The Parable of the Dancing God
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The Parable of the Dancing God explains the beautiful story of the Prodigal Son. But instead of the typical interpretation, which focuses on the prodigal son, the focus is on the character and heart of the father towards both his sons. The compassion and rejoicing of the Father at the restoration of his son is highlighted as a way to understand
C. Baxter Kruger
डॉ सी बैक्सटर क्रूगर, धर्मशास्त्री और लेखक, पेरिकोरेसिस मंत्रालयों के निदेशक हैं। उन्होंने प्रोफेसर जेम्स बी टोरेंस के साथ स्कॉटलैंड के एबरडीन विश्वविद्यालय से धर्मशास्त्र में पीएचडी अर्जित की। बैक्सटर नौ पुस्तकों के लेखक हैं, जिनमें तीन अंतरराष्ट्रीय बेस्टसेलर, कई निबंध और सैकड़ों व्याख्यान शामिल हैं। पिछले तीस वर्षों से उन्होंने पूरी दुनिया में व्याख्यान दिया है। उनकी और उनकी पत्नी बेथ की शादी को 39 साल हो चुके हैं और उनके चार बच्चे और चार पोते-पोतियां हैं।
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The Parable of the Dancing God - C. Baxter Kruger
The Parable
of the
Dancing God
© C. Baxter Kruger, Ph. D. 1994
Contents
Introduction
The Gospel According to Luke Chapter 15
Chapter 1 - A Parable of the Dancing God
Chapter 2 - The Parable Revisited
Scripture quotation of Luke 15 is from THE MIRROR, by Francois du Toit Copyright © 2012 Used by permission of the author.
Scripture quotations marked (TM) are from THE MESSAGE. Copyright © 1993. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.
Verses marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 by the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
Parable of the Dancing God
ISBN: 979-8-9851553-0-3
Written by C. Baxter Kruger
© C. Baxter Kruger 2023
First published 1994, republished 2000, 2010, 2023
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
About the Author
Baxter has been married to Beth for 40 years. They have four children and four grandchildren and live in Brandon, Mississippi. He received his Ph.D. at Kings College, Aberdeen University in Scotland under Professor James. B. Torrance. Dr. Kruger is the author of 9 books, including the international bestsellers, The Shack Revisited, Patmos, and his early small book, The Parable of the Dancing God, numerous essays, and hundreds of hours of teaching, and a variety of online studies—all available at perichoresis.org. Dr. Kruger has traveled the world for 30 years proclaiming the good news of our inclusion in Jesus and his relationship with his Father in the Spirit. He enjoys cooking crawfish, hand carving fishing lures, playing golf, and loves spending time with his grandchildren.
Cover Design: Tom Carroll, South Australia
Design & Layout: Karen Thompson, Western Australia
Other Titles Available From
C. Baxter Kruger:
Patmos
The Shack Revisited
Across All Worlds
Jesus and the Undoing of Adam
The Great Dance
God Is For Us
HOME
The Secret
A Note on the Word Perichoresis
Genuine acceptance removes fear and hiding, and creates freedom to know and be known. In this freedom arises a fellowship and sharing so honest and open and real that the persons involved dwell in one another. There is union without loss of individual identity. When one weeps, the other tastes salt. It is only in the Triune relationship of Father, Son and Spirit that personal relationships of this order exist, and the early Church used the word perichoresis
to describe it. The good news is that Jesus Christ has drawn us within this relationship and its fullness and life are to be played out in each of us and in all creation.
For more information on Baxter or Perichoresis go to Perichoresis.org
"The Parable of the Dancing God is the best theological ground in which to anchor the Father Heart of God message. This booklet carries a message desperately needed by billions of non-dancing dancers across the planet."
–Tom Hallas, Field Director, YWAM, Asia-Pacific
I had tried for 55 years, 11 months, and 16 days to get it right. I mean, tried really hard. It was after 11 o’clock that night when I decided I had to read this little booklet
Parable of the Dancing God" my