Breaking The Shackles Contemporary Perspectives In Pauls Letter To The Galatians

Author : Samson Gitau
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1468535080
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Breaking the Shackles: Contemporary Perspectives in Paul's Letter to the Galatians written by Samson Gitau and published by Author House. This book was released on 2008-11-25 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breaking the Shackles by Samson Gitau examines Paul's Epistle to the Galatians from contemporary perspectives. The Galatians, the first group of converts in Asia Minor, were weighed down and imprisoned by a heavy baggage, a carry over from their fickle heathen practices.The baggage hindered the galatians in their attempts to embrace the christian life of grace and freedom. They fell easy prey to the Judaizing Christians with their insistence that to be Christian one had first to be Jewish, be circumcised and adhere to the Mosaic traditions. Having been liberated by the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Galatians were imprisoning themselves all over again. Enraged by the sudden departure of his converts from the faith he had preached to them, Paul wrote to the Galatians reprimanding them for their unbecoming and foolish conduct. The behavior of the Galatians finds parallels in contemporary Christian life. Gitau examines some of these practices citing examples from his experiences as a priest in Kenya and in the United States.

Author : Samson N. Gitau
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1452026858
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pitfalls written by Samson N. Gitau and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pitfalls: A Case for College Ministry by Samson Gitau points out that College ministry is the new volunteer for Church growth and leadership development. The glaring dearth of young adults in Church today is symptomatic of Church decline. Gitau compares the Church's failure to invest in young adults to the foolish builder who built his house upon the sand with dire consequences when finally the rains and storms attacked it. Investment in young adults is an asset and never a liability to the Church. Tapping on his experience of more than ten years in college ministry, Gitau presents a variety of college ministry models and programs. College student voices presented in this book allow students say firsthand what college ministry means to them. Expostulating on his personal experience, Gitau exposes pitfalls to be avoided for effective college ministry.

Author : Samson N. Gitau
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1512782882
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Without Cause written by Samson N. Gitau and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Without Cause: Job Finds God in Pain and Suffering by Dr. Samson N. Gitau explores the unsettling problem of pain and suffering. Coping with pain and suffering, whether our own or of those close to us, is most unsettling. More so when sold to the ancient theology of retribution that pain and suffering are punitive or to the modern heresy that we are somehow exempted from pain, suffering, poverty and all just because we are good and God-fearing persons. Tapping on his personal experience as a stroke survivor, his pastoral ministry and teaching career as a college professor in humanities, and particularly his studies in the book of Job, Dr. Gitau explores the Book of Job as a paradigm of human suffering. Every human being will have, at one time or another, deal with pain, suffering, and eventual demise. Its not a question of if but when. Rather than rush to the question Why me? or even indict God for our suffering, its more plausible to ask ourselves, What lessons does God want us to learn from the most trying experiences of our lives? More importantly, be assured that God bears the anguish of our pain and walks with us as we face the fiery ordeals of our lives.

Author : James D. G. Dunn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521359535
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Theology of Paul's Letter to the Galatians written by James D. G. Dunn and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-09-09 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul's Letter to the Galatians is one of the fiercest and most polemical writings in the Bible. That is what makes it, for the author of this study, such an exciting document to deal with. It emerges from the early days of a vigorous new movement (Christianity), when basic principles were first being formulated, and when the whole character of the movement was at stake. In the pages of Galatians we witness fundamental features of Christian theology taking shape before our eyes, where the living heart of Paul's gospel is encountered. For James D. G. Dunn there is an elemental quality about the letter, to which those tired of compromising half-truths are drawn when they feel the impulse to return to first principles. This book, which benefits from this perspective on Paul, explains more clearly than hitherto both the issues which confronted Paul and the powerful theological arguments he brought to bear in response, and casts light on a document still capable of shaping lives and theology today.

Author : Rev. Samson Gitau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781959453031
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pressing On written by Rev. Samson Gitau and published by . This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pressing On: Determination that Defies Discouragement, a memoir by The Rev. Dr. Samson N. Gitau highlights, Samson's story, from rural Matharite village in Central Kenya, his education, career, as high school teacher, parish priest, principal of bible college, director of Theological Education by Extension, and college professor. Samson rose from his impoverished and squabbling polygamous family to acquire his master's and Ph.D. degrees from ivy league colleges in the United States. The story culminates with his retirement after forty years of ordained ministry. Inspired by scriptures, Samson describes his life as one of pressing on, despite the forces of discouragement allied against him. The memoir is an inspiration to many in pursuit of a noble cause, to keep pressing on, with the realization that the line between success and failure is thin if only we can garner the courage to push a little bit harder in defiance of the forces of discouragement.

Author : Rev. Samson N. Gitau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781961908185
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thus Says the Lord written by Rev. Samson N. Gitau and published by . This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thus Says the Lord, is a collection of some of Samson Gitau's sermons, covering a three-year cycle in the Christian liturgical calendar. The Christian year begins with Advent and continues in the Incarnation, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, and post-Pentecost, known as ordinary time. Dr. Gitau points out that the role of the preacher is to be a faithful spokesperson of God to the people of God. As God's spokesperson, the preacher is honored and privileged to be God's coworker in this ministry. The preacher must be careful tofaithfully discharge that responsibility. The preacher must be certain of God's calling to preach, keenly listen, and convey God's message, addressing the specific needs of God's people in their varied, circumstances, and times. This book is appropriate for church ministers seeking to address the spiritual needs of their congregations. It is alsoappropriate for bible study groups seeking to enrich their understanding of the scriptures and enhance theirspiritual growth to Christian maturity.

Author : Patricia L Hulsey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781930703278
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shattering the Shackles of Shame written by Patricia L Hulsey and published by . This book was released on 2003-06-17 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multitudes around the globe are carrying heavy burdens of shame. Shame is an emotion that will keep you forever shackled to the past and prevent you from rising up to fulfill your God-given destiny. The purpose of this book is to shatter the shackles of shame that have bound you, your loved ones, or those to whom you minister.

Author : Reggie M. Kidd
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 0801065917
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book With One Voice written by Reggie M. Kidd and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do the Blues Brothers have in common with Bach and Christian worship? Explore the connection in this explanation of why the church sings.

Author : James D. G. Dunn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110749446X
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to St Paul written by James D. G. Dunn and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-10-16 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The apostle Paul has been justifiably described as the first and greatest Christian theologian. His letters were among the earliest documents to be included in the New Testament and, as such, they shaped Christian thinking from the beginning. As a missionary, theologian and pastor Paul's own wrestling with theological and ethical questions of his day is paradigmatic for Christian theology, not least for Christianity's own identity and continuing relationship with Judaism. The Cambridge Companion to St Paul provides an important assessment of this apostle and a fresh appreciation of his continuing significance today. With eighteen chapters written by a team of leading international specialists on Paul, the Companion provides a sympathetic and critical overview of the apostle, covering his life and work, his letters and his theology. The volume will provide an invaluable starting point and helpful cross check for subsequent studies.

Author : A. T. Robertson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studies in the Epistle of James written by A. T. Robertson and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: