Grace in a Tree Stump: Old Testament Stories of God's Love

by Kalas, J. Ellsworth

• ISBN13: 9780664229009
• ISBN10: 066422900X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-19
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

Christians often assume too sharp a distinction between the Old and New Testaments, argues preacher, author, and teacher J. Ellsworth Kalas. They are too quick to view the Old Testament as a strict book of laws and commandments and the New Testament as a witness to grace. The God of the Old Testament is misperceived as a God of wrath and judgment, while the God of the New Testament is viewed as a God of love and mercy.

Author Biography

J. Ellsworth Kalas is Professor of Preaching and Dean of the Beeson International Center for Biblical Preaching and Church Leadership at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore Kentucky.

Table of Contents

Grace in the Morning (Genesis 1:1--5, 26--31)	1	(6)
God, the Gracious Tailor (Genesis 3:1--7, 21)	7	(8)
The Man Who Refused Grace (Genesis 4:1--16)	15	(6)
Grace in a Brother's Face (Genesis 33:1--10)	21	(8)
Grace in a Harlot's Tent (Genesis 38)	29	(8)
Grace Once a Week (Exodus 20:8--11)	37	(8)
Gracious Commandments (Deuteronomy 5:1--7)	45	(8)
God's Unlikely Choices (Deuteronomy 7:1--8)	53	(8)
One More Grand Chance (Judges 16:13--31)	61	(8)
Grace and God's Love for the Future (Ruth 1:1--5; 4:13--22)	69	(8)
A Directory of Grace (1 Chronicles 1--9)	77	(8)
New Every Morning (Lamentations 3:19--33)	85	(8)
Grace in an Iron Band (Daniel 4:10--15, 24--27)	93	(8)
Indomitable Grace (Job 42:1--6, 10--17)	101	(8)
Songs of Dis-grace (Psalms 3; 38)	109	(8)
Better than We Can Ever Deserve (Psalm 103:1--14)	117	(8)
Giving Grace a Name (The Prophet Hosea)	125	(6)
The Old Testament Synonym for Grace (Several Old Testament passages)	131	(8)
Notes	139