Counterfeit Gods

TIMOTHY KELER opened Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan in 1989, and now ministers to more than 9,000 regular Sunday attendees, plus the members of fifty "church plants" nationwide. He is also the author of The Prodigal God and the New York Times bestseller The Reason for God.

出版者:Dutton Adult

作者:Timothy Keller

页数:240

出版时间:2009-10-20

价格:USD 19.95

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9780525951360

图书标签:TimKeller基督教Christianity信仰英文原版神学靈修基督教：灵性增长

The New York Times bestselling author of The Reason for God and The Prodigal God and a nationally renowned minister, Timothy Keller exposes the error of making good things "ultimate" in his latest book, and shows readers a new path toward a hope that lasts.

Success, true love, and the life you've always wanted. Many of us placed our faith in these things, believing they held the key to happiness, but with a sneaking suspicion they might not deliver. The recent economic meltdown has cast a harsh new light on these pursuits. In a matter of months, fortunes, marriages, careers, and a secure retirement have disappeared for millions of people. No wonder so many of us feel lost, alone, disenchanted, and resentful. But the truth is that we made lesser gods of these good things —gods that can't give us what we really need. There is only one God who can wholly satisfy our cravings— and now is the perfect time to meet him again, or for the first time.

The Bible tells us that the human heart is an "idol- factory," taking good things and making them into idols that drive us. In Counterfeit Gods, Keller applies his trademark approach to show us how a proper understanding of the Bible reveals the unvarnished truth about societal ideals and our own hearts. This powerful message will cement Keller's reputation as a critical thinker and pastor, and comes at a crucial time—for both the faithful and the skeptical.

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在《现代世界之道》一书中，作者纪克之说，在现今这个时代，人们最不可缺少的两个职业就是经理和治疗师。前者生产销售各种产品来满足人们的需要，后者则负责治疗人们的感觉，给人带来“康乐的体验”。 对今天的很多基督徒来说，最不可缺少的也是这两者。甚至在我们的宗教生活当...  

如何找到自己心中的偶像？ ①检验你经常所幻想的事物 ②检视你如何面对不蒙应许的祷告和挫败。 ③检视你最无法控制的情绪。 每当处在困苦烦躁受挫时，回到寻找心中的偶像时，似乎一切问题都变得清楚明了。我们常常不了解自己，尤其当自己被血气所充满的时候，觉得自己就是对的...

此书不是开始以为的来介绍世上的很多实在的神的本相，而是说我们生活中常见的，但不被自己注意到已经成为自己的偶像的人事物。书很好读，很容易理解，同时又非常的引人深思。 作者首先揭露了当今世界是“偶像工厂”，也就是“造神工厂”，许许多多的毒瘤以假神的面具出现，被人...  

这是我第二次读这本书了。第一次读的时候读到，这个是偶像那个也是偶像，道理都对，但因为我无法超越这些偶像，只能感到很沉重。这次重新读，我发现其实这本书的每一章都有一个高潮，这让我非常吃惊。JC取代了这所有大大小小的偶像，让我能单单定睛在祂的身上。我靠着自己无法...  

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Idolatry and mental error go hand in hand

A magnificent, magisterial, and masterly book. Tim Keller aims to unveil the whole panoply of counterfeit gods that's dominating both individuals and societies. It reveals that idolatry can be internal as well as external; there are deeper idols hidden beneath those surface idols. The former ones are perhaps more poisonous and harder to root out.