Passing Through: Pilgrim Life in the Wilderness (Walker, Jeremy)

Description

As twenty-first-century Christians, we must relate to the world, but the question is, how do we relate to it? Some Christians are scared, others are simply bewildered, and still others capitulate to the spirit of the age. In Passing Through: Pilgrim Life in the Wilderness, Pastor Jeremy Walker presents the biblical perspective that Christians are pilgrims passing through this fallen world who must cultivate the spirit of holy separation alongside holy engagement as they serve Christ in all their interactions. Unless we embrace this identity, we will lose our way. Reminding us that we need “the Word of God as our map and the Spirit of Christ as our compass,” Pastor Walker clearly presents principles for holy engagement with the world and separation from it for pilgrims on their way home, seeking to glorify the God of their salvation every step of the way.

Sample Chapter

Passing Through: Pilgrim Life in the Wilderness

Endorsements

“From Hebrew prophet to the New Testament sage who wrote Hebrews, from the North African theologian Augustine to the French Reformer John Calvin, God’s people have confessed that they are a pilgrim people. And here, in a brief compass, we find the same truth about our identity in Christ in this world: we are aliens and strangers, those who are 'passing through.' A timely reminder of who the Christian truly is." — Michael A. G. Haykin, professor of church history and biblical spirituality, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

“It is easy to be either a settler or a tourist.  When it comes to our relationship to the world in its current shape, the hardest thing is to be a pilgrim. Passing by the glitz and glamor of Vanity Fair, Jeremy Walker reminds us of the solid joys and lasting pleasures of Zion. This is a book not only to be carefully read, but digested over time.” — Michael S. Horton, J. Gresham Machen Professor of Theology and Apologetics, Westminster Seminary California

Table of Contents

A Way in the World

Strangers and Pilgrims

Understand the Environment

Know the Enemy

Fight the Battles

Pursue the Mission

Respect the Authorities

Alleviate the Suffering

Appreciate the Beauty

Anticipate the Destiny

Cultivate the Identity

Serve the King

Product Details

Title:  Passing Through: Pilgrim Life in the Wilderness

Author: Walker, Jeremy

Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books

Pages: 300

Binding: Paperback

Size: 22.9 x 15.3 x 1.8 cm

ISBN: 9781601783875