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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction: Back to the Bible | |
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| Why Do We Exist? | |
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| Lessons from the Creation of the World | |
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| The Image and Kingdom of God | |
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| The Creator/Creature Distinction | |
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| The Function of Creation | |
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| God the Creator and Sustainer | |
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| The Nature of Idolatry | |
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| Honoring God as God | |
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| The Implications of Idolatry | |
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| The Lesson from Creation | |
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| What Does It Mean to Know God? | |
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| The Covenant God of the Sabbath | |
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| The Problem with People | |
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| The Sabbath as a Signpost | |
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| The Good News of God's Rest | |
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| Keeping the Sabbath | |
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| The Sabbath as a Statement of Faith | |
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| The Covenant Relationship at Creation | |
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| The Covenant Structure of the Bible | |
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| The Unity of the Bible | |
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| What Went Wrong and What Has God Done About It? | |
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| Self-Reliance and the Call to Rest | |
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| The Fall from the Sabbath | |
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| From the Fall to the Flood | |
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| Back to the Sabbath: Step One--Mercy After Judgment | |
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| Back to the Sabbath: Step Two--The Election of Abraham | |
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| Learning the Lesson of God's Character | |
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| Back to the Sabbath: Step Three--The Exodus as a Fulfillment of Creation | |
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| Back to the Sabbath: Step Four--The Reestablishment of Rest | |
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| Why Can We Trust God, No Matter What Happens? | |
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| The Focus and Foundation of Faith | |
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| Manna from Heaven and the Call to Faith | |
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| The Inextricable Unity of Faith and Obedience | |
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| The Glory of God as the Assurance of Salvation | |
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| The Glory of God as the Basis of Mercy | |
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| The Glory of God and Human Expectation | |
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| The Foundation, Focus, and Obedience of Faith | |
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| The Glory of God and the Life of Dependence | |
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| Why Does God Wait So Long to Make Things Right? | |
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| "Saved in Hope"--Living for the Future | |
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| The God of Hope | |
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| God's Purpose in Unfulfilled Promises | |
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| Learning to Hope After the Exile | |
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| The Old Testament Pattern of Hope | |
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| The Resurrection of Jesus and the Hope of Christians | |
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| The Role of Suffering in the Life of Hope | |
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| The Holy Spirit and Hope | |
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| The Cross of Christ and the Hope of Christians | |
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| The Certain Hope of God's People | |
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| Why Is There So Much Pain and Evil in the World? | |
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| Suffering and the Sovereignty of God | |
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| Suffering and God's Sovereignty: Three Common Approaches | |
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| Suffering and God's Sovereignty: A Fourth Approach | |
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| The Sovereign God as the God of Love | |
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| The Character of God's Sovereignty in Suffering | |
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| Suffering as a Christian | |
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| Suffering in the Footsteps of Jesus | |
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| Why Do God's People Suffer? | |
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| The School of Affliction | |
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| Suffering as a Schoolmaster | |
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| Suffering as a Taskmaster | |
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| Suffering as a "Blind Date" with God: The Lesson of Job | |
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| Suffering as a Midwife for God's Glory: The Example of Paul | |
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| Why Do God's People Obey Him? | |
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| Holiness and Hope | |
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| Hope and Desire | |
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| Future Grace | |
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| Hope and History | |
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| Hope and Obedience to the Law | |
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| Hope, Future Grace, and Obedience | |
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| The Pathways to Holiness | |
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| What Difference Does Jesus Make? | |
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| Faith, Forgiveness, and the Freedom to Obey | |
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| Jesus' Inescapable Demands | |
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| The Fulfillment of the Law | |
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| The New Covenant | |
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| The Law of the Gospel and the Gospel in This Law | |
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| The Heart of the Good News | |
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| The Scandal of the Cross | |
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| Saved by Grace | |
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| Conclusion: Who Are We? | |
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| The Marks of a Christian | |
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| "Godly Grief" | |
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| The Gift of the Gospel | |
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| "The Obedience of Faith" | |
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| The Marks of God's Presence | |
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| The Sum of the Matter: A New Creation for God's Glory | |
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| Notes | |
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| General Index | |
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| Scripture Index | |