TY - BOOK AU - Beates,Michael S. TI - Disability & the Gospel: how God uses our brokenness to display his grace SN - 9781433530456 (tp) AV - BV4910 .B43 2012 U1 - 248.8/64 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Wheaton, Ill. PB - Crossway KW - People with disabilities KW - Religious life KW - Disabilities KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Biblical teaching KW - Grace (Theology) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-184) and indexes; Part 1 : The voice of God. The voice of God in the Law, the Prophets, and Writings : what the Old Testament teaches about disabilities -- The voice of Christ : what the Gospels teach about disabilities -- The voice of the Holy Spirit through the Apostles : what the Acts and Epistles teach about disabilities -- BIblical conclusions and reflections -- Part 2 : Voices from the past. What we learn from the rabbis, the early church, and the Reformation era -- What we learn from the modern era -- Part 3 : Voices of today. What we learn from current secular voices -- What we learn from current Christian voices -- Part 4. Speaking into tomorrow. What the church must say to the world in the twenty-first century -- Sovereignty and the whispering voice of hope. Appendixes. God's sovereignty and genetics anomalies -- God's love for the broken ER -