"The near sacrifice and miraculous restoration of a beloved son is a central but largely overlooked theme in both Judaism and Christianity. This book explores how this notion of child sacrifice constitutes an overlooked bond between the two religions."--

Table of Contents Preface 1. Throw Away Your Thoughts: Get Out of Your Country, from Your Family, and from Your Father’s House (Genesis 12:1-5) 2. The Faith of the Altar of the Burnt Offering (Genesis 12:1-9) 3. The Blessings Received through God’s Church (Genesis 12:5-20) 4. Those Who Stand by Faith (Genesis 12:10-20) 5. You Should Recognize God’s Church (Genesis 12:10-20) 6. Place Your Heart in the Land of Canaan (Genesis 13:1-18) 7. The Lord Is with Those Who Have Set Their Hearts (Genesis 13:1-18) 8. Walk by the Spirit (Genesis 13:1-18) 9. Faith Is the Substance of Things Hoped for (Genesis 13:14-18) 10. Spend Your Wealth for the Lord (Genesis 14:1-24) 11. We Are God’s Children Consecrated from the World (Genesis 14:1-16) 12. The Life of Faith Is All about Uniting (Genesis 14:1-24) 13. Abraham Followed God Instead of the Flesh (Genesis 14:17-24; 15:1) 14. Abraham’s Faith That Forsook Material Possessions (Genesis 14:17-24; 15:1) 15. Abraham Truly Was a Great Man (Genesis 14:17-24) 16. Love God More than the World (Genesis 15:1) 17. The Same Faith as Abraham’s Faith (Genesis 15:1-6) 18. The Righteousness That Abraham Received from God (Genesis 15:1-7) 19. You Must Keep Your Heart Away from Material Greed (Genesis 15:1-7) 20. Possess the Faith That Abraham Had (Genesis 15:1-21) 21. The Seed of Salvation by the Word of God (Genesis 15:3-11) In the Book of Genesis, the purpose for which God created us is contained. When architects design a building or artists draw a painting, they first conceive the work that would be completed in their minds before they actually begin working on their project. Just like this, our God also had our salvation of mankind in His mind even before He created the heavens and the earth, and He made Adam and Eve with this purpose in mind. And God needed to explain to us the domain of Heaven, which is not seen by our eyes of the flesh, by drawing an analogy to the domain of the earth that we can all see and understand. Even before the foundation of the world, God wanted to save mankind perfectly by giving the gospel of the water and the Spirit to everyone's heart. So although all human beings were made out of dust, they must learn and know the gospel Truth of the water and the Spirit to benefit their own souls. If people continue to live without knowing the dominion of Heaven, they will lose not only the things of the earth, but also everything that belongs to Heaven. The New Life Mission https://www.bjnewlife.org

This first volume in the Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament Bible study series guides women through a Christ-centered study of Genesis. The Promised One provides a fresh look at the book of Genesis, leading women in discovering how its stories, symbols, people, and promises point to Christ. Over ten weeks of study, participants will see Christ as the agent of creation, the offspring who will crush the head of the serpent, the ark of salvation, the source of the righteousness credited to Abraham, the substitutionary sacrifice provided by God, the Savior to whom the whole world must come for life, and much more. Each weekly lesson includes questions for personal study, a contemporary teaching chapter that emphasizes how the passage fits into the bigger story of redemptive history, a brief section on how the passage uniquely points to what is yet to come at the consummation of Christ's kingdom, and a leader's guide for group discussion. A ten-session DVD companion set is also available.

New York Times bestseller What is Jesus worth to you? It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like. They would, he said, leave behind security, money, convenience, even family for him. They would abandon everything for the gospel. They would take up their crosses daily... But who do you know who lives like that? Do you? In Radical, David Platt challenges you to consider with an open heart how we have manipulated the gospel to fit our cultural preferences. He shows what Jesus actually said about being his disciple--then invites you to believe and obey what you have heard. And he tells the dramatic story of what is happening as a "successful" suburban church decides to get serious about the gospel according to Jesus. Finally, he urges you to join in The Radical Experiment -- a one-year journey in authentic discipleship that will transform how you live in a world that desperately needs the Good News Jesus came to bring.

The life of Abram, whom God later renamed Abraham, was depicted in 14 chapters of the Bible (Genesis 12-25). In those chapters, we get to see: 1. Jesus as the perfect Image of God’s love. 2. Jesus as faith personified; 3. Salvation through Christ crucified; 4. The Covenants of Law and Love; 5. God’s wisdom in saving fallen humanity. Fear seemed to be the mainstay of Abram’s life. However, God transferred Abram from the snares of fear into the Kingdom of His love (Colossians 1:13-14). He transformed Abram to Abraham. God did that by instilling faith in Abram with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It was categorically stated in Galatians 3:8 that God preached the Gospel to Abraham (Romans 10:17). Throughout the life of Abraham, God kept directing his attention to His love for him that is seen in Christ crucified (2 Corinthians 3:18, Galatians 3:8; John 8:56). Jesus Christ and Him crucified is the display and proof of God’s unlimited love for us (Romans 5:7-8, 8:39, Amplified Bible). God loves us (John 16:27, Amplified Bible). This is truth. It is this very truth that sets us free (John 8:31-32, 36). Abraham is called the father of all who believe in the Gospel of Jesus (Romans 4:16). As stated in Galatians 3:9, we are blessed along with Abraham in that same faith. Faith is in essence divine persuasion. God persuades us to believe in His love for us with the death, burial, and resurrection of His beloved Son in Human form as Jesus of Nazareth. This book traces the growth and transformation of Abram to Abraham. So sit back, relax, and behold how God unveiled His love for Abram that is in Jesus Christ and Him crucified. As the pages unfold, I pray that God also transforms us in the same way he did Abram.

When we rewind history back to Abraham’s era, we encounter people who concocted false superstitions to explain the unexplainable. Powerful kings claimed to be gods, building massive pyramids to achieve immortality. Out of this mass of misunderstandings, one man emerged. The man we know today as Abraham not only claimed that one true Creator existed but also staked his entire life on this belief. Why, thousands of years later, are we still discussing the faith of this desert nomad? One of America’s most popular Bible teachers Pastor Chuck Swindoll answers that question and many more in this compelling and insightful biography that will inspire your own faith.