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4 Latin America, Middle East, and North America. Through its worldwide reach, Biblica engages people with God s Word so that their lives are transformed through a relationship with Jesus OF CONTENTSF oreword by Tim Keller ..xxEssay: Faith and Work by David Kim ..xxIntroduction ..xxStoryline Introduction ..xxPreface ..xxOLD TESTAMENTG enesis ..xxExodus ..xxLeviticus ..xxNumbers ..xxDeuteronomy ..xxJoshua ..xxJudges ..xxRuth ..xx1 Samuel ..xx2 Samuel ..xx1 Kings ..xx2 Kings ..xx1 Chronicles ..xx2 Chronicles ..xxEzra ..xxNehemiah ..xxEsther.

5 XxJob ..xxPsalms ..xxProverbs ..xxEcclesiastes ..xxSong of Songs ..xxIsaiah ..xxJeremiah ..xxLamentations ..xxEzekiel ..xxDaniel ..xxHosea ..xxJoel ..xxAmos ..xxObadiah ..xxJonah ..xxMicah ..xxNahum ..xxHabakkuk ..xxZephaniah ..xxHaggai ..xxZechariah ..xxMalachi ..xxNEW TESTAMENTM atthew ..xxMark ..xxLuke ..xxJohn ..xxActs ..xxRomans ..xx1 Corinthians ..xx2 Corinthians ..xxGalatians ..xxEphesians ..xxPhilippians ..xxColossians ..xx1 Thessalonians ..xx2 Thessalonians ..xx1 Timothy ..xx2 Timothy ..xxTitus ..xxPhilemon ..xxHebrews.

6 XxJames ..xx1 Peter ..xx2 Peter ..xx1 John ..xx2 John ..xx3 John ..xxJude ..xxRevelation ..xxTable of Weights & Measures ..xxEssay: The Gospel and Work by Jon Tyson ..xxEssay: Our Need for Theology by Richard Mouw ..xxEssay: Finding Our Story in God s Story by Nancy Ortberg ..xxIndex of Storylines Feature ..xxIndex of Doctrines Feature ..xxIndex of Deeper at Work Feature ..xxBibliography ..xxFOREWORDBy Tim KellernnnWhy do we need to understand how to integrate the christian faith with our daily work? Why is there a need for a Bible like this? Some would say that it isn t necessary.

7 The job of the church is to make disciples, not to try to change the culture, they say . I agree with the former, but we need to be clear about what we mean by the church and by make disciples . First, what is the church? Theologians and church leaders distinguish between the gathered church and the scattered church . The gathered church comes together, especially on the Lord s Day, for corporate worship and instruction, and to enjoy the communion of the saints . It is organized and led by its officers and ministers, and is called to preach the gospel, baptize, and make disciples.

8 The scattered church is the body of believers any time they are not gathered together in a singular place, which is undoubtedly most of the time .Second, what does it mean to make disciples? Does it mean we simply equip Christians to be Christians within the walls and programs of the gathered church? Or are we, for example, to walk them through the book of Proverbs and show them how the wisdom of God s Word can shape their business practices, civic relationships, use of money, relationships with people of other races and classes, and with other believers?

9 To make disciples in the gathered church is, then, to make disciples who also know how to live as the scattered church outside of the christian community .Christians do not cease to be the church when the public gatherings are over . They are called to be the church and to represent their Lord throughout the week in every area of life, including the workplace . We should not think of Christians out in the world as mere-ly distinct and detached individuals . They are the body of Christ thinking and working together, banding to-gether in creative forms, being the scattered church that the gathered church has discipled them to be.

10 This distinction between the gathered and scattered church is critical for understanding how the church should engage culture . American church history reveals the opposing mistakes that can be made . On one hand, in the 19th century, the particular teachings led many Southern U .S . churches to support slavery . These church-es taught that the church should not get involved in pol-itics nor try to change the culture, but rather should just build up the church . But in this disastrous move, they failed to disciple people as christian citizens who could understand Biblical justice and apply it in society.