Sign in with Facebook
to-read
(354)
currently-reading (3)
read (611)
5-star (0)
favorites (29)
ebook (514)
fiction (299)
kindle (251)
theology (108)
christianity (69)
commentary (69)
puritans (69)
currently-reading (3)
read (611)
5-star (0)
favorites (29)
ebook (514)
fiction (299)
kindle (251)
theology (108)
christianity (69)
commentary (69)
puritans (69)
suffering
(54)
library (51)
jesus-christ (50)
bible (33)
biography (33)
prayer (31)
old-testament (30)
god (25)
bible-book-of (23)
science-fiction (23)
mystery (20)
must-read (16)
library (51)
jesus-christ (50)
bible (33)
biography (33)
prayer (31)
old-testament (30)
god (25)
bible-book-of (23)
science-fiction (23)
mystery (20)
must-read (16)
The source of sin lies closer to home than you or I may want to admit. It’s easy to blame God or the devil for our struggles, but the primary source of our sin lies within our own hearts. Explaining temptation by saying “God is testing me”
...more
Note on temptation
“The pursuit of autonomous metaphysics is idolatry.”
― The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way
― The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way
“If we fail to recognize there is a unified whole to Scripture, we will have only a pile of pieces. Simplistic slogans, formulas and catchphrases will not suffice in conveying the richness of the Scriptures.”
―
―
“The primary purpose of reading the Bible is not to know the Bible but to know God.”
―
―
“Faith is tested throughout our lives (James 1:3; I Peter 1:7). As the object of our faith proves Himself faithful throughout these trials, our faith grows. Even if we do not have God’s personal revelation about why we are suffering or how He is weaving our trials into a hidden pattern, we do have the revelation of God’s hidden purposes for us and for creation in Jesus Christ. God has demonstrated His faithfulness objectively, publicly, and finally in the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.”
― The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way
― The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way
“Oh, remember this, the sweetness of religion is incomparably more than all the pleasures of sense.”
―
―
Christian Focus Publications
— 79 members
— last activity Dec 23, 2016 10:56AM
Christian Focus Publications (CFP) has been publishing Christian books since the early 1970's.We publish under four imprints: Christian Focus - popula ...more
Jeff’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jeff’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
175 books
|
124 friends
175 books
|
424 friends
337 books
|
62 friends
54 books
|
14 friends
57 books
|
18 friends
56 books
|
103 friends
11 books
|
883 friends
13 books
|
576 friends
More friends…
Polls voted on by Jeff
Lists liked by Jeff
