Contending for our all :

Piper, John, 1946-

Contending for our all : defending truth and treasuring Christ in the lives of Athanasius, John Owen, and J. Gresham Machen / John Piper. - Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, c2006. - 186 p. ; 24 cm. - The swans are not silent ; bk. 4 . - Piper, John, 1946- Swans are not silent ; v. 4. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Sacred controversy in Scripture, history, and the lives of the swans -- Contending for Christ contra mundum : exile and incarnation in the life of Athanasius -- Communing with God in the things for which we contend : how John Owen killed his own sin while contending for truth -- Contending for facts for the sake of faith : J. Gresham Machen's constructive controversy with modernism -- Conclusion : Contending for our all : a golden opportunity for love -- Our prayer in a time of controversy.

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Athanasius, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, -373.
Owen, John, 1616-1683.
Machen, J. Gresham 1881-1937.


Theologians--Biography.

BR1700.3 / .P555 2006

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