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A Theology of Suffering and Difficulty

by Michael E. Lewis

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.6 cm

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By carefully considering the full theological context of trials, this book seeks to show that Christians can realistically count it all joy when various trials come upon them. This is not a natural response, but it is the only response that the Bible permits. However, it is not simply commanded without good reason; there is tremendous biblical evidence that would convince us to so respond. From a personal perspective, it is one of the most important means that God uses to conform us to the image of his Son, enabling us to more effectively glorify him and drawing us closer to himself. If we believe that knowing God is of the greatest value, we will value the trials he brings. From a corporate perspective, that is, the kingdom of God (the body of Christ, the church), we find an even larger context in which God uses trials. The church, as we find in Acts 4, is powerful as it expresses concrete love, seeing to it that there are no needy among it. The needy are those in trials and as the church loves its needy by caring for them, it bears witness to God's care and love to those in need and witnesses to those outside the church in a most powerful way. So we see that God is truly at work in trials, both personally and corporately, glorifying himself, conforming us to the image of Christ, witnessing to the world and building his kingdom. It is a picture of God at work in a particularly powerful way. Michael E. Lewis is a consultant working in the fields of RF and optical communications, optics and lasers. Michael obtained his PhD in Physics from Kent State University in 1987 and was an associate professor of physics for five years. Michael has worked both in academia and industry. Although his formal training is in mathematics and the sciences, he passionate about, and has devoted himself to, the study of theology, history, philosophy and apologetics. His primary interests in these areas are ethics, epistemology and scientific realism and antirealism.
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The Beautiful Animal: Sincerity, Charm, and the Fossilised DialecticA Theology of Suffering and Difficulty

  • Title

    A Theology of Suffering and Difficulty

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Wipf & Stock Publishers

  • Published

    January 2007

  • Weight

    395g

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9781597529938

  • ISBN-10

    1597529931

  • Eden Code

    4699707

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