Ronald Kirk

Thy Will Be Done: When All Nations Call God Blessed (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

What would life be like if Christ's model prayer were fulfilled? Here is an imaginative but realistic Biblical guide to that life. No foolish utopian dream, Thy Will Be Done presents a powerful depiction of a sinful world redeemed and transformed by Christ as suggested by the prophets. The author's lifetime study of the Bible's instructions for loving God and loving man fuels this thoughtful, extended, everyman essay. A few simple Biblical principles guide a systematic and practical approach to a fulfilled Gospel life and the earthly tools needed for it. The author weaves a tapestry of possibility―Christ's people growing as salt and light, putting flesh on the Bible's vision of blessing in every aspect of human life and endeavor. The message brings joy to all peoples and glory to the One who came to save the world. Let us hasten the day!

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Suppose a nation in some distant region should take the Bible for their only law book, and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited! Every member would be obliged in conscience, to temperance, frugality, and industry; to justice, kindness, and charity towards his fellow men; and to piety, love, and reverence toward Almighty God... What a Eutopia, what a Paradise would this region be. (John Adams)

Ron W. Kirk's book, Thy Will Be Done: When All Nations Call God Blessed, was published in 2013 by Nordskog Publishing. Ron is [Chalcedon's] former Education Editor of Faith for All of Life and represents a confluence of several distinct "theological rivers" that emerged when the Volker Fund was disbanded in the 1960s. The two most significant Volker alumni were R. J. Rushdoony and Verna Hall. As Miss Hall would later quip, Dr. Rushdoony embodied Puritan interests while she and Rosalie Slater embodied Pilgrim interests. These fellow warriors remained cordial cobelligerents throughout their lives and always exhibited mutual respect for the other's work.

In this volume, we see the power in synthesizing the best of each thinker's approach to reality. In just over 200 pages, this tour de force manages to set forth one of the most innovative, insightful, and far-reaching applications of the Christian faith that I have had the pleasure to encounter. The author brings forth treasures old and new on every page, steeped in the experience garnered after decades of diligent application...

Ron Kirk gives us a glimpse of what families, churches, and our society will look like when God is given His due in all things, including our relations with others. As you read this work, which is irenic in tone yet startling in its moral clarity, you realize that you could be bringing Christ's kingship to bear in this world right now in ways that are letter simple. This book lifts the veil that too often covers the eyes of those prone to see theology in abstraction rather than in human terms.

The winnowing fan is in the Messiah's hands, and He will thoroughly purge His threshing floor. Sanctification of cultures and individuals involves the driving away of chaff. How this can be achieved across multiple elements of our complex social world, embracing laws, schools, vocation, social needs, economics, education, and more, is explained in clear, ingratiating terms.

The part your own heart must play in the transformation of this world as "the darkness passes away" (I John 2:8) is no less a part of His work with the fan. He won't drive chaff out of our culture without first driving it out of our own hearts. This book, then, restores a balance that ought never to have been lost to us. Light versus heat, or personal versus cultural: these are false dichotomies. Ron Kirk's book argues for light and heat, personal and cultural ... and provides the roadmap into the future that will expand how broadly you will apply your faith.

Martin G. Selbrede, Chalcedon

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ronald Kirk
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798230696766
• Artikelnr.: 73282266

Autorenporträt

Replacing atheistic behavioral psychology with an updated historical Biblical educational philosophy, Ron Kirk developed and tested custom teacher training and curriculum and classroom teaching of the school subjects in every grade from kindergarten to adult. Ron carefully identified educational purpose, methods, and strategic content, with startling results regardless of native gifting or educational experience. Challenged young people overcome toward remarkable accomplishment. Children and adults with poor education experiences likewise overcome their challenges, even dyslexia. Ready students soared beyond ordinary expectations, often advancing several years over their peers.