In the beginning of the second century C.E., false teachings had arisen to twist the Christian truth of Jesus and the apostles of the first century. Christian Publishing House has given us a look into Early Christianity, by way of Apostolic, Apologist, and Church Fathers. These men's writings and example deliver an insight into the religious environment of their day. The apologists defended the teachings and practices of orthodox Christians. Moreover, for professing true Christianity, many were put to death rather than deny Jesus Christ. Particularly striking was their love for truth and their bold witnessing in spite of the persecution. Between the delightfully illustrated covers, Christian Publishing House has presented fourteen Apostolic, Apologist and Church Fathers from Polycarp, a student of the apostle John in the late first century, to Jerome in the fourth century. It is to these eminent scholars, whose occupations covered all walks of life: shepherd, mathematician, lawyer, and bishop, that we owe, among other things, the divine compilation of our Bible canon today. We are so fortunate to have the teachings of these eminent scholars whose writings have been of interest to genuine Christians throughout the last 2,000 years, as well as in our modern age.

EARLY CHRISTIANITY 33 C. E. - 330 C.E. APOSTOLIC, APOLOGIST AND CHURCH FATHERS

History

Andrews, Edward D.

World

Christian Publishing House

PLEASE SEE SECOND EDITION: amazon.com/THINK-HEART-Combining-Counseling-Behavioral/dp/1945757221/ In For As I Think in My Heart--So I Am: Combining Biblical Counseling with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy , Edward D. Andrews offers practical and biblical insights on a host of issues, from the challenge of forgiveness to eating disorders, anger, alcoholism, depression, anxiety, and many others. Based on Proverbs 23:7 (NKJV): "For as he thinks in his heart, so is he," Andrews' text works from the position that if we can change the way that we think, we can change the way that we behave. For As I Think in My Heart enables readers to examine the lies and half-truths they tell themselves repeatedly; lies, which as one argues, contribute to mental distress and a wide range of issues in their lives. In this text, Andrews seeks to wash those lies with biblical truth by combining biblical counseling with cognitive-behavioral therapy "in an effort to better understand our human condition" and give readers tools to face these challenges.

For As I Think in My Heart - So I Am: Combining Biblical Counseling with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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Christian Books & Bibles

THE EVANGELISM HANDBOOK is a practical guide (for real life application) in aiding all Christians in sharing biblical beliefs, the Good News of the Kingdom, how to deal with Bible critics, overturning false beliefs, so as to make disciples, as commanded by Christ. (Matthew 28:19-20)Why do Christians desire to talk about their beliefs? Jesus said, "And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole inhabited earth for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come." (Matt 24:14) This is the assignment, which all Christians are obligated to assist in carrying out. Jesus also said, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." (Matt. 22:39) Jesus commanded that we "go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them" and "teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you." (Matt. 28:19-20) If one failed to be obedient to the great commission of Matthew 28:19-20, he or she could hardly claim that they have a genuine faith. All true Christians have a determination to imitate God, which moves us to persist in reflecting his glory through our sharing Bible beliefs with others.Within the heart of each true Christian, is the desire is that we "love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." (Matt 22:37) If this is the case, we to would be patient, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.' (2 Pet 3:9) For the true Christian, "for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks." (Lu 6:45) The apostle Paul helps see the importance of the work that lies ahead,Romans 10:14 English Standard Version (ESV)14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?

The Evangelism Handbook: How All Christians Can Effectively Share God's Word in Their Community

Come journey with me into the world of the homeless. It began with blankets that led me to a park bench and an incredible man who stole my heart. Sit with me as I visit with a registered sex offender who became changed by grace. Listen as I visit with a man who took a blade to his body, and to a young man who used tattoos to hide his pain. Meet the lady whose abusive father broke all of her fingers, and a young lady whose father beat her with a two-by-four. Meet these and others, and discover the sweet souls buried beneath their outer self. God provided me a glimpse of what He sees. At times, it was overwhelming, and at times inspirational. Whether from under the bridge or the downtown park, so many forgotten people shared their lives with me. From those others have shunned, I experienced love. In places I could not have imagined, I witnessed beauty, grace, and strength. Join me as I introduce you to my homeless friends and stand ready for your heart to change when you see them through the eyes of Jesus.

YA KNOW WHAT I'M SAY'N: Hearing the Voice of the Homeless

Bridgman, Kris

Bridgman, Keith

There grew an element in the valley that did not want to be ruled by the Light of the Word. Over time, they convinced the people to reject it. As they started to reject this Light, the valley grew dim and the fog rolled in. The people craved the darkness rather than the Light because they were evil. They did not want to embrace the Light because it exposed their wickedness. They rejected the Light of the Word and ruled themselves. Those few who had embraced the Light and hated the darkness were killed. Since that time anyone who embraced the Light of the Word, pursued or talked about it were arrested. Those arrested were sentenced to death by stoning. The last prophet gave a prophecy before he was martyred. "The whisperer will come and empower three witnesses that will make manifest the works of darkness and destroy it, and deliver my people from the grip of darkness to the freedom found in the light." All the Children of the Light were killed off or went into hiding living among the Children of Darkness in secret, not mentioning the Light for fear of death. Generations grew up being ignorant of the Light of the Word and never knowing the difference. No one ever mentioned the Light or dared to even talk about the Light. One thousand years later, Ezra was awakened from sleep and commanded by the Whisperer, "You must find the Book of Prophesies that will show you the Light of the Word." Thus begins his quest to find out the truth against those that oppose and want to bury it. With the help of his best friends, Jared and a girl named Dara they discover the prophecy. Things get heated and dangerous when they find out they are the three witnesses.

Seekers and Deceivers: Which One are You? It Is Time to Join the Fight!

Hoyer, Kevin

PLEASE SEE THE UPDATED AND EXPANDED EDITION.WHERE ARE THE DEAD?: Basic Bible Doctrines of the Christian FaithKindle Editionamazon.com/gp/product/B01A282TJO.Where Are the Dead?: Basic Bible Doctrines of the Christian FaithPaperback amazon.com/Where-Are-Dead-Doctrines-Christian/dp/0692611126/.What is the Bible's viewpoint? Without delving into an endless stream of what man has said, Andrews looks at what the Bible says about death and the like. Why do we grow old and die? What happens at death? Is there life after death, or is this all there is? Do we have an immortal soul? Are well all going to heaven? Is there really such a place as hellfire? Andrews has answered these questions and far more. "Death" in the Bible is viewed as an "enemy" of humanity. The apostle Paul offered us hope from this last enemy, death. He wrote, "Death is to be brought to nothing." "The last enemy to be abolished is death." (1 Cor. 15:26, The New English Bible) How could Paul be so sure? Even though Paul had formerly been an enemy of Christianity, the one who had been raised from the dead, Jesus Christ, taught him personally. (Acts 9:3-19) This is why Paul also wrote, "For as by a man [Adam] came death, by a man [Jesus Christ] has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive."--1 Corinthians 15:21, 22.

What Does the Bible Really Say About Death?: Why Do We Die? Is There Life After Death? Do We Have an Immortal Soul?

PLEASE SEE THE UPDATED AND EXPANDED EDITION.WHAT IS HELL?: Basic Bible Doctrines of the Christian FaithKindle Editionamazon.com/gp/product/B01A282T58.What Is Hell?: Basic Bible Doctrines of the Christian FaithPaperbackamazon.com/What-Hell-Basic-Doctrines-Christian/dp/0692610170/.Is hell a place of eternal torment? This is a very important question. It has an impact greater than one might suspect. Now, the believer can either have a mental disposition that is receptive to truth, and so in this case, he will be able to understand fully the Bible, if correctly explained. However, the believer, who is motivated by subjective bias, preunderstanding, preconceptions, presuppositions, and a world-view of tradition, way one is raised, or church doctrine, will not accept the meaning, seeing it as foolish. These things can be set aside though, if the believer prays, and then acts in behalf of that prayer by reading WHAT DOES THE BIBLE REALLY SAY ABOUT HELLFIRE with an open mind.

What Does the Bible Really Say About Hellfire?: Eternal Torment? Is Hellfire Just? Is Hellfire Part of Divine Justice?

Biblical criticism is an umbrella term covering various techniques for applying literary historical-critical methods in analyzing and studying the Bible and its textual content. Biblical criticism is also known as higher criticism, literary criticism, and historical criticism. Biblical criticism has done nothing more than weaken and demoralize people's assurance in the Bible as being the inspired and fully inerrant Word of God and is destructive in its very nature. Historical criticism is made up of many forms of biblical criticism that are harmful to the authoritative Word of God: historical criticism, source criticism, form criticism, redaction criticism, social-science criticism, canonical criticism, rhetorical criticism, structural criticism, narrative criticism, reader-response criticism, feminist criticism, and socioeconomic criticism. Not just liberal scholarship, but many moderate, even some "conservative" scholars have adopted historical criticism at some level. The authors herein show how adopting any level of biblical criticism by pastors, biblical teachers, students and scholars, will only diminish the trustworthiness of God's Word, e.g., inerrancy. Biblical criticism is extremely flawed, and its attack on the Bible has failed to demonstrate that the Bible is not the Word of God. On this Dr. Robert L. Thomas writes,Someone needs to sound the alarm when evangelical leaders mislead the body of Christ. A mass evangelical exodus from this time-honored principle of interpreting Scripture is jeopardizing the church's access to the truths taught therein. Whether interpreters have forsaken the principle intentionally or have subconsciously ignored it, the damage is the same.-Robert L. Thomas. Evangelical Hermeneutics: The New Versus the Old (p. 160).

BASICS OF BIBLICAL CRITICISM: Helpful or Harmful?

Farnell, F. David

Howe, Thomas

Marshall, Thomas

Cocar, Benjamin

Newman, Dianna

This is a comprehensive study of euthanasia and assisted suicide. It traces the historical debate, examines the legal status of such activity in different countries and explores the political, medical and moral matters surrounding these emotive and controversial subjects in various cultural contexts. The key advocates and pioneers of this agenda-driven movement (such as the late Jack Kevorkian, popularly known as "Dr. Death" and Philip Nitschke, founder of Exit International) are profiled. Not only are the elderly and disabled becoming increasingly vulnerable but children, psychiatric patients, the depressed and those who are simply tired of life are now on a slippery slope into a dystopian nightmare. The spotlight is brought to bear on the Netherlands, in particular, where palliative care and the hospice movement are greatly underdeveloped as a result of legalization. These dubious "services" are now offered as part of "normal" medical care in Holland where it is deemed more cost-effective to be given a lethal injection. The vital role of physicians as healers in society must be preserved and the important but neglected spiritual dimension of death must be explored. Thus a biblical view of human life is presented. Death and bereavement are universal phenomena and people of all faiths and those of none have a legitimate right to comment. However, the historic Christian tradition is struggling to be heard in the clamor for personal autonomy and civil liberties in a multi-cultural society that is becoming increasingly secular. This work provides an ethical framework in which euthanasia and assisted suicide can be evaluated. These issues are on the radar indicating a collision course with Christian values. It is time for Christians to be alert and to present the case that these are not satisfactory solutions to legitimate end-of-life concerns.

DYING TO KILL: A Christian Perspective on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

Beville, Kieran

Christian Living Commentary on the book of James by author Brent A. Calloway will give every Christian reader the opportunity to grow in knowledge and faith. The reader will learn to observe, understand, and apply the Bible to transform his or her life as they humbly walk with God. It is Calloway's genuine expectation that this commentary will help the reader more fully reveal the love of God in their life as they learn how to engage his Word like never before. The reader can expect to grow spiritually, personally and professionally, as well as his or her family relationship. CPH Living Commentary is easy to read and understand while also accurately communicating what James meant in his letter to his first-century readers. It offers the 21st-century reader a practical guide, as to how they can apply this same message in their lives.

THE BOOK OF JAMES (CPH Christian Living Commentary)

Calloway, Brent A

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