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  • Want more context as you begin to study 2 Corinthians? This introduction will give you the background you need as you read the Daily Quiet Time Bible Study. We hope you continue to discover the riches of Scripture and draw closer to God as you join the millions who have used this free devotional resource.

  • In a time when so many leaders are faltering, the question of how to remain faithful for the long haul has never been more pressing. Peter Greer and Jill Heisey, authors of How Leaders Lose Their Way, sought to understand what causes leaders to lose their way and what sets apart those who remain steadfast. Their research points to five essential practices that enable leaders to stay grounded, mission true, and faithful for a lifetime.

  • Justification: Five Views, Edited by James K. Beilby and Paul Rhodes Eddy
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    Justification

    Five Views

    Spectrum Multiview Book Series

    Contributions by Michael S. Horton, Michael Bird, James D. G. Dunn, Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Gerald O'Collins, and Oliver Rafferty
    Edited by James K. Beilby and Paul R. Eddy
    Associate Editor Steven E. Enderlein

    "Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Rom 5:1). When Paul wrote these words he seemed confident he had made himself clear.

    But for centuries the Pauline doctrine of justification has been a classic point of interpretation and debate in Christian exegesis and theology. And while in recent decades there have ...

  • 'Return To Me': A Biblical Theology of Repentance, By Mark J. Boda
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    'Return To Me'

    A Biblical Theology of Repentance

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Mark J Boda
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    "Return to me, says the LORD of hosts, and I will return to you," (Zech 1:3 ESV).Repentance concerns the repair of a relationship with God disrupted by human sin. All the major phases of church history have seen diversity and controversy over the doctrine. The first of Luther?s famous ninety-five theses nailed to the church door in Wittenburg in 1517 stated that 'the entire life of believers should ...

  • Paul and the Law: Keeping the Commandments of God, By Brian S. Rosner
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    Paul and the Law

    Keeping the Commandments of God

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Brian Rosner
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference

    "For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God" (1 Cor 7:19).

    The apostle Paul's relationship to the Law of Moses is notoriously complex and much studied. Difficulties begin with questions of definition (of the extent of Paul's corpus and the meanings ...

  • Isaiah 1-39, Edited by Steven A. McKinion
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    Isaiah 1-39

    Volume 10

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Steven A. McKinion
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    For to us a child is born,
    to us a son is given;
    and the government will be upon his shoulder
    and his name shall be called
    "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."

    For the early church fathers the prophecy of Isaiah was not a compendium of Jewish history or theology but an announcement of the coming Messiah fulfilled in the life and ministry ...

  • Isaiah 1-39, Edited by Steven A. McKinion
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    Isaiah 1-39

    Volume 10

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Steven A. McKinion
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    For to us a child is born,
    to us a son is given;
    and the government will be upon his shoulder
    and his name shall be called
    "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."

    For the early church fathers the prophecy of Isaiah was not a compendium of Jewish history or theology but an announcement of the coming Messiah fulfilled in the life and ministry ...

  • Psalms 1-72, Edited by Herman J. Selderhuis
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    Psalms 1-72

    Old Testament Volume 7

    Reformation Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Herman J. Selderhuis

    Preaching's Survey of Bibles and Bible Reference

    Preaching's Top 5 Commentaries

    "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night." (Psalm 1:1-2, ESV)

    The book of ...

  • Swing Low, volume 2: An Anthology of Black Christianity in the United States
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    Swing Low, volume 2

    An Anthology of Black Christianity in the United States

    Swing Low Set

    Associate Editor Justin Clark, Yana Conner, and Courtlandt Perkins
    General Editor Walter Robert Strickland

    A Groundbreaking Portrait of African American Christianity

    The history of African American Christianity is one of the determined faith of a people driven to pursue spiritual and social uplift for themselves and others to God's glory. Yet stories of faithful Black Christians have often been forgotten or minimized. The dynamic witness of the Black church in the United States ...