The Good Works ReaderWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2007. júl. 16. - 360 oldal Often considered one of the sparks that ignited the Reformation, the place of "works" in the Christian life is still debated. In this volume distinguished theologian Thomas Oden draws together Christian teaching from across the centuries to provide a comprehensive witness on this essential topic. Oden listens to the timeless teaching of the patristic writers, the theologians who defined orthodoxy in the first five centuries after Christ. His listening extends not only to well-known fathers such as Augustine, Irenaeus, and Eusebius, but also to lesser-known yet no less important fathers such as Oecumenius, Pseudo-Basil, and Peter Chrysologus. Oden's masterly compendium of classic Christian teaching covers treatment of the poor, the outcast, the imprisoned, and "the least of these." Anyone involved in any ministry of compassion will find stunning spiritual resources here. |
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vii. oldal
... Pattern 2. Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit 3. Does God Prefer the Poor? 4. The Poor Have Responsibilities 5. Show No Partiality 6. Penury as Such Not Commended 7. Why the Poor Are More Likely to Be Rich in Faith 8. How to Love the Needy ...
... Pattern 2. Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit 3. Does God Prefer the Poor? 4. The Poor Have Responsibilities 5. Show No Partiality 6. Penury as Such Not Commended 7. Why the Poor Are More Likely to Be Rich in Faith 8. How to Love the Needy ...
viii. oldal
... Pattern 2. Actively Seeking Out the Needy 3. Prioritizing Services according to Need 4. Quit Making Excuses 5. Remember the Saints G. The Fatherless 1. The Plight of the Fatherless 2. The Pattern 3. Without a Father 4. Without ...
... Pattern 2. Actively Seeking Out the Needy 3. Prioritizing Services according to Need 4. Quit Making Excuses 5. Remember the Saints G. The Fatherless 1. The Plight of the Fatherless 2. The Pattern 3. Without a Father 4. Without ...
x. oldal
... Pattern 2. Giving the Thirsty a Cup of Cold Water 3. The Icon of Rebekah : Offering Water 4. The Water of Life 5. Thirsting after Righteousness E. At Table with the Lord 1. The Pattern 102 102 103 104 105 105 107 107 107 109 111 111 111 ...
... Pattern 2. Giving the Thirsty a Cup of Cold Water 3. The Icon of Rebekah : Offering Water 4. The Water of Life 5. Thirsting after Righteousness E. At Table with the Lord 1. The Pattern 102 102 103 104 105 105 107 107 107 109 111 111 111 ...
xii. oldal
... Pattern 138 138 2. Doing Good for the Refugee 139 3. Interceding for the Refugee 139 4. The Holy Family Themselves Were Displaced Persons: The Flight to Egypt 140 5. What Does Jesus' Flight from Death Teach about Ministry to Refugees ...
... Pattern 138 138 2. Doing Good for the Refugee 139 3. Interceding for the Refugee 139 4. The Holy Family Themselves Were Displaced Persons: The Flight to Egypt 140 5. What Does Jesus' Flight from Death Teach about Ministry to Refugees ...
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... Pattern 163 A. Touching the Untouchables: Reaching Out to the Leper 163 1. Touching the Untouchable 164 2. Including the Outcast 165 B. Care for the Handicapped: Enabling the Deaf to Hear 166 1. Embracing the Dysfunctional 167 2. Caring ...
... Pattern 163 A. Touching the Untouchables: Reaching Out to the Leper 163 1. Touching the Untouchable 164 2. Including the Outcast 165 B. Care for the Handicapped: Enabling the Deaf to Hear 166 1. Embracing the Dysfunctional 167 2. Caring ...
Tartalomjegyzék
Introduction | 1 |
Why Good Works Require Careful Study | 4 |
Believers Seek Integration | 5 |
On the Genre of the Reader | 10 |
The Reformers as Models of Patristic Learning | 16 |
PART | 27 |
Feeding Quenching | 30 |
54 | 31 |
The Icons of the Persecuted | 219 |
The Wicked Serve the Good without Being Aware of It | 220 |
A Larger Justice Hidden in Injustice | 221 |
You Are Blessed When Falsely Reviled for Christs Sake | 222 |
The Spirit Will Help You Speak the Truth | 223 |
Endurance | 224 |
Do Not Seek Persecution | 226 |
Blessing Persecutors | 227 |
B Inherit the Kingdom Prepared for | 35 |
The Law and the Poor | 46 |
Fire and Water | 55 |
G The Fatherless | 61 |
The Gifts and Hospitality of True Widowhood | 67 |
Our Own Choices Affect Our Eternal Destiny | 77 |
PART | 83 |
27 | 86 |
Not by Bread Alone | 94 |
42 | 103 |
The Incarnate Lord Willingly Depended on the Hospitality of Others | 113 |
Aliens Strangers and Pilgrims | 114 |
Whether Hospitality Depends upon the Worthiness of the Visitors Motive | 115 |
The Ministry of Hospitality | 116 |
G Biblical Models of Hospitality | 117 |
Icons of Hospitality | 118 |
The Plight of the Traveler | 119 |
Lots Hospitality | 122 |
84 | 123 |
Rebekah as an Icon of Hospitality | 125 |
So? | 126 |
The Glory of Nakedness in the Original State Now Fallen | 127 |
94 | 128 |
While the Fallen Adam Needed Clothing the Ascended Lord Did Not | 129 |
Caring for the Body in Proper Balance without Anxiety | 131 |
Consider the Lilies | 132 |
Toward Modesty | 134 |
The Icon of John the Baptist | 135 |
So What Does This All Mean? | 137 |
You Gave Me to Drink | 149 |
REACHING OUT FOR THE OUTCAST | 161 |
EERDMANS The Good Works Reader Oden pg | 164 |
Enabling the Disabled | 171 |
The Healing Community | 177 |
Slow of Tongue | 182 |
The Grace of Speech | 183 |
The Isolated World of the Blind and Dumb Demoniac | 184 |
With Demons Cast Out Tongues Were Loosed | 185 |
F Binding Up Demonic Powers | 187 |
Why the Demons Were First to Recognize the Messiah | 188 |
Exorcising the Demons of Compulsive Behavior | 189 |
G Uprooting Addictions | 193 |
The Dilemma of Addictive Behaviors | 194 |
Confronting Addiction | 196 |
SelfConstraint over the God of the Belly | 197 |
PART FOUR THE IMPRISONED AND THE PERSECUTED | 201 |
You Came to Me | 202 |
As If in Prison with Them | 203 |
Bought with a Price | 204 |
Paul Wrote from Prison | 205 |
The Ambassador in Chains | 206 |
Listening to Pauls Chains | 207 |
Confident Witness amid Imprisonment | 208 |
Faithful Women Too Suffered Imprisonment | 209 |
B Witnessing in Prison | 210 |
Joseph Was Happier Being Righteously in Prison Than Free Lacking Righteousness | 212 |
Joseph as a Type of Christ | 213 |
The Imprisonment of John the Baptist | 214 |
Jesus in Dying Preached to the Imprisoned Souls | 215 |
0047 | 217 |
The Martyrs Gift | 218 |
Bless Your Persecutors | 229 |
Sheep among Wolves | 230 |
The Evil Depths of Human Freedom | 231 |
E Absorbing Hatred | 233 |
The Enemy Within | 234 |
Persecution Visited upon Early Christians from All Sides | 236 |
Stand Firm | 237 |
To the End | 238 |
What We Learn from the Mustard Seed | 239 |
F Nothing Can Separate Us | 240 |
The Greatness of Gods Power Revealed in Trials | 241 |
All Historic Contingencies Are Viewed in EndTime Perspective | 242 |
All Believers Share in the Suffering of Each | 244 |
Join the Battle | 245 |
Let Your Forbearance Be Known | 246 |
Summing Up the Forbearing Motif | 247 |
PART FIVE THE LEAST OF THESE | 249 |
A The Child | 250 |
Who Is the Greatest? | 251 |
What Children Know That Adults Have Tended to Forget | 252 |
Learning Guilelessness | 253 |
Relearning Lowliness | 255 |
Jesus Chose the Least of the Unlettered to Accomplish His Mission | 256 |
Providence Works through Limitations | 258 |
The Greater Value of Lesser Things | 259 |
The Body Needs Hands and Feet | 260 |
The Day of Small Things | 261 |
The Foolishness of God | 262 |
Works of Mercy | 264 |
You Welcomed | 273 |
E Put Away Bitterness | 276 |
PART SIX PHILANTHROPY | 289 |
Excessive Luxury Makes One Dead While Still Alive | 291 |
The Difficulty of the Rich Entering the Kingdom | 292 |
Riches Are Not Evil as Such but a Temptation to Evil | 293 |
The Rich Not Excluded from Gods Mercy | 294 |
The Transformation of Zacchaeus | 295 |
Becoming Rich toward God | 297 |
B The Stewardship of Wealth | 298 |
The Pattern | 299 |
Philanthropy | 300 |
Treasures on Earth | 301 |
Avoid Unfair Acquisition | 302 |
Psychological Evasions of Covetousness | 304 |
The Love of Money | 306 |
The Souls of the Greedy | 307 |
The Fleeting Nature of Riches | 309 |
By Desiring More Pride Becomes Less | 310 |
Money and the Love of Money | 311 |
What Needs to Be Guarded | 312 |
Cheerful Giving | 313 |
The Poor in Jerusalem | 314 |
Paul Pled for Generosity on Behalf of the Poor | 315 |
Depart from Me 1 The Impenitent in Final Judgment 317 | 317 |
B The Timing of Good Works | 325 |
through Works of Love | 333 |
E Reconciling James and Paul | 344 |
F Faith Bears Fruit | 351 |
H Conclusion | 359 |
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