Reading the Bible Supernaturally

Seeing and Savoring the Glory of God in Scripture

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Does it take a miracle to read the Bible?God wrote a book, and its pages are full of his glory. But we cannot see his beauty on our own, with mere human eyes.In Reading the Bible Supernaturally, John Piper aims to show us how God works through his written Word when we pursue the natural act of reading the Bible, so that we experience his sightgiving power—a power that extends beyond the words on the page.Ultimately, Piper shows us that in the seemingly ordinary act of reading the Bible, something miraculous happens: we are given eyes to behold the glory of the living God. Written by John Piper, a best-selling author, conference speaker, and ministry leaderOutlines how we should read the Bible in light of its supernatural natureExplores the ultimate goal of reading the BibleExplains how, in reading the Bible, we can see divine glory in human words through the ordinary act of reading

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Utgivningsdatum2017-04-30
Mått163 x 231 x 38 mm
Vikt863 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor432
FörlagCrossway Books
ISBN9781433553493

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PrefaceIntroductionPart 1: The Ultimate Goal of Reading the BibleIntroduction to Part 1: The ProposalReading the Bible toward God's Ultimate GoalReading the Bible toward White-Hot WorshipReading to See Supreme Worth and Beauty, Part 1Reading to See Supreme Worth and Beauty, Part 2Reading to See Supreme Worth and Beauty, Part 3Reading to Savor His Excellence, Part 1Reading to Savor His Excellence, Part 2Reading to Be Transformed, Part 1Reading to Be Transformed, Part 2Reading toward the ConsummationPart 2: The Supernatural Act of Reading the BibleIntroduction to Part 2The Necessity and Possibility of Reading the Bible SupernaturallyWhy the Pharisees Couldn’t ReadNew Testament Pictures of Bible Reading as a Supernatural ActPart 3: The Natural Act of Reading the Bible SupernaturallyIntroduction to Part 3God Forbid That We Despise His Natural GiftsHumility Throws Open a Thousand WindowsThe Indispensable Place of Prayer in Reading the Bible Supernaturally: Wakening Our Desire for the WordThe Indispensable Place of Prayer in Reading the Bible Supernaturally: To See, Savor, and Love with a United HeartReading the Bible by Faith in the Promises of GodReading the Bible by Faith in His Promise to Instruct UsThe Ordinary Aim of Reading: The Meaning of MeaningThe Ordinary Aim of Reading: Five Reasons to Define Meaning as What the Author Intended to CommunicateThe Ordinary Aim of Reading: God’s Intention through Man’s IntentionThe Power of Patience and Aggressive AttentivenessActive Reading Means Asking QuestionsAsking Questions about Words and PhrasesPropositions: Collections of Nuggets or Links in a Chain?Querying the Text about Paradoxes, Pleasures, and a Transformed LifeConclusionAppendix: ArcingA Word of ThanksGeneral IndexScripture IndexDesiring God Note on Resources