith: Justification and Sanctification by Oswald BayerMy rating: 5 of 5 starsThis explanation of the centrality of justification in Luther's theology makes timely contact with atheistic thought.Some highlights (numbers are approximate Kindle locations):* Those with God's passive righteousness need not concern themselves with the judgment […]
- Written for assurance of salvationHave you ever heard that you should read St. John's first epistle to see whether you pass its tests of evidence that you have been born again? Those who teach it as a list of tests overlook the many passages in the letter in which the Elder affirms the faith of the baptized congregation reading his letter (or hearing it read). For three examples, he say […]
- The good news of eternal election
- Trinity made in the USAJesus and the Father: Modern Evangelicals Reinvent the Doctrine of the Trinity by Kevin N. GilesMy rating: 4 of 5 starsMany conservative evangelicals have been teaching that Christ was always submissive to the Father from eternity past, before the creation of the world. As Giles points out, their rejecting aspects of Arianism does not absolve them of the sub […]
- Deism of natural law
Bookshelf
- Living by Faith: Justification and Sanctification
- The Word of Life: A Theology of John's Gospel
- Theology of the Holy Spirit: The Pentecostal Experience and the New Testament Witness
- Holy Spirit - Shy Member of the Trinity
- Bound Choice, Election, and Wittenberg Theological Method: From Martin Luther to the Formula of Concord
- Jesus and the Father: Modern Evangelicals Reinvent the Doctrine of the Trinity
- Jesus and the Father: Modern Evangelicals Reinvent the Doctrine of the Trinity
- Energies of the Spirit: Trinitarian Models in Eastern Orthodox and Western Theology
- Christian Faith and Scholarship: An Exploration of Contemporary Developments: ASHE Higher Education Report, Vol 33 No. 2 2007 (J-B ASHE Higher Education Report Series (AEHE))
- The Septuagint as Christian Scripture: Its Prehistory and the Problem of Its Canon
Book reviews
- David R. Bickel gave 5 stars to: Holy BibleDavid R. Bickel reviewed:Holy Bible: English Standard Version by Not Available (NA) 6 of 11 people found the following review helpful Reduced liberal & anti-sacramental biases, February 23, 2007 This review is from: Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Paperback) The accuracy of this translation to fully modern English sets it apart from the NASB, which […]
- David R. Bickel gave 4 stars to: Christus VictorDavid R. Bickel reviewed:Christus Victor: An Historical Study of the Three Main Types of the Idea of Atonement by Gustaf Aulén 5 of 6 people found the following review helpful Binding the strong man and plundering his house, December 2, 2006 This review is from: Christus Victor: An Historical Study of the Three Main Types of the Idea of Atonement (Paperback) […]
- David R. Bickel gave 5 stars to: Baptism (Confessional Lutheran dogmatics)David R. Bickel reviewed:Baptism (Confessional Lutheran dogmatics) by David P Scaer 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful "Born of water and the Spirit", July 8, 2006 This review is from: Baptism (Confessional Lutheran dogmatics) Scaer explains why Lutherans, unlike Calvinists and Roman Catholics, continually depend on their baptism into […]
- David R. Bickel gave 5 stars to: Bondage of the Will, TheDavid R. Bickel reviewed:Bondage of the Will, The by Martin Luther 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful Is Scripture clear about election?, July 4, 2006 This review is from: Bondage of the Will, The (Paperback) In this masterpiece, Luther does not merely explicate those Scriptures teaching unconditional election, but he also makes the crucial dis […]
- David R. Bickel gave 5 stars to: Why I Am a LutheranDavid R. Bickel reviewed:Why I Am a Lutheran: Jesus at the Center by Daniel Preus 15 of 19 people found the following review helpful The good news of Christ's death and resurrection saves all who believe it, January 4, 2006 This review is from: Why I Am a Lutheran: Jesus at the Center (Hardcover) The forgiven believe "Jesus has done everything nece […]
Augustana Awards
- “Tongues for Telling the Mighty Works of God” (Acts 2:1-21) « St. Matthew Lutheran Church
- Calvin on the real presence
- Law and Gospel and the Means of Grace — Lutheran Forum
- Why go to church?
- Augustana Awards
- Why pray?
- The One Thing Needful
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