"This book is not an academic study of what the church has taught, or what scholars have said, but rather a challenging study of what the Bible itself says about God. In The Living God, author R.T. France encourages us to come to grips with the broad sweep of biblical data, showing us that the God of the Bible is neither passive nor far removed from our everyday lives, but rather a dynamic and living reality to be engaged."--Back cover

This book is special, unusual, but not formidable. You can hardly fully read it without the bible; so it is designed to attract Christian world. Because of the long-standing Church controversies about "being under grace", and "not under the law, there are confl icting ideas of what bornagain Christians' obligations to the Lord are supposed to be if you are under grace. This book attempts to clarify this, in details, and should settle the matter for true truth seekers for good. Th is is one of the highlights of the book because this matter touches, not only life, but eternal life too. It points out (not with proud holier- than- thou attitude) areas of life Christians need examine & improve upon, with God's help- but it is not a book of doom and gloom. With every such area attention is drawn to, there are way outs and exhortation of what can be done. - pointing to God, (not the book's author) for the Answers. The author hopes you will not hate the book, but welcome it as Exhortations from a loving sister to her well-beloved fellow Christians, and prays it serves as ladder to Newness of life in the Lord Jesus Christ. The book enhances the loving kindness of God to us; and gently tries to wake the Church up, so we stop incurring God's anger, and start seeking His Favour. Another highlight of this book is the "Call" for united Fasting-Prayers crying out to God, humbly and genuinely for the Holy Spirit- anointing and heaven-sent Revival; to help us truly repent, be forgiven and be renewed. Thus seeking for His compassion, it is certain that our Saviour and Lord will in no wise cast us out.

I was born in Taiwan. In 1974, I came to the United States of America for my graduate study. I received two master's degrees, one in music education and the other one in piano performance. My whole life revolved around the piano. It was my mother's will that she dedicated me to serve the Lord with this instrument. At age six, I started learning to play the piano. I was baptized at age twelve. At age fifteen, I served as the Sunday worship service pianist at my local church in Taiwan. The year 1990 was my turning point back to God. I thanked God for the crisis that happened in my life. By his guiding and loving hand, he changed me from a lukewarm Christian to a disciple of Jesus Christ. I have lived in Norman, Oklahoma, for thirty three years as a piano teacher. I am a member of Southern Oklahoma Chinese Baptist Church and have served as choir director, Sunday school teacher, chair of the mission department, and Sunday worship service pianist. In 2004, God led me into Bible Study Fellowship International. Two years later, I was called by God to step out of my comfort zone and into the leadership circle by becoming a group leader where I still serve up to now. Through serving and walking with Jesus, I have experienced so many miracles from our Lord, just as Jesus promised abundant life for his believers. Philippians 3:13""14 (ESV) says, "I do not consider that I have made it my own, but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."

Witness Lee presents a general outline of God's economy, which is God's plan to dispense Himself into man for His corporate expression. He follows this presentation of God's economy by touching on certain crucial matters related to God's economy, including the consummated Spirit and the reality of the Body of Christ.

Preceded by three introductory essays and a chronology of major events in black religious history from 1618 to 1991, this A-Z encyclopedia includes three types of entries: * Biographical sketches of 773 African American religious leaders * 341 entries on African American denominations and religious organizations (including white churches with significant black memberships and educational institutions) * Topical articles on important aspects of African American religious life (e.g., African American Christians during the Colonial Era, Music in the African American Church)

Fifteen years after its original publication comes a thoroughly revised edition of the Evangelical Dictionary of Theology. Every article from the original edition has been revisited. With some articles being removed, others revised, and many new articles added, the result is a completely new dictionary covering systematic, historical, and philosophical theology as well as theological ethics.