In the midst of life’s challenges, so often our faith feels small and weak. In this book one of the world’s greatest Bible teachers reminds us that what matters is not so much our faith itself as Who our faith is in.
Faith, says Tom Wright, is like a window. The point of a window is to allow us to see through it – and let light into the room! Faith allows us to see our situation and our own weakness in the light of God who is powerful, holy and loving.
Tom Wright also looks at the character of the faith to which God calls us. He shows how dependence, humility and mystery all have a role to play. He doesn’t ignore the messiness and difficulties of life, when hard times come and the unexpected knocks us down. He explores what faith means in times of trial and even in the face of death. Through it all he reminds us that what we need is not great faith, but faith in a great God.
Зміст
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PART ONE: FAITH IN A GREAT GOD
1 Enthroned in Heavenly Splendor . . . . . . . . 15
2 Power to the Faint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3 Not by Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4 The Burning Bush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5 Holy Is the Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
6 Breakfast by the Shore . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
7 To Die for the People . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
8 God’s Foolish Gospel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
PART TWO: FAITH TO LIVE AND LOVE
9 Citizens of Jerusalem . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
10 Christian Hypocrites? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
11 The Runaway Slave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
12 When Friends Fall Out . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
13 The Mothers’ Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
14 Faith for a Wedding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
15 The Heart of the Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
PART THREE: FAITH TO WALK IN THE DARK
16 Bethlehem and the Barley Harvest . . . . . . . 141
17 The Rainbow and the Promise . . . . . . . . . 149
18 Faith Before the Tomb . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
19 Though Painful at Present . . . . . . . . . . . 157
20 Pie in the Sky? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Scripture Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Other Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Про автора
Tom Wright is Research Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews and Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He is the author of more than 80 influential books, including The New Testament for Everyone, Simply Christian, Surprised by Hope, The Day the Revolution Began, Paul: A biography, The New Testament in its World, On Earth as in Heaven and Into the Heart of Romans (all published by SPCK).
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