In the Grip of Grace

In the Grip of Grace. By Max Lucado. Dallas: Word Publishing, 1996. 235 pages. Paper, $19.99. Grace is the engine that drives the book of Romans. No wonder Lucado would turn there for his expositions on grace. And exposit grace is what he does more than exposit Romans. Those looking for biblical exposition will be […]

Historical Criticism of the Bible: Methodology or Ideology?

Historical Criticism of the Bible: Methodology or Ideology? By Eta Linnemann. Originally published in German as Wissenschaft oder Anfragen and Alternativen. Neuhausen: Friedrich Hanssler, 1986. Translated by Robert Yarborough. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1990. 169 pp. Paper, $9.95. Eta Linnemann is an eminent continental scholar, a former student of Rudolf Bultmann, and a member […]

No Greater Savior

No Greater Savior. By Richard Lee and Ed Hindson. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 1995. 294 pp. Cloth, $16.99. Combining Scripture and a knowledge of history with logical deduction and imagination, Lee and Hindson offer their personalized portrayal of various episodes in the life of Christ. In some ways they do this very well. Tracing […]

The Lordship-Grace Salvation Controversy

“The Lordship-Grace Salvation Controversy,” in The Front Lines Theology Series, No. 1 Edited by Conrad Koch. Bloomington, IN: Integrated Resources, n.d. audio tapes. $22.00. This resource/study packet is designed for the staff and friends of the ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ to help them understand the issues behind the Lordship controversy. The packet contains […]

Not Ashamed of the Gospel

Not Ashamed of the Gospel. By Morna D. Hooker. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1995. 143 pp. Paper $10.99. Reading this book reminded me of the first line of A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” The good news about this book (“the […]

Jesus In An Age of Controversy

Jesus In An Age of Controversy. By Douglas Groothuis. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 1996. 374 pp. Paper, $10.99. Groothuis systematically presents and then refutes unbiblical views of Christ that are gaining popularity today. Everyone seems to make Jesus out to be a proponent of his or her own view. Since everyone cannot be right, […]

Wrongly Dividing the Word of Truth: A Critique of Dispensationalism

CALVINISM EX CATHEDRA: A REVIEW OF JOHN H. GERSTNER’S WRONGLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH: A CRITIQUE OF DISPENSATIONALISM1 ZANE C. HODGES Associate Editor Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society Mesquite, Texas John H. Gerstner is a well-known and prolific writer/theologian from the Reformed tradition. His recent book, Wrongly Dividing the Word of Truth, is […]