In the Name of Our Lord

In the Name of Our LordWho is a member of the church? Christians divide on how one enters the church body. Matters are quickly complicated once other factors are considered, such as faith, instruction, baptism, first communion, and formal membership. Who should be baptized? What role does instruction play? And what is the best order of these things? Jonathan D. Watson's In the Name of Our Lord provides an explanatory typology and incisive analysis for thinking through these

Beldman and Rhodes argue throughout that the Pentateuch opens up horizons for Christian readers on some of today's most pressing theological

offering a Christian perspective on leisure concepts and issues in contemporary society

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and careful study of the writings of ancient Israel

a leading authority on early Christianity and a meticulous scholar

assuming no advanced training in philosophy or theology

and theological analysis

or simply a feeling of bodily change on the other

making a fresh contribution to the theological discussion with important applications for theology and ministry

Wolfhart Pannenberg

Christians who are engaged in missions regularly face ethical challenges

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