Bøger af Nancy a Almodovar

For several millenniums theologians and philosophers have long searched for a reconciliation between a Sovereign God and suffering. This booklet offers a brief history of these so called "theodices" and presents a solid argument that God who ordains all things also purposes suffering for His honor and glory.

"Apolo-what!?!?!" "Apologize?...For what?" Typically these are the responses to the word "Apologetics." What exactly is "apologetics?" Paul told Timothy "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. " (2 Timothy 2:15) therefore, I encourage you to begin studying the reasons for your faith.

What is my only comfort in life and death? This is how the Heidelberg Catechism from the Reformation period begins. This is where this devotional begins: Comfort. Comfort for the struggling, suffering, sick and grieving believer. If you take the great reformation hymn by Martin Luther and change one word, you'll understand where Dr. Almodovar got the title for this comforting and compassion filled devotional: A Mighty Comfort Is our God A Bulwark NEVER faililng...

A prince, a pastor and a professor come to Heidelberg and effect theological change in the castle, church and college just as God had ordained to occur. Reformation had been occurring across Europe when Frederick III, surnamed Frederick the Pious (1515-1576), became Elector of the Palatinate in 1559. Max Gobel wrote, "The Heidelberg Catechism may be regarded as the flower and fruit of the entire German and French Reformation; it has Lutheran fervor, Melanchthonian clearness, Zwinglian simplicity, and Calvinistic fire blended into one . . ", giving evidence that Elector Frederick III's desire for unity was accomplished in both the formation and publication of the Heidelberg Catechism. Tracing the Hand of God (His Providence) through these three men is intended to help today's believer understand that God is both Omnipotent and Omnibenevolent, that these two are not at odds with each other. The problem of pain is dealt with from a catechetical position using these three main composers of the Heidelberg as examples of God's Rule and Care for His Creation, His Church and His child/ren.

It is said that Jaroslav Jan Pelikan, a leading scholar in the history of Christianity and Sterling Prof. Everett of history at Yale University, on his deathbed confessed this:If Christ has not risen from the dead, nothing else matters.If Christ has risen from the dead, nothing else matters.I came across this quote in my research for the ""Apologetics Together"" courses that I offer on social media and was immediately awed at its profound implications. Indeed, if Jesus has not risen, we must agree with Saint Paul that the world remains in their sins and are eternally lost. However, since Jesus has risen, those who have placed their trust in him are assured of salvation and eternal life. This book looks at the prophecies and fulfillment in the Scriptures which assure us that he who died on the cross at Calvary rose again on the third day for our justification.

In 1517 an Augustinian monk by the name of Martin Luther nailed ninety-five statements to the door at Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. This was not a means of open debate but a desire to discuss scholarly objections to church practices of the time. Five centuries later, many of the same errors and heresies have crept back into the evangelical church. A modern ninety-five theses, couched in new terms for a new generation, require scholarly debate once again. Through modern-day apostles and prophets, and through the elitists within the evangelical church, the doctrine of buying God's grace and favor has been propagated through appeals for seed offerings and ""atonement-day"" donations in order to garner God's blessings. Pragmatic approaches to preaching the gospel through such movements as the seeker-driven models have moved the focus of the message of Christ and the worship of God from being God-centered to human-centered. Sound historical doctrines, such as the Trinity, have been relegated to the sidelines in favor of unity and ecumenicalism with Oneness preachers. In the words of Martin Luther, ""Out of love for the truth and the desire to bring it to light,"" the following propositions need to be discussed in their entirety by church leaders, pastors, and laypeople alike.

In 1517 an Augustinian monk by the name of Martin Luther nailed ninety-five statements to the door at Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. This was not a means of open debate but a desire to discuss scholarly objections to church practices of the time. Five centuries later, many of the same errors and heresies have crept back into the evangelical church. A modern ninety-five theses, couched in new terms for a new generation, require scholarly debate once again. Through modern-day apostles and prophets, and through the elitists within the evangelical church, the doctrine of buying God's grace and favor has been propagated through appeals for seed offerings and ""atonement-day"" donations in order to garner God's blessings. Pragmatic approaches to preaching the gospel through such movements as the seeker-driven models have moved the focus of the message of Christ and the worship of God from being God-centered to human-centered. Sound historical doctrines, such as the Trinity, have been relegated to the sidelines in favor of unity and ecumenicalism with Oneness preachers. In the words of Martin Luther, ""Out of love for the truth and the desire to bring it to light,"" the following propositions need to be discussed in their entirety by church leaders, pastors, and laypeople alike.