Books

Author: Grant Thorpe. Many people are surprised, and greatly encouraged, when they see what the Bible has to say about Christian parents and their children. There is confusion in the community about the role of parents, and children, of course, have an instinct for making their parents feel inept! We could all do with some…

Author: Grant Thorpe. For some time, I have been aware that Christians tend to live in two worlds. One of these is a religious world where the creed sounds right and faith seems viable. It may be a retreat but it does provide some security. The other world is the one that is seen, where…

Author: Grant Thorpe. The topic of peace is always interesting to consider, because it has to do with our sense of well-being and our freedom to engage in all the necessary things of ordinary life. But there have been particular reasons for recent interest in the subject. First among these has been the ongoing dilemma…

Author: Grant Thorpe. The prophet Isaiah described the people of God as he saw them: ‘…this people draw near with their mouth and honour me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men learned by rote’ (Isaiah 29: 13). He showed that there…

Author: Grant Thorpe. In this booklet, the author shows why Christians are frequently timid and why churches sometimes resemble the anxious-to-please labrador. He looks at the church’s sometimes blustering past-a false confidence not to be resurrected. Great tasks wait to be done and Christians are urged into action, often with no effect. The writer sees…

Author: Grant Thorpe. Grant Thorpe – a Baptist minister and a Staff Worker with the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students – is an alert young man with theological sensitivity. His sensitivity in theology has led him to the principle of practical application, i.e. no theology that does not relate to life. In this book he…

Author: Grant Thorpe. This study is a selective review of teaching on the return of Christ, focusing attention on some matters needful to the maintaining of a true hope at the present time. Download PDF

Author: Grant Thorpe. This paper attempts to describe the framework within which Christians can feel confident as participants in the daily business of life, whether in private conversations or public debate, personal living or community action, and whether it be in matters of quiet development or situations of conflict. Considerable discussion has taken place in…

Author: Grant Thorpe. The word ‘commitment’ is frequently heard in Christian circles. It is used to describe the choice a person makes to become a Christian. and the extent of their faithfulness thereafter. Certain modes of thinking have grown up around this usage which the author has dubbed ‘commitment theology’. This article argues that this…