Jonathan Edwards, the Younger: 1745-1801 by Robert L. Ferm
While almost everyone knows of Jonathan Edwards, very few have heard of his son Jonathan Edwards Junior, although he was an influential theologian and pastor in his own right. His life began as the embers of the First Great Awakening were dying and ended as the flames of the Second Great Awakening were igniting. More […]
Spiritual Gifts by Renald E. Showers
In a mere sixty pages, Renald Showers has provided for the people of God one of the finest treatments of spiritual gifts available. The booklet is thoroughly biblical, well reasoned, logically ordered and very readable. Showers begins with a general definition of spiritual gifts, their purpose and function. In the opening pages he lays the […]
All Old Testament Laws Cancelled; 24 Reasons Why All O.T. Laws Are Cancelled and All N.T. Laws Are for Our Obedience by Greg Gibson
Gibson has written this book from the New Covenant Theology position, which lies somewhere between Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism. Its basic creed accepts the five solas of the Reformers (Scripture, grace, faith, Christ and glory to God alone). In addition, it rejects infant baptism and all Old Testament laws as binding on the New Testament […]
Christ and Culture Revisited by D. A. Carson
More than fifty years ago, H. Richard Niebuhr wrote Christ and Culture (see my review) which became the definitive work on how Christians are to interact with their culture. Niebuhr offered five options, illustrating each with individual leaders from church history, and, where possible, from Scripture. D. A. Carson has decided to revisit Niebuhr’s conclusions […]
The Kingdom of Emergent Theology – Part 3
(November 2007 – Volume 13, Issue 11) In our last two papers we have examined the emerging church’s distortion of the kingdom and its impact on the gospel. In this paper we will explore what Scripture teaches about the kingdom of God. A Biblical Understanding of the Kingdom Acts 1:3 informs us that during the 40 […]
The Kingdom of Emergent Theology – Part 2
(October 2007 – Volume 13, Issue 10) Having seen in our last paper the emerging church distortion of the kingdom of God, we move on this time to discuss its effect on the gospel. The Effect on the Gospel It is not surprising with this understanding of the kingdom of God that David Gushee in a […]
The Kingdom of Emergent Theology – Part 1
(September 2007 – Volume 13, Issue 9) It has been claimed that Sigmund Freud enjoyed telling his followers a story of a pastor who visited an atheist insurance agent who was on his death bed. The family had asked the pastor to share the gospel with their dying loved one as they waited in another room. […]
The Emerging Church – Part 3
(June 2006 – Volume 12, Issue 6) How those professing to be believers understand the message of the gospel will determine how they view their mission in this life. Since the emergent church sees the gospel not merely as the redemption of lost souls but also as the restoration of the planet and salvation from man’s […]
The Emerging Church – Part 2
(May 2006 – Volume 12, Issue 5) Our worldview will determine how we process information and in turn what we believe. In theory, at least, Christians should possess a biblical worldview shaped by the study of Scripture. In actuality, too often our philosophy of living (worldview) is formed by other forces around us including our culture. […]
The Emerging Church – Part 1
(April 2006 – Volume 12, Issue 4) The emergent church is a rather slippery name for a rather slippery movement. By slippery, I mean that the movement is so new (originated in the late 1990s), so fragmented, so varied, that nailing it down is like nailing the proverbial Jell-O to the wall. There are no official […]