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CHRISTIAN TEACHING · IN AMHARIC
About the book.
የተገለጠው እውነት · A study of who God is and how He makes Himself known
Written in Amharic, The Revealed Truth takes up a question raised in its introduction: what message does this generation need? Across four parts it looks at how God has revealed himself — in nature, conscience and history, and fully in Christ and the Bible — what it means to know God, who God is and what he is like, and why human beings are made in his image.
It is a book for church readers, students of theology and anyone who wants a clear, Bible-centred account of God and of ourselves.
Christian teaching · Amharic · 4 parts · First printed 2014 · Available by enquiry
BACK COVER · THE AUTHOR
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The back cover of The Revealed Truth carries a photograph of the author with a short note about him, and endorsements from Pastor Solomon Nega and Pastor Hailu Tomas. Both commend the book as sound, Bible-based teaching on who God is and how he makes himself known.
View the back cover full size ↗CONTENTS
Inside the book.
Four parts, in the author’s own order.
1
How God reveals himself · የእግዚአብሔር መገለጥ
General revelation: nature, the human conscience and history as expressions of the divine, and how far general revelation can take us. Special revelation: the voice of God, dreams and visions, angels, miracles, Christ and the Bible.
2
Knowing God · የእግዚአብሔር መታወቅ
What it means to know God, why it matters and cannot be set aside, and how God is known: through his covenant, his lordship over our lives, and a life lived in his presence.
3
Who God is · የእግዚአብሔር ማንነት
God’s existence, nature and character, and his attributes: those that belong to God alone (he is free, unchanging and eternal) and those he shares with us.
4
Humanity · ሰው
Why a doctrine of man is needed, why humans were created and for what purpose, and what it means that we are made “in the image of God”.
EXCERPT
የክርስትና እምነት ለሰው ልጆች ጊዜ የማይሽረው መልዕክት ያለው ነው ብለን እናምናለን፤ ይህንን ደግሞ ማረጋገጥ የምንችለው በየትውልድ የጊዜው መልእክት ሲኖረን ነው። ታዲያ ይህ ትውልድ የሚያስፈልገው መልዕክት ምንድን ነው?
We believe the Christian faith carries a message that does not fade with time, and we can prove this only when every generation has the message for its own moment. So what message does this generation need?
In short, I have found that the answer to these questions is the very idea in this book’s title: “The Revealed Truth”.
From the introduction · translated from the Amharic
