Titre :	The trinity of sin
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Turaki, Yusufu, Auteur
Editeur :	Grand Rapids, Mich. : Hippo Books
Année de publication :	c2012
Importance :	xiv, 194 p.
Format :	23 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-9966-003-18-8
Note générale :	Includes bibliographical references
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Jesus Christ -- Crucifixion. Sin -- Christianity. Theology -- Africa.
Index. décimale :	BT 715
Résumé :	"You cannot kill a tree by cutting off its branches; you need to dig down and cut off its roots. In this book, Professor Yusufu Turaki uses the Holy Scriptures as spade and axe as he digs down to examine the roots of sin. His knowledge of traditional African beliefs an dvalues adds depth to his discussion of the origin, nature, effects and power of sin in our lives. He shows the relevance of each member of the Holy Trinity to our struggle against the root sins of self-centredness and pride, greed and lust, and anxiety and fear."--Publisher's description.
Note de contenu :	Theological background. Traditional African beliefs ; God and sin ; Creation : good or bad? ; Evil, sin and free will ; The power of temptation ; Human nature -- The trinity of sin. Self-centredness and pride ; Greed and lust ; Anxiety and fear -- God's solution to the problem of sin. Redemption in Jesus Christ ; Applying the power of the cross of Christ ; Self-centredness, pride and the cross ; Greed, lust, and the cross ; Anxiety, fear and the cross -- Sin issues in modern Africa. Spiritual idolatry in modern Africa ; Social and communal sins in Africa.

The trinity of sin [texte imprimé] / Turaki, Yusufu, Auteur . - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Hippo Books, c2012 . - xiv, 194 p. ; 23 cm.
ISBN : 978-9966-003-18-8
Includes bibliographical references
Langues : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Jesus Christ -- Crucifixion. Sin -- Christianity. Theology -- Africa.
Index. décimale :	BT 715
Résumé :	"You cannot kill a tree by cutting off its branches; you need to dig down and cut off its roots. In this book, Professor Yusufu Turaki uses the Holy Scriptures as spade and axe as he digs down to examine the roots of sin. His knowledge of traditional African beliefs an dvalues adds depth to his discussion of the origin, nature, effects and power of sin in our lives. He shows the relevance of each member of the Holy Trinity to our struggle against the root sins of self-centredness and pride, greed and lust, and anxiety and fear."--Publisher's description.
Note de contenu :	Theological background. Traditional African beliefs ; God and sin ; Creation : good or bad? ; Evil, sin and free will ; The power of temptation ; Human nature -- The trinity of sin. Self-centredness and pride ; Greed and lust ; Anxiety and fear -- God's solution to the problem of sin. Redemption in Jesus Christ ; Applying the power of the cross of Christ ; Self-centredness, pride and the cross ; Greed, lust, and the cross ; Anxiety, fear and the cross -- Sin issues in modern Africa. Spiritual idolatry in modern Africa ; Social and communal sins in Africa.