Proclaiming the Gospel: Is There Room for Diversity?
In 1978, John Paul Young was crooning: “Love is in the air…” Today, this seems to be the refrain in theological circles. Rather than focusing on distinctives, the emphasis is on loving reconciliation at any cost. Some Evangelicals are now pushing for unity with Roman Catholics. The concern of these leaders is laudable; they want […]
Piper’s Diminished Doctrine of Assurance
This article was section III of the author’s Spring 2010 Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society article entitled, “John Piper’s Diminished Doctrine of Justification and Assurance.” Piper Identifies Assurance as Major Spiritual Problem in His Church Piper has identified the issue of assurance as a major spiritual problem among his parishioners. He stated in his […]
The Righteous Shall Live By Faith: Romans
The Righteous Shall Live By Faith: Romans. By R. C. Sproul. Wheaton IL: Crossway Books, 2009. 514 pp. Cloth, $34.99. By almost any standard, R. C. Sproul is a prodigious writer, having authored over 60 books. The Righteous Shall Live By Faith is part of his own “St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary” series, being adaptations of […]
God in 60 Seconds: One-Minute Answers to Faith Questions
God in 60 Seconds: One-Minute Answers to Faith Questions. By John Ankerberg and Dillon Burroughs. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2010. 138 pp. Paper, $6.99. In the increasing spiritual vacuum which is 21st-century America, attempts to communicate truth to those caught up in the busy-ness of modern society are popular. John Ankerberg, host of the […]
John Piper’s Diminished Doctrine of Justification and Assurance
I. INTRODUCTION John Piper has a desire to please God and a passion for world missions. His twin passions come across in his writing and speaking and gain him a large following. None of the discussion which follows is intended to impugn Piper’s heart for God, or his pursuit of truth. Indeed, this paper is […]
The Testament
The Testament. By John Grisham. New York: Random House, Inc., 1999. 533 pp. (Paper), $7.99. This is yet another in a long line of novels by Grisham, who has become a fixture at the top of the New York Times bestseller list. Many of his previous titles have become blockbuster movies—The Pelican Brief, The Firm, […]
What Angels Wish They Knew: The Basics of True Christianity
What Angels Wish They Knew: The Basics of True Christianity.By Alistair Begg. Chicago: Moody Press, 1998. 207 pp. Paper, $5.99. The title of this book comes from 1 Peter 1:12, where the apostle states that the wonders of our salvation are things “which angels desire to look into” (NKJV). Begg has borrowed (and revised) this […]
How Wide the Divide? A Mormon and an Evangelical in Conversation – A Review
One of the evident characteristics of the late-twentieth century religious scene, which has only intensified in the new millennium, is the desire of disparate confessions to find common ground. While the spirit of ecumenism has often been little more than a euphemism for the dissolution of any distinctiveness in theological expression, it need not be […]
How Wide the Divide? A Mormon and an Evangelical in Conversation
Evangelical/Roman Catholic Agreement on the Doctrine of Justification and its Ramifications for Grace Theologians
On October 7, 1997, a group of Roman Catholic and Evangelical theologians met in New York City to discuss and define a common theological stand on the issue of salvation. This meeting was called to build on the foundation laid by the Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium (ECT) declaration […]