Are You Saved? The Orthodox Christian Process of Salvation
Are You Saved? The Orthodox Christian Process of Salvation. Fifth Edition. By Barbara Pappas. Westchester, IL: Amnos Publications, 2006. 63 pp. Paper, NP. Evangelicals often ask questions like, “Are you saved?” “What is meant by salvation?” and “What must I do to be saved?” But these questions are not normally asked by Eastern Orthodox parishioners. […]
Bewitched: The Rise of Neo-Galatianism
Bewitched: The Rise of Neo-Galatianism. By David R. Anderson. N.P.: Grace Theology Press, 2015. 384 pp. Paper, $15.95. The back cover of the book says that this book “proposes that all serious Christians struggle with legalism in one form or another, although they may not be aware of it. Whether Catholic, Arminian, Calvinistic, or otherwise, […]
Keeping Your Cool When Your Anger Is Hot
Keeping Your Cool When Your Anger Is Hot. By June Hunt. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2009. 296 pp. Paper, $12.99. Author June Hunt is a well-known Christian counselor and speaker. I have heard her on radio and in person and have been impressed with her graciousness, humility, and Biblical knowledge. She is also a […]
The Role of Good Works in Justification:
A Review of Chapter 16 of Thomas Schreiner’s Faith Alone-The Doctrine of Justification Robert N. Wilkin Associate Editor Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society Corinth, TX I. INTRODUCTION Dr. Thomas R. Schreiner is the James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament and the Associate Dean of Scripture and Interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological […]
The Gospel of Grace and Truth: A Theology of Grace from the Gospel of John
The Gospel of Grace and Truth: A Theology of Grace from the Gospel of John. By Michael D. Halsey. Duluth, MN: Grace Gospel Press, 2015. 339 pp. Paper, $15.95. Halsey, as the subtitle suggests, is writing a Biblical theology of John’s Gospel. As such what he aims to do is discuss the way in which […]
An Exegetical Study of the Lord’s Logion on the “Salvation of the Psyche”
Jerry Pattillo1 Minister of Administration Northwest Bible Church Dallas, TX I. INTRODUCTION In Matt 16:25–26 Jesus is speaking to His disciples and makes the following statement:2 For whoever wants to save his psychē will lose it; but whoever loses his psychē for My sake will find it. For what will a man be profited if […]
Simply Tuesday: Small-Moment Living in a Fast-Moving World
Simply Tuesday: Small-Moment Living in a Fast-Moving World. By Emily P. Freeman. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Publishing, 2015. 256 pp. Paper, $14.99. Emily Freeman is a Wall Street Journal best-selling author. Her writing is personal and gracious. She uses charming stories from her own life and home, and is not afraid to laugh at herself […]
The Pentecostal Response (Acts 2:27-47)
H.A. Ironside1 …Now when they heard this they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of […]
A Gospel of Doubt: The Legacy of John MacArthur’s “The Gospel According to Jesus”
A Gospel of Doubt: The Legacy of John MacArthur’s “The Gospel According to Jesus.” By Robert N. Wilkin. Corinth, TX: Grace Evangelical Society. 305 pp. Paper, $22.00. John MacArthur wrote The Gospel According to Jesus (TGAJ) in 1988. It has been very well received in the evangelical world. A new edition was published in 2008. […]
“Jesus For You”- Gerhard Forde on Proclaiming the Promises of God
Shawn C. Lazar Associate Editor Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society Corinth, TX I. INTRODUCTION It is no secret that Western society has become increasingly secular.1 The world has become disenchanted.2 The ancient cathedrals are empty. Many churches, especially mainstream ones, are slowly dying. And there are even calls to banish theology—once considered the queen […]