Why Do You Call Me Good
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Jesus Is Lord, Caesar Is Not
This volume brings together respected biblical scholars to evaluate the turn toward "empire criticism" in recent New Testament scholarship. While praising the movement for its deconstruction of Roman statecraft and ideology, the contributors also provide a salient critique of the anti-imperialist rhetoric pervading much of the current literature.
Why Do You Call Me Good?
Author: Dory B. Alonzo
language: en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date: 2023-01-11
Is it possible for us to be good yet be lost forever? What sort of goodness will assure us a place in heaven? Be captivated with the allegorical story of Lost--an exceptional doctor who loves helping others, but her self-reliant ways make her unable to see her own spiritual lack, more so her need for Christ. There are millions of successful and well-meaning people out there who are genuinely kind, churchgoing, law-abiding. Many of them hear God's word but do not receive; they go on with life convinced that their souls are saved. What does God's word say about those whose faith rests on their presumed goodness? Does one's goodness always lead to eternal life? What about you? If a sudden event brings you face to face with God, what do you suppose God will say about the life you lived? This book thoughtfully presents the biblical truths about the folly of self-righteousness--why no man can earn salvation by himself through good works and how there can be no true goodness apart from God. Like Lost, we all need to be reconciled with God, in the way that he ordained through the all-sufficient redemptive gospel of Christ.
No More Faking Fine
Scripture reveals a God who meets us where we are, not where we pretend to be. No More Faking Fine is your invitation to get honest with God through the life-giving language of lament. If you've ever been given empty clichés during challenging times, you know how painful it is to be misunderstood by well-meaning people. When life hurts, we often feel pressure--from others and ourselves--to keep it together, suck it up, or pray it away. But Scripture reveals a God who lovingly invites us to give honest voice to our emotions when life hits hard. For most of her life, Esther Fleece Allen believed she could bypass the painful emotions of her broken past by shutting them down altogether. She was known as an achiever and an overcomer on the fast track to success. But in silencing her pain, she robbed herself of the opportunity to be healed. Maybe you've done the same. Esther's journey into healing began when she discovered that God has given us a real-world way to deal with raw emotions and an alternative to the coping mechanisms that end up causing more pain. It's called lament--the gut-level, honest prayer that God never ignores, never silences, and never wastes. No More Faking Fine is your permission to lament, taking you on a journey down the unexpected pathway to true intimacy with God. Drawing from careful biblical study and hard-won insight, Esther reveals how to use God's own language to come closer to him as he leads us through our pain to the light on the other side, teaching you that: We are robbing ourselves of a divine mystery and a divine intimacy when we pretend to have it all together God does not expect us to be perfect; instead, he meets us where we are There is hope beyond your heartache, disappointment, and grief Like Esther, you'll soon find that when one person stops faking fine, it gives everyone else permission to do the same.