For those well-acquainted with Jonathan Edwards and those who have not ready any of his works, the Essential Edwards collection is a must-read. These five books, written by Owen Strachan and Doug Sweeney are excellent pieces devotional in nature and sure to challenge you in your affectionate pursuit of Christ and understanding of His truth. [...]
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July 27, 2010Gospel Presuppositions
July 22, 2010In his book, Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics, Graeme Goldsworthy talks about the presuppositions of the gospel which make up the “material priority of the Scriptures.” These presuppositions are prior truths without which the gospel could not be the gospel. He lists them as the following: * The God who is there is the God of the Bible, [...]
New Edition of Operation World Coming This October
July 20, 2010I first caught wind of this while breezing through Twitter updates and confirmed it on Amazon. Operation World is coming out with a new edition this October. While I have been grateful for the directional prayer this book has offered in years past, I have become especially fond of it since coming to Grace as [...]
Nathan Finn on Reformed Baptists
July 19, 2010Nathan Finn has written a helpful four-part series on being Reformed and Baptist that I would like to commend to you. While those with a historical consciousness and theological acumen understand the symbiotic nature of being Reformed and Baptist, there will always be those within the SBC who will attempt to present the two as [...]
Preaching that rejects the gospel enforces legalism and lusts after self-help.
July 15, 2010A very important excerpt from Graeme Goldsworthy on the kind of preaching that rejects the gospel: ” . . . we are all legalists at heart. We all love to be able to say that we have fulfilled all kinds of conditions, be they tarrying, surrendering fully, or getting rid of every known sin, so [...]
When Justification Is Marginalized
July 7, 2010Check this powerful excerpt describing nominal Christianity evidenced when “the dynamic of justification” is marginalized: “The ultimate concern of most church members is not the worship and service of Christ in evangelistic mission and social compassion, but rather survival and success in their secular vocation. The church is a spoke on the wheel of life [...]
Tom Nettles on Experiential Theology
July 5, 2010Joe Thorn has started an excellent new series on pastor-theologians, and this week, he has interviewed Dr. Tom Nettles. The journey Joe describes in his love of God and truth is one that I can imagine many have traveled down, and to see him doing a series on combining head, heart, and hands is going [...]
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