Divine Mysteries

We Evangelicals struggle with mysteries. Answers are sought, meanings defined, and theology put in nice, neat boxes for clarification, or simply to justify our denominational notions. As Augustine notes, we are talking about God, after all. Why is it... Read more

We Evangelicals struggle with mysteries. Answers are sought, meanings defined, and theology put in nice, neat boxes for clarification, or simply to justify our denominational notions. As Augustine notes, we are talking about God, after all. Why is it surprising that we do not understand? If we did understand, then it would not be God. Mysteries remind us that God is bigger than our preconceived ideas about his involvement with those created in his image. Divine Mysteries: Concise and Thoughtful Ancient Biblical Wisdom addresses some of these mysteries in a provocative and succinct manner.""In Divine Mysteries Jeff Johnson expertly carries the reader through a biblical journey of truth and exposition of some of the most important mysteries in Scripture. The reader will find each chapter academically enlightening and a spiritual blessing. Dr. Jeff has been blessed with an exceptional gift of communicating biblical truth in a warm and encouraging manner. Every reader will be truly blessed!""--John M. Brown, School of Ministry, Arlington Baptist University, Arlington, TexasJeffrey D. Johnson is a Bible expositor with expertise in Jewish roots of Christianity, the Middle East, and theology. He is the founder and president of Israel Today Ministries. Johnson is a religious writer, adjunct professor, and humanitarian, feeding thousands in the Middle East. He has taught Scripture in churches, conferences, colleges, and universities, including Harvard and Oxford. He was a pastor for seventeen years, and thus brings a shepherd''s heart to his teaching. Less