Thy Will Be DoneThis short, accessible, but theologically substantive volume unfolds the significance of the Ten Commandments for the Christian life. Gilbert Meilaender, one of today's leading Christian ethicists, places the commandments in the larger context of the biblical history of redemption and invites readers to wrestle with how human loves should relate to the first commandment: to love God above all else. As he approaches the Decalogue from this perspective,
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As he discusses the standard topics of dogmatic theology
and philosophy
It considers how the message of the prophets would have been heard in their respective historical communities and considers the prophets' continuing importance for contemporary study
both biblical and extra-biblical
which offers participation in life with God
making these practices carriers of doctrine
This work gives a philosophical and theological account of the belief that Scripture enables people to encounter the life-giving reality of God
Women's interpretations also raise awareness about differences in the ways women and men may read the Scriptures in light of differences in their life experiences
Readers will gain a better understanding of their organization and how people relate to it and to one another
Teamwork Cross-Culturally casts a vision for how teams made up of diverse peoples can serve in unity as the body of Christ despite the complicated problems that arise
sound judgments