Many people believe that the ideal society is one in with men and women are equal. Their only experience has been a conflict-ridden, male-dominated society, based on aggression and hierarchy…Full description
The Gospel of Mary is an apocryphal book discovered in 1896 in a 5th-century papyrus codex. The codex Papyrus Berolinensis 8502 was purchased in Cairo by German scholar Karl Reinhardt. Al…Full description
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By R.J. Rushdoony. Nothing more clearly reveals the gospel than Christ’s atoning death and His resurrection. They tell us that Jesus Christ has destroyed the power of sin and death. John the…Full description
Descrição: By R.J. Rushdoony. Nothing more clearly reveals the gospel than Christ’s atoning death and His resurrection. They tell us that Jesus Christ has destroyed the power of sin and death. John therefore ...
The Gospel of Basilides is a "lost" text from the New Testament apocrypha by Basilides, mentioned by Origen, Jerome, Ambrose, Philip of Side, and the Venerable Bede. It was composed in Egypt…Full description
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Descrição: The Fat Lady and the Kingdom addresses many of the problems faced by the church and puts forth certain suggestions toward a remedy. On the other hand, the book does not systematically develop a ful...
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Branded a heresy were the secret sayings of the Gospel of Thomas the authentic words of Jesus Christ.Full description
Descripción: The Chronography of George Synkellos, George Synkellos , Paul Tuffin (Author), William Adler (Translator) George Synkellos, a monk of Constantinople who once held a position of authority under ...
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A role playing game by Clinton R Nixon based on the Dogs in the Vineyard system. Players are princes of a far flung archipelago kingdom, going out into the world that they may learn to be fa…Full description
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"The Mystery of the Kingdom" Some notes on concepts from G.E. Ladd Mark summarized the message of the Kingdom parables by reporting the words of Jesus to his disciples: "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables; so that they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand; lest they turn again, and be forgiven." (Mk 4:11-12). The mystery of the Kingdom is the coming of the Kingdom into history in advance of its apocalyptic manifestation. It is, in short, "fulfillment without consummation." This is the truth illustrated by the several parables of Mark 4 and Matt 13. Mystery designates the secret plans, thoughts, and dispensations of God that are hidden from human reason, as well as from all other comprehensions below the divine level, and hence must be revealed to those for whom they were intended. However, the mystery is proclaimed to all even though only those who believe understand it. All are summoned to faith; but only those who respond are shown to have spiritual perception and understanding (i.e. only to those who have been "given the mystery" as Mark 4:11 says.) The same can be said of Peter in Matthew 16. Jesus asks him, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven." Jesus is clearly indicating that one must receive supernatural illumination to understand the truth that Jesus is the Son of God. Although the mystery is proclaimed to all, not all are "given" this understanding. "Flesh and blood" is morally incapable of revealing it. In the parable of the four Soils Jesus said the Kingdom had indeed come upon humankind but not for the purpose of shattering evil. It is now attended by no apocalyptic display of irresistible power. Rather, the Kingdom in its present working is like a farmer sowing seed. It does not sweep away the wicked (or none would have hope). I took note in this parable that that only those whose soil had first been prepared by God would later receive the seed and bear fruit. The farmer must sow the seed in ground that has been broken up and since good soil is not its natural state it must be prepared before scattering seed. In other words, unless God is the one who first makes our heart of stone into a heart of flesh, we will not receive the gospel message.
