Conformed to His Image: Biblical and Practical Approaches to Spiritual Formation
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Overview
What does a relationship with God look like and how do we obtain it? It is vital for church leaders to grapple seriously with this question, for pat answers no longer suffice. Lives well-lived, not just words eloquently spoken, must become our response. The quality of our relationship with God is what will influence the health, potency, and witness of the church in an increasingly complex and hostile world.
Designed for use as a college or seminary course, Conformed to His Image helps us build our lives on a fully biblical perspective. Exploring twelve approaches to Christian spirituality in depth, Dr. Kenneth D. Boa corrects our tendency to pick and compartmentalize. Pointing the way instead to an integrative, whole-life approach, Dr. Boa shows how each spiritual paradigm discussed is just one important facet in the gem of authentic and powerful New Testament living.
With chapter overviews and objectives, questions for personal application, a glossary, and a list of key terms, Conformed to His Image will prove a defining text for the student, pastor, and church leader of today—and tomorrow.
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- Explores twelve approaches to Christian spirituality in depth
- Discusses spiritual paradigms for New Testament living
- Provides readers with questions for personal application
Top Highlights
“Since God made us in his image and likeness, we have been created for community with him and with one another. The Bible is unique in its portrayal of God as a covenant maker and keeper. As we enter into the benefits of the new covenant through the blood of Christ (Jeremiah 31:31–33; Luke 22:20), we become members of a new community that is called to reflect the glory of the Godhead in its corporate unity (John 17:22–26). The two greatest commandments are to love God and our neighbor (Mark 12:30–31), and the clearest expression of our love for God is our love for others (1 John 4:7, 11, 20–21). In effect, our Lord tells us, ‘If you love me, you will love the people I love.’” (Page 417)
“The occupational hazard of theologians is to become so engrossed in the development of systematic models of understanding that God becomes an abstract intellectual formulation they discuss and write about instead of a living person they love on bended knees. In the deepest sense, Christianity is not a religion but a relationship that is born out of the trinitarian love of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.” (Page 31)
“John 15:10). Our great task in the spiritual life is to will to do his will, to love the things he loves, and to choose the things he sets before us for our good.” (Page 33)
“As Augustine wrote, we must care for our bodies as though we were going to live forever, but we must care for our souls as if we were going to die tomorrow.” (Page 63)
“Grace teaches us that the most important thing about us is not what we do but who and whose we are in Christ. In Scripture, doing (our actions) should flow out of being (our identity); the better we grasp our identity in Christ, the more our actions should reflect Christlike character.” (Page 36)
Kenneth D. Boa is engaged in a ministry of relational evangelism and discipleship, teaching, writing, and speaking. He holds a BS from Case Institute of Technology, a ThM From Dallas Theological Seminary, a PhD from New York University, and a DPhil from the University of Oxford in England. Dr. Boa is the President of Reflections Ministries, an organization that seeks to provide safe places for people to consider the claims of Christ and to help them mature and bear fruit in their relationship with Him. He is also president of Trinity House Publishers.
Reviews
1 rating
Kevin T
10/14/2017
Ron Hoffmann
10/1/2016
You will be hard pressed to find a more complete, balanced treatment of the various models of Spiritual Formation throughout church history. Boa does a nearly exhaustive study of how Christians have practiced the outworking of sanctification in each of the denominational settings. Your mind will be stretched and your soul refreshed as you learn twelve Christian approaches to pursuing our Father's heart. You will be attracted to probably several that fit your personality and biblical heritage. You will also be encouraged to explore others you may not initially appreciate, but could very well learn to incorporate in your devotional and worship times with God. I promise this: if you'll take some quiet hours to read and meditate your life will be richer spiritually.
