Grace Bible Church Library Catalogue
Local cover image
Local cover image

Being the bad guys: : how to live for Jesus in a world that says you shouldn't / Stephen McAlpine.

By: Publisher: [UK?] : The Good Book Company, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 143 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781784985981 (paperback)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Part One: How did we get to be the bad guys? -- 1. Why this sudden hostility? -- 2. Why they surprise? -- Part Two: What being the bad guys looks like -- 3. Binary beige versus diverse rainbows -- 4. Loud power versus voiceless victims -- 5. Self-denial versus self-actualisation. -- Part Three: Being the best bad guy you can be -- 6. Don't renovate the wrong house (A strategy for church) -- 7. When the war comes to you (A strategy for the workplace) -- 8. The city and the city. --Afterword. -- Acknowledgements.
Summary: The church used to be recognised as a force for good, but this is changing rapidly. Christians are now often seen as the bad guys, losing both respect and influence. In our post-Christian culture, how do we offer the gospel to those around us who view it as not only wrong but possibly dangerous? And how do we ensure that the secular worldview does not entice us away with its constant barrage, online and elsewhere, of messages about self-determinism? Author Stephen McAlpine offers an analysis of how our culture ended up this way and explains key points of tension between biblical Christianity and secular culture. He encourages Christians not to be ashamed of the gospel as it is more liberating, fulfilling and joyful than anything the world has to offer. He also offers strategies for coping in this world, with its opposing values, and for reaching out to others wisely with the truth. - Publisher.
Item type: Book
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Holland Park 248.4 Christian life and practice Holland Park Church Library Room 248.4 mca bei 2021 c1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 2841

Part One: How did we get to be the bad guys? -- 1. Why this sudden hostility? -- 2. Why they surprise? -- Part Two: What being the bad guys looks like -- 3. Binary beige versus diverse rainbows -- 4. Loud power versus voiceless victims -- 5. Self-denial versus self-actualisation. -- Part Three: Being the best bad guy you can be -- 6. Don't renovate the wrong house (A strategy for church) -- 7. When the war comes to you (A strategy for the workplace) -- 8. The city and the city. --Afterword. -- Acknowledgements.

The church used to be recognised as a force for good, but this is changing rapidly. Christians are now often seen as the bad guys, losing both respect and influence. In our post-Christian culture, how do we offer the gospel to those around us who view it as not only wrong but possibly dangerous? And how do we ensure that the secular worldview does not entice us away with its constant barrage, online and elsewhere, of messages about self-determinism? Author Stephen McAlpine offers an analysis of how our culture ended up this way and explains key points of tension between biblical Christianity and secular culture. He encourages Christians not to be ashamed of the gospel as it is more liberating, fulfilling and joyful than anything the world has to offer. He also offers strategies for coping in this world, with its opposing values, and for reaching out to others wisely with the truth. - Publisher.

Added to GBC Library Holland Park 6 November 2021.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Click on an image to view it in the image viewer

Local cover image
Powered by Koha | Supported by Catalyst logo