When firefighter John Casey heroically saves an elderly woman named Mrs. Parker in a terrible fire, he has no idea that this one act will change his life forever. A mysterious letter arrives from Mrs. Parkers attorney, summoning John and his wife, Susan, to a meeting. The couple receives news they never expected. They are the sole beneficiaries of Mrs. Parkers incredible fortune, worth an estimated two billion dollars; they now own homes in Palm Beach, Boston, and New York. With all this money comes a new challenge. As Christians, John and Susan know they need to be responsible stewards; accordingly, they give to their church and to other charities. Yet as soon as they travel to Florida to look at their new property, strange things begin to happen. Unsavory men begin following them and, unbeknownst to the couple, their own servants are involved in monitoring their every move. As John and Susan, along with their best friends, Mark and Carol, begin to dig deeper into the Parker family history, they discover a sordid tale full of deceit, murder, demons, and angels. John and Susan must adorn the armor of God if they are to prevail over Satans minions and emerge with their faithand their livesintact.
In So Great Salvation, Dr. Ryrie also addresses many questions raised by those who hold to the lordship salvation position. Does Jesus have to be the Lord of every area of our lives before we are saved? What about backslidden Christians?
Foundational to believers' salvation is their union with Christ. In this accessible introduction, Johnson argues that this neglected doctrine is the lens through which all other facets of salvation in the New Testament should be understood.
This is the ideal book for those seeking a short, accessible synopsis of the Christian worldview. Sprinkled with anecdotes and illustrations, the book eases readers into a succinct yet comprehensive discussion of biblical thought.
Humanity’s complex relationship with technology spirals out of control in this first book of an all-new series from “the owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction” (Ken Follett). “How far ‘space opera’ has come!
of woman this was, the implication being that Jesus was no prophet (Schütz 1969, 54–55). Jesus, in turn, knew what Simon was thinking and confronts him. He then informs the woman that her sins are forgiven. The reaction that follows and ...
In early 1970s Riggold, Georgia, Catherine Grace Cline, the daughter of the local Baptist preacher, dreams of escaping her small town for Atlanta, but after her dream becomes reality, a tragedy transforms her perspective.
This text shares God's invitation for a fuller participation in the Paschal Mystery of Christ.
This fourth volume in Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen's ambitious five volume systematic theology develops a constructive Christian pneumatology and soteriology in dialogue with the Christian tradition, with contemporary theology in all its global ...
The questionable nature of the designation " expectation of salvation " for the prophetic proclamation of salvation is clear in that it does not correspond to the terms for messages of judgment ; the latter are appropriately termed ...
Moves through the Bible book by book to demonstrate that there is a theological center: God's glory in salvation through judgment. --from publisher description.