God So Enters into Relationships That . . . : A Biblical View /
Biblical theologian Terence E. Fretheim weaves key insights from Scripture with theological reflections on the nature and activity of God, God's relationship to the world, and the natural order. Relational language and images fill the various forms of communication that ministry leaders must us...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2020
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Colección: | Word & world books.
Book collections on Project MUSE. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- What we mean by "relationship"
- What kind of God?
- A relational God
- An everlasting faithfulness : ... God will be absolutely faithful to the commitments God has made
- Full-bodied salvation : ... God is concerned about our entire selves
- God's promise of presence : ... God will be present with God's creatures at all times and in all places
- Change and suffering : ... God is genuinely affected by what happens to the relationship
- God's will and ours : ... The human will can stand over against the will of God
- For the good of all : ... God will be active in the life of the world
- An element of uncertainty : ... God recognizes the need for a healthy "space" between those who are in relationship
- The gift of prayer : ... God is not the only one who has something important to say
- Sharing power : ... God is not the only one who has something important to do and the power with which to do it
- Both settled and unsettled : ... the future is not all mapped out.