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ESV Study Bible- Discount through Acts 29

Friday, June 13th, 2008
by Justin

Welcome, friends of Acts 29.

Crossway is delighted to offer you a special preorder discount on the new ESV Study Bible!

In addition to offering you a 35% preorder discount, we will also donate 5% of your order back to Acts 29. This offer is good through July 31, 2008.*

This is just one way we can express our appreciation for your interest in the ESV Study Bible and support Acts 29 in their efforts to extend the gospel of Jesus Christ.
*valid for Study Bible purchases only

The ESV Study Bible was created to help people understand the Bible in a deeper way—to understand the timeless truth of God’s Word as a powerful, compelling, life-changing reality. To accomplish this, the ESV Study Bible combines the best and most recent evangelical Christian scholarship with the highly regarded ESV Bible text. The result is the most comprehensive study Bible ever published—with more than 2,750 pages of extensive, accessible Bible resources.

With completely new notes, maps, illustrations, charts, timelines, and articles, the ESV Study Bible was created by an outstanding team of 95 evangelical Christian scholars and teachers. In addition to the 757,000 words of the ESV Bible itself, the notes and resources of the ESV Study Bible comprise an additional 1.3 million words of insightful explanation, teaching, and reference material.

Primary Features

• 2,752 pages—equivalent to a 20-volume Bible resource library all in one volume.
• 1.3 million words—written by 95 leading evangelical scholars and teachers.
• 20,000 notes—focusing especially on understanding the Bible text and providing answers to frequently raised issues.
• Over 50 articles—including articles on the Bible’s authority, reliability, and interpretation; on biblical archaeology, theology, worship, prayer, and personal application.
• Over 200 full-color maps—created with the latest digital technology, satellite images, and archaeological research; printed in full color, throughout the Bible.
• 200-plus charts—offering key insights and in-depth analysis in clear, concise outline form; located throughout the Bible.
• 80,000 cross-references—to encourage easy location of important words, passages, and biblical themes.
• More than 40 new full-color illustrations—including historically accurate reconstructions of the Tabernacle, the Ark of the Covenant, Solomon’s temple, Herod’s temple, the city of Jerusalem in Jesus’ time and throughout the history of Israel, and many more.

Goal, Vision, and Publication

The goal and vision of the ESV Study Bible is, first and foremost, to honor the Lord—in terms of the excellence, beauty, and accuracy of its content and design; and in terms of helping people come to a deeper understanding of the Bible, of the Gospel, and of Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Crossway is a not-for-profit publishing ministry and all receipts from the ESV Study Bible go directly toward the support of this ministry goal around the world.

The publication date for the ESV Study Bible is Wednesday, October 15, 2008.

For more information on the ESV Study Bible go to esvstudybible.org.

The Truth War: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
by Justin

I started reading a new book last night that excites me. John MacArthur has written a book that isn’t “friendly fire” among believers but points out that because some on the other side of this issue have deliberately attacked the authority and clarity of God’s Word. He even says that they may not be authentic believers at all. Even some pastors and popular writers in the Christian market might be the enemy disguised as comrades. Here is a clip for the begging of the book.

Much of the visible church nowadays seems to think Christians are suppose to be at play rather than at war. The idea of actually fighting for doctrinal truth is the furthest thing from most churchgoers’ thoughts. Contemporary Christians are determined to get the world to like them- and of course in the process they also want to have as much fun as possible. They are so obsessed with making the church seem “cool” to unbelievers that they can’t be bothered with questions about whether another person’s doctrine is sound or not. In a climate like that , the thought of even identifying someone else’s teaching as false (much less “contending earnestly” for the faith) is a distasteful and dangerously countercultural suggestion. Christians have bought into the notion that almost nothing is more “uncool” in the world’s eyes than when someone shows a sincere concern about the danger of heresy. After all, the world simply doesn’t take spiritual truth that seriously, so they cannot fathom why anyone would.
But Christians, of all people ought to be the most willing to live and die for truth. Remember, we know truth, and the truth has set us free (John 8:32). We should not be ashamed to say so boldly (Psalm 107:2). And if called upon to sacrifice for the truth’s sake, we need to be willing and prepared to give our lives. Again, that is exactly what Jesus was speaking about when He called His disciples to take up a cross (Matthew 16:24). Cowardice and authentic faith are antithetical.