Thankfully, God helps Christians to overcome sin through the miracle of sanctification.
God loves to work the miracle of sanctification within us as we struggle for daily progress in holiness. This book is basically a transcription of the 2012 Desiring God National Conference. How is a person sanctified? Does God do it? Do we? Do we participate with Him? Are we the passengers in the sanctification car? Do we drive? Where does it start?
God loves to work the miracle of sanctification within us as we struggle for daily progress in holiness. With contributions from Kevin DeYoung. John Piper (DTheol, University of Munich) is the founder and teacher of desiringGod. org and the chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. He served for thirty-three years as the senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is the author of more than fifty books, including Desiring God; Don’t Waste Your Life; This Momentary Marriage; A Peculiar Glory; and Reading the Bible Supernaturally. org, pastor at Cities Church, and adjunct professor at Bethlehem College & Seminary. The chapter by Ed Welch is worth the price of the book alone. Good help in growing in holiness. This book is theologically informed and pastorally wise. It helpfully distinguishes and defines definitive and progressive sanctification, and it shrewdly shows how to approach Christian living without being reductionistic. Andy Naselli, Assistant Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology, Bethlehem College & Seminary; Elder, Bethlehem Baptist Church.
Acting the Miracle: God’s Work and Ours in the Mystery of Sanctification. Russell Moore is president of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. He is author of Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches, as well as Tempted and Tried: Temptation and the Triumph of Christ. He is married to Maria, and they have five sons. John Piper is founder of and teacher for Desiring God and chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary in Minneapolis. Jarvis Williams is associate professor of New Testament interpretation at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author of One New Man: The Cross and Racial Reconciliation in Pauline Theology and For Whom Did Christ Die: The Extent of the Atonement in Paul’s Theology.
Acting the Miracle : God's Work and Ours in the Mystery of Sanctification. Free delivery worldwide. God loves to work the miracle of sanctification within us as we struggle for daily progress in holiness. Format Paperback 176 pages. Acting the Miracle: God's Work and Ours in the Mystery of Sanctification - eBook (9781433537905) by Kevin DeYoung.
Sanctification - noun - sao(k)-t-f-ka-shn : a big word for the little-by-little progress of the everyday Christian life Fighting sin is not easy. No one ever coasted into greater godliness. Christian growth takes effort. But we are not left alone.
God's Work and Ours in the Mystery of Sanctification. More about Russell Moore. He writes regularly at desiringGod. org, and he and his wife, Megan, have four children. More about David Mathis. In 1994, Piper founded Desiring God Ministries, which provides Piper’s sermons, articles, and information on titles he has authored. Several of Piper’s books have been Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Christian book award winners including What Jesus Demands from the World, Pierced by the Word, and God’s Passion for His Glory.
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