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  • Holiness: A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Theology, By Matt Ayars and Christopher T. Bounds and Caleb T. Friedeman
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    Holiness

    A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Theology

    by Matthew Ian Ayars, Christopher Todd Bounds, and Caleb Travis Friedeman

    Be holy because I am holy. Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.

    The Christian life includes many demands, but perhaps none are as challenging or as misunderstood as the biblical command to "be holy" (Leviticus 11:44 and 1 Peter 1:16) or to "be perfect" (Matthew 5:48). How should we understand these charges?

    In this volume, three scholars from the Wesleyan tradition ...

  • The Second Testament: A New Translation, By Scot McKnight
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    The Second Testament

    A New Translation

    by Scot McKnight

    Experience the New Testament Afresh in Scot McKnight's Bold Translation

    Typical translations of the New Testament make the biblical text as accessible as possible by using the language of our own day. At times this masks thedistance between the New Testament text and modern readers. Scripture continues to speak to us but it speaks as an ancient text to the modern world.

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  • Embracing Contemplation: Reclaiming a Christian Spiritual Practice, Edited by John H. Coe and Kyle C. Strobel
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    Embracing Contemplation

    Reclaiming a Christian Spiritual Practice

    Edited by John H. Coe and Kyle C. Strobel

    What does a Christian life lived "by the Spirit" look like?For many Christians throughout history, fulfilling Paul's command in Galatians 5:25 included a form of contemplation and prayer that leads to spiritual formation. But in large part, contemporary Christians—perhaps especially evangelicals—seem to have lost or forgotten about this treasure from their own tradition.Bringing ...