Before GodWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2004 - 210 pages Many Christians today have experienced a loss of enormous significance -- they no longer understand their daily lives to be lived "before God." This timely work traces the development and implications of this loss and argues for its recovery. In comparing contemporary Christians with believers of previous eras, author George Stroup sees an "eclipse" of life lived before God. This eclipse is tragic because the Bible presupposes human life as a daily, personal relationship with God. Stroup here offers help by exploring anew the biblical view that Jesus Christ models most clearly what life lived before God and neighbor looks like. He then suggests that describing Christian life as "gratitude naturally evokes a sense of life lived before God. The book concludes by examining whether life before God requires a sense of God's presence -- and whether it is possible to live before God even in those times when he seems to be absent. Offering thought-provoking analysis of modern faith and sound direction for spiritual renewal, "Before God is perfect for churches, study groups, pastors, and individuals pursuing genuine discipleship. |
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Contents
Beforeness | 1 |
Beforeness in the Bible | 4 |
Theology before God | 9 |
Beforeness | 15 |
The Eclipse of Beforeness | 24 |
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree | 35 |
Christ and Adam | 37 |
Jesus before God | 40 |
Parables of Grace | 111 |
The Contours of Gods Grace | 114 |
Christian Freedom | 129 |
Salvation | 136 |
Gratitude | 141 |
Ingratitude | 147 |
Gratitude as Obedience | 150 |
Giving Thanks | 155 |
Jesus before Neighbor | 52 |
Dying before God | 60 |
Without Sin | 66 |
Sin | 69 |
The Loss of Life before God | 75 |
Sin and the Law | 80 |
The Forms of Sin | 83 |
Idolatry | 89 |
SelfDeception | 92 |
The Paradoxes of Sin | 97 |
Sin Guilt and Confession | 101 |
Grace | 105 |
Grateful Worship | 162 |
The Ministry of Reconciliation | 168 |
Presence Absence and Beforeness | 173 |
Beforeness Hiddenness and Absence | 175 |
Beforeness and Presence | 180 |
Spiritual Presence | 187 |
Practicing Life before God | 192 |
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