The Nearness of God: His Presence with His People (Explorations in Biblical Theology)

by J. Lanier Burns

Publisher:

P&R

, 2009

Overview

To many people, God is an abstract figure who set the world running, but is now largely absent from it. In the Bible, however, God is not only center-stage—he is intimately involved with his people. In The Nearness of God: His Presence with His People Lanier Burns shows that at each stage of the unfolding story of God and his people, God’s presence is never far away.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Second, incarnation as presence is offensive because unbelievers prefer the lusts of the flesh to the love of God” (Page 20)

“First, incarnation offended Jesus’ audiences because his claims contradicted their traditions and expectations” (Page 19)

“The single tree of life was at the center of the garden and God’s relationship with Adam and Eve” (Page 216)

“The second issue is the impersonalness of a technological world” (Page 3)

“Why did the Israelites embrace the darkness of false worship under the auspices of ungodly leadership and false prophets in spite of God’s presence?” (Page 134)

Product Details

• Title: The Nearness of God: His Presence with His People
• Author: J. Lanier Burns
• Series: Explorations in Biblical Theology
• Publisher: P&R
• Print Publication Date: 2009
• Logos Release Date: 2016
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Incarnation › Biblical teaching; Bible. N.T. John 1:14-18 › Criticism, interpretation, etc
• ISBNs: 9781596380561, 159638056X
• Resource ID: LLS:NEARNESSOFGOD
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:46:46Z

About J. Lanier Burns

J. Lanier Burns (ThM, ThD, Dallas Theological Seminary; PhD, University of Texas, Dallas) is senior research professor of theology at Dallas Theological Seminary. Since 1973, he has served as the president of the Asian Christian Academy in Bangalore, India.