Religion - Christian Theology - Soteriology

Fulton Sheen once wrote that the purpose of the Holy Hour--a sustained, uninterrupted hour of prayer in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament--is to encourage a deep personal encounter with Christ. "Looking at the Eucharistic Lord for an hour," he wrote, "transforms the heart...

John Owen's Puritan classic The Mortification of Sin is now accessible to today's readers in this translation and adaption of his original 1656 English text into our modern English. Owen expertly explains how to put to death sin through faith in Jesus Christ. He...

The Mosaic of Atonement offers a fresh and integrated approach to historic models of atonement.While modern treatments of the doctrine have tended toward either a defensive hierarchy, in which one model is singled out as most important, or a disconnected plurality, in which multiple...

Few concepts in Christianity are more misunderstood than obedience. Words like submissive, subject, and obedient can appear utterly incompatible with the fundamental equality that Jesus offers to us in baptism. Yet headship and obedience within marriage has been preached authoritatively throughout the Church's history.When...

What if the Bible holds a divine blueprint that unlocks the true meaning of salvation?From Genesis to Revelation, a hidden pattern waits to be discovered. The Pattern of Calvary invites you to uncover the recurring design of death, burial, and resurrection woven throughout Scripture....

Discovering Who God Is Through What Makes God Glad Christians long to know God. They seek him by studying his words and tracing his works. But there is another pathway into God's wonders--a surprising one. It is not the pathway of God's deeds but...

We are actively mistaking false prophets for prophetic ministers. While reading this book, you will have the confidence to listen to the Lord without fear of misdirection. You also will have the tools to assess and test prophecies, knowing whether they are traps from...

The sacred meal that is part of our faith does more than connect us to the holy, it connects us to each other."I think Jesus wanted his disciples and everyone who came after him to remember what they had together. What they made together....

Gain insights into the intersection of Ignatian spirituality and mental health in the healing of trauma. Research suggests that up to 70% of adults will experience a traumatic event in their lifetime. But where does this affliction reside? The bestselling book The Body Keeps...

"The greatest measuring rod of love in the life of a Christian may be forgiveness, because God showed His love to us in terms of forgiveness." --John MacArthurDoes anyone really want to forgive? Or admit that we need forgiveness? Whether we're giving or receiving,...

"Is the experience of God's grace in your life a thrilling thing? Just thinking about the fact that God, by His own sovereign plan, decided to be gracious to me is overwhelming. There is nothing greater than receiving grace upon grace." --John MacArthurSimple definitions...

Powerful, trustworthy... beautiful? Samuel G. Parkison makes a startling claim: Jesus is the most beautiful man to ever exist. His defence is theoretical and experiential: he knows him to be ultimate beauty and he has experienced him to be so. Deconstructing cultural notions that...

How Grieving Your Sin Brings Abiding Joy--A Practical Guide to Biblical Repentance People don't usually associate the word "repentance" with happiness, but Scripture says it's cause for celebration. Angels rejoice over sinners who repent. A once heartbroken father threw a party for his prodigal...

More than fifty years ago, a reporter for Guideposts magazine set out to gather information about a strange new occurrence happening all over the country. John Sherrill, a skeptic when it came to speaking in tongues and the baptism with the Holy Spirit, was...

Today, the doctrine of the beatific vision has been woefully forgotten within the church and its theology.Yet, throughout history Christians have always held that the blessed hope of heaven lies in seeing and being in the presence of God, of beholding the beatific vision....

R.T. Kendall has given us a treasure...the hope and possibility of experiencing incredible freedom and peace that can only come when we walk in total forgiveness. One of the core messages of the gospel is that of total forgiveness...not only that we can be...

For Protestants or Catholics seeking to understand Eastern Orthodoxy, the Cross is a good place to start. In the West a multitude of different views sprang up over the last millennium, but Orthodox Christian beliefs have remained unchanged. The contrast between those views is...

Gain an understanding of baptism from four main traditional perspectives. Of all the sacraments, the practice of baptism is often the most disputed. Christians hold different views of its exact significance, who should receive baptism and how old they need to be, the practice...

The Lord's Supper has been the central and characteristic action of the church at worship. But there are still many ways of understanding it and many questions surrounding this meal... Who should participate in the Lord's Supper? How frequently should we observe it? What...

The Book of Revelation has captivated, confused, and inspired readers for nearly two thousand years. With its striking imagery, cosmic battles, and powerful proclamations of divine victory, it is unlike any other book in the Bible. But what does it really mean? And why...