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The following document concerning Mary, Mother of Jesus, contains little that is fundamentally new. It is rather for the most part a synthesis of Mary’s exalted roles as Coredemptrix, Mediatrix, and Advocate as they are already contained in the sources of divine revelation, Sacred Scripture and Apostolic Tradition, as interpreted by the Magisterium (cf. Dei Verbum, n. 9, 10), and as it is presently understood and experienced in the dynamic ecclesial life of the Living, Pondering, and Praying Church, the People of God. It is true that in the divine drama of how God makes himself and his ...

Propuesta Doctoral presentada a la comisión académica del Seminario Reformado Latinoamericano. El Dr. Gilberto Miguel Rufat aporta una interpretación del libro de Apocalipsis que toma los libros de la Biblia para entender su contenido y mensaje, sin el uso y abuso común de especulaciones subjetivas, esto es, una interpretación que le hace honor al principio de la analogía de la fe.

What is transhumanism? Simply put, it is a movement whose aim is to use technology to fundamentally change the human condition, to improve our bodies and minds to the point where we become something other, and better, than the animals we are. It's a philosophy that, depending on how you look at it, can seem hopeful, or terrifying, or absurd. In To Be a Machine, Mark O'Connell presents us with the first full-length exploration of transhumanism.

This volume contains a novelized version of the Asarian Resurrection myth that is based on the actual scriptures presented in the Book Asarian Religion (old name –Resurrecting Osiris). This volume is prepared in the form of a screenplay and can be easily adapted to be used as a stage play. Spiritual seeking is a mythic journey that has many emotional highs and lows, ecstasies and depressions, victories and frustrations. This is the War of Life that is played out in the myth as the struggle of Heru and Set and those are mythic characters that represent the human Higher and Lower self. How ...

"The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of Lucifer: Unveiling the Biblical Account of Satan" delves into the captivating story of Lucifer, from his exalted position in heaven to his eventual expulsion. This book explores his role in heaven as a prominent angel and the reasons behind his rebellion, leading to his fall from grace. Drawing from biblical scriptures, including Isaiah 14:12-15 and Ezekiel 28:12-19, it uncovers the profound impact Lucifer has had on mankind throughout history and up to the present day. Finally, it examines the ultimate fate that awaits him, as prophesied in Revelation 20:...

We don't have to settle for dull, boring routine Christianity. We can keep on going and growing with God every day of our life. No more monotony. No more frustration. No more playing church. The real thing. We get there by staying hungry.

God knows all things and there is nothing that is hidden from Him. Therefore, if the future is already in existence and is a settled reality then there is no doubt that God knows it exhaustively. Yet, what if the future does not exist as the past did and the present currently does? Is it necessary for an omniscient God to have exhaustive knowledge of a non-existent entity? In his book, "Is the Future Set in Stone?," Pastor Troy J. Edwards presents a thorough examination of the Scriptures, revealing the fact that the future is NOT in existence until it happens. This truth is important to ...

It’s been said that silence is golden. Not so for Christians. For Christians, Silence is sin. We have an assignment, and that assignment is to preach the gospel to all the world. We’ve been commissioned to do it. We’ve been empowered to do it. And we’ll be rewarded for doing it. So why aren’t we doing it? Fear. We’ve let ourselves be intimidated, dominated, and manipulated by the devil and we’ve retreated into silence.

All of us need wisdom to make it through life successfully. The question is, where do we find true wisdom? The Word of God plainly tells us in the book of Jeremiah that it is not in man, even man at his best, to direct his own steps. Ordering our lives requires the kind of wisdom that only comes from God. In this book, Wisdom's Winning Ways, you'll learn how to tap into God's wisdom to conquer clutter and confusion so that you can be a winner in Life!

Several years ago the Lord told me that I would write a book on Faith. I thought I knew what it would contain, I’m finding now that many chapters needed to be written in my life before I could dispense them to anyone else. In those days, faith was all about the supernatural life that resulted in miracles and healings and such things. In those days, it was enough to trust God for provision. Externally, some might conclude those are the most vital aspects of faith, but they are simply surface compared to knowing Him and the faith that He calls into my our lives on a daily basis. It is this ...

A spectacular stretch of earth, the Eastern Sierra region of California, reveals volcanic reefs, desert sand dunes, majestic mountains, and snow-fed lakes and rivers. Drawing on 40 years of college teaching on the world's religions, Professor Brad Karelius is your guide, uncovering deep spiritual dimensions in this achingly beautiful place. This book shares crystallizations of religious wisdom collected through the ages, and finely tuned descriptions of holy sites which you may visit, that will draw you deeper in your personal encounters with world spiritualities.

Trying to discover where ultimate truth really begins and ends - if it even exists - can be brutal work. Getting support from someone who has struggled with the same issues is invaluable. In A Man Who Told Us the Truth, author Will Davis Jr. wrestles with questions of truth and spiritual realities, offering a bridge between spiritually inquisitive people and the person of Jesus Christ. Written in a language that seekers and the nonreligious will understand, this remarkable book asks the hard questions about faith.

What if the Gospel is not about making the Godless Godly, but making the godly godless? What if Jesus isn’t interested in calling us to add one more deity to our list of priorities, but to abandon the notion of the divine as we’ve imagined it altogether, and to follow him down a path so contradictory to our concepts of God, that it looks more like forsaking him than following him? In The Atheistic Theist, Jeff Turner argues that the only way to find God is to lose God, and that many of us who think we’ve found God, have lost God. This book is a radical call to recapture the Church’s...

Rosario Picardo was a recently divorced and slightly jaded ex-Marine when he heeded God's call to plant "a church for broken people". This book chronicles the struggles and triumphs of Embrace Church, from its beginnings in his basement as a rare urban church plant to a multi-campus congregation that reaches hundreds of folks broken by poverty, burned by Christians, and in need of healing grace.

This is Volume 2 on the general subject of salvation. Volume 1 covered mostly some essays related to salvation by grace. The preface for that volume introduces the subject as follows:When I was sorting out all the smaller writings I have produced over the decades, I was a bit surprised at how many of them fall under the subject of salvation. When measured by volume, there is almost twice as much material on this subject as on any of the other subjects. This means that there will be two volumes under the title, God’s Amazing Salvation.I guess I should not have been surprised at all, since ...

En este libro se expondrán una serie de objeciones al sistema escatológico preterista total o completo, aunque reconocemos el esfuerzo de los proponentes de esta interpretación escatológica al defender el cumplimiento de la venida del Hijo del Hombre en las nubes en el año 70 d. C., tal como Jesús afirmó que ocurriría en Mateo 24:34. Es necesario poner de manifiesto las distorsiones que este sistema escatológico genera al respecto del resto de las profecías relacionadas con la resurrección, el juicio ante el gran trono blanco y el estado eterno, entre otras doctrinas que han sido...

"The first fifteen volumes in the series focus on Bible doctrine, i.e., what the Bible teaches. The first twelve volumes deal with theology, i.e., what the Bible teaches about what is true as opposed to what is false. The next three volumes deal with ethics, i.e., what the Bible teaches about what is right conduct as opposed to what is wrong. In the final two volumes I have shifting gears and am focusing mostly on something that is a bit different. Here the main subject is not what the Bible teaches, but why we should believe what it teaches. In other words, we are now dealing with what is ...

The Jonah Complex: Meditations on the Sovereignty of God explores a struggling man who tries to make sense of a confusing world. The Jonah Complex proclaims the unwavering sovereignty of God, exalts the Creator of the cosmos, and calls all creatures to stand in awe of his regal majesty.

In The Practice of Catholic Theology: A Modest Proposal, Paul J. Griffiths has written a how-to book for Catholic theologians that will both instruct beginners and challenge long-time practitioners to sharpen their understanding of their craft. He defines Catholic theology as the practice of thinking, speaking, and writing about the God of Christian confession; so understood, it's something that anyone can learn to do.

Quite simply, three of the most important and well-known confessions of the Reformed faith. The Augsburg Confession is the earliest of the three and is the primary confession of the Lutheran Church. The Heidelberg Catechism was a response written by Zacharias Ursinus and consists of 129 questions and answers. The Westminster Confession is the best known and begins with "What is the chief end of man? Man's chief end is to glorify God, and enjoy Him forever."