Built Upon The Rock

This collection of essays from the 2005 Tyndale Fellowship conference covers topics pertinent to the entire first Gospel, including Matthew's sources, the role of Jerusalem, the problem of anti-Semitism, Matthew's portrayal of salvation history, and more. Reflections by seasoned veterans -- Donald Hagner, R. T. France, David Wenham, and others -- are featured, complemented by the contributions of a number of scholars lesser known to the English-speaking world. Together these essays provide a valuable entry in the field by an international team of evangelical scholars addressing critical questions in Matthean studies.Contributors: Armin D. Baum Stephanie L. Black Jeannine K. Brown Roland Deines Mervyn Eloff R. T. France Daniel M. Gurtner Donald A. Hagner James M. Hamilton Jr. David Instone-Brewer John Nolland David Wenham

The local church is meant to be living, growing, distinct, and God-glorifying, yet many disagree about what a church really is and what it should look like. This study works through seven biblical aspects of the church and, in so doing, helps participants to discover a big-picture vision of the church. A series of ten 6–7 week studies covering the nine distinctives of a healthy church as originally laid out in Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever. This series explores the biblical foundations of key aspects of the church, helping Christians to live out those realities as members of a local body. Conveniently packaged and accessibly written, the format of this series is guided, inductive discussion of Scripture passages and is ideal for use in Sunday school, church-wide studies, or small group contexts.

The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.

Ray, a former Evangelical Protestant and Bible teacher, goes through the Scriptures and the first five centuries of the Church to demonstrate that the early Christians had a clear understanding of the primacy of Peter in the see of Rome. He tackles the tough issues in an attempt to expose how the opposition is misunderstanding the Scriptures and history. He uses many Protestant scholars and historians to support the Catholic position. This book contains the most complete compilation of Scriptural and Patristic quotations on the primacy of Peter and the Papal office of any book available. It has over 500 footnotes with supporting evidence from Catholic, Orthodox, Evangelical, and non-Christian authorities.

The financial world is changing rapidly, and biblical scriptures and prophets warn of more economic stormy weather ahead. In the guidebook Built Upon a Rock, Brian Horne, a Certified Financial Planner and accountant, relies on his professional experience and spiritual upbringing to provide methods for protecting assets, investing and saving money, and avoiding financial pitfalls. Horne provides sound financial and biblical principles that will help you to understand the importance of achieving financial self-reliance during the tumultuous Last Days; foretold in the scriptures. With an easy-to-follow style, Horne teaches all Christians, both financial novices and experienced investors how to: Prepare Financially for the Last Days; set up a budget and create a debt-elimination calendar; save and invest your money using Biblical principles; properly invest in real estate or home ownership; invest your IRA and 401(k) wisely; find the proper insurance coverage for Life, Home, Auto; buy gold and silverwhy & when; prevent identity theft ; and improve a credit score. Built Upon a Rock shares practical advice coupled with spiritual insight that will help the reader distinguish between wants and needs and lead them to achieve peace of mind in uncertain times.

Combining the best and most recent evangelical Christian scholarship with the highly regarded ESV text, the ESV Study Bible is the most comprehensive study Bible ever published.

A popular explanation of the teaching of Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount and the events that follow.