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Book Review: The Acts of the Risen Lord Jesus

Book Review: The Acts of the Risen Lord Jesus

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When we study Acts, we often concentrate on such critical issues as the conversion stories, the Holy Spirit’s work, church government, and even missionary methods. While these issues should not be ignored, Alan J. Thompson suggests in The Acts of the Risen Lord Jesus that the emphasis of Acts is upon the continuing story of God’s saving purpose. He maintains that Luke intends for his work to be read in the light of Old Testament promises and the continuing reign…

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Book Review: The Mission of the Triune God: A Theology of Acts

Book Review: The Mission of the Triune God: A Theology of Acts

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Like most people, my email gets filled up quickly with advertisements and junk mail. But now and then, some group I’ve signed up to receive emails from pays off. Some time back, an email came in with an excerpt from a new book titled The Mission of the Triune God: A Theology of Acts. I’m hoping to start a teaching series on Acts soon, so the fact that it was a book on Acts caught my attention. And the excerpt…

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Book Review: Acts and the Isaianic New Exodus

Book Review: Acts and the Isaianic New Exodus

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In his book Acts and the Isaianic New Exodus, David W. Pao presents a challenging and enriching look at the book of Acts. Pao recognizes the importance of the Old Testament in understanding the New Testament. He argues that the book of Isaiah, with its heavy emphasis on the exodus theme, supplies the hermeneutical framework for Acts. Most Bible students recognize the importance of the exodus. One finds allusions to God’s merciful deliverance of His people from bondage throughout the…

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Book Review: Jesus the Son of God

Book Review: Jesus the Son of God

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For those accustomed to reaching outside the Bible in their study of God’s Word, Jesus the Son of God by D. A. Carson would be a great addition to one’s personal library. As the subtitle of the book explains, “Son of God” is a “Christological title often overlooked, sometimes misunderstood, and currently disputed.”  In this little volume, D. A. Carson explores the Christological title “Son of God” and delves into Scripture to show how the biblical writers used the term….

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Book Review: From House to House

Book Review: From House to House

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Evangelists evangelize. The obligation to share the truth, however, is not limited to the professionals (1 Peter 3:15). All Christians learn through trial and error but with eternity hanging in the balance for those first hearing the gospel, why not benefit from the experience of others? Another evangelist recently told me that when he began preaching, the first book his evangelist father gave him was Ivan Stewart’s classic, From House to House. What a wise choice! Although Stewart’s book was…

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Book Review: The Intolerance of Tolerance

Book Review: The Intolerance of Tolerance

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We are living in an age of redefinition (or at least, attempted redefinition).  Over the past several years, we’ve watched modern, western culture redefine morality, marriage, and even gender.  As age-old concepts are redefined in the public’s eye, there has been another key alteration – the redefinition of tolerance.  As agendas have been pushed, those that oppose the change are immediately slapped with the label of intolerance.  When someone stands for a traditional view of marriage, they are said to…

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Book Review: The New Testament Documents

Book Review: The New Testament Documents

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Author: F. F. Bruce Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company & Intervarsity Press Originally Published: 1943 ISBN: 978-0-8028-2219-2 Over the past 2,000 years, the Bible has withstood onslaught after onslaught of varying attacks.  Men have tried to outlaw it and they have tried to destroy it, yet still it exists and is read.  Over the past few centuries, a new attack has taken place – an attempt to discredit the Bible.  After all, if it can be proven that the…

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Book Review: The Atheist Syndrome

Book Review: The Atheist Syndrome

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Author: John P. Koster, Jr. Publisher: Wolgemuth & Hyatt Publishers, Inc Originally Published: 1989 ISBN: 0-943497-33-7 The past two centuries have seen advancements in science that surpass everything achieved in all of man’s previous existence.  Unfortunately, some forms of “science” that are so celebrated today are really nothing of the sort.  In the media, on the campus, and in many other places, Christians who believe in God (and especially Christian’s who believe in Creation) are mocked and viewed as backwards,…

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Book Review: Jesus and Jonah

Book Review: Jesus and Jonah

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Author: J.W. McGarvey Publisher: DeWard Publishing Company Published: 2009 – Originally published as individual essays in The Christian Standard in 1895 and collectively by Standard Publishing in 1896. ISBN: 978-0-9819703-2-5 It comes as no surprise when atheists and agnostics deny the miraculous events recorded in the Bible. When professing Christians deny such events, however, it is quite alarming. Unfortunately, there are many who consider themselves scholars and theologians that work very hard to discredit the miraculous in the Bible’s narrative….

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Book Review: “Free Grace” Theology – 5 Ways it Diminishes the Gospel

Book Review: “Free Grace” Theology – 5 Ways it Diminishes the Gospel

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Author: Wayne Grudem Publisher: Crossway Originally Published: 2016 ISBN: 978-1-4335-5114-7 While perusing through a book catalog sometime back, I ran across a title I didn’t expect: “Free Grace” Theology – 5 Ways it Diminishes the Gospel. Written by Wayne Grudem and endorsed by some prominent Calvinists, I was intrigued to say the least. I assumed that many proponents of “justification by faith alone” would claim to have a “free grace” theology, but after reading this book I realize that I…

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