The Naked Gospel: The Truth You May Never Hear in Church
The Naked Gospel: The Truth You May Never Hear in Church. By Andrew Farley. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. 237 pp. Paper, $14.99. This book has a catchy title: The Naked Gospel. The cover itself is odd. Though softback, it has a transparent plastic dust cover (evidently illustrating the naked gospel), which nonetheless is printed on […]
Consensus Theology Taints Biblical Theology
Spiritual Maturity: The Road to Wonderland
Spiritual Maturity: The Road to Wonderland. By Bruce Baker. Larkspur, CO: Grace Acres Press, 2009. 376 pp. Paper, $27.95. Prior to each of the seven parts of the book, there appears a fictional story highlighting struggles faced by Christians today, serving to illustrate concepts presented in the book. And prior to each chapter, we find […]
James. Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament
James. Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. By Craig L. Blomberg and Mariam J. Kamell. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008. 280 pp. Cloth, $24.99. The Epistle of James has long been a key support for the teaching of Lordship Salvation. For the most part this commentary does not wade into a discussion of what one […]
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 […]
Inheritance in Hebrews Requires Obedience
Holy Spirit and Salvation: The Sources of Christian Theology
Holy Spirit and Salvation: The Sources of Christian Theology. Edited by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen. Grand Rapids: Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2010. 470 pp. Paper, $49.95. The fact that there are five pages devoted to “Permissions” (pp. 459-63) tells the reader a lot about this book. If only a small portion of any work is […]
Hebrews 12:14: A Test Case for the Run-for-the-Prize View
The Doctrines That Divide: A Fresh Look at the Historic Doctrines That Separate Christians
The Doctrines That Divide: A Fresh Look at the Historic Doctrines That Separate Christians. By Erwin Lutzer. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 1998. 247 pp. Paper, $15.99. I saw this book in a catalog, not realizing it was written twelve years ago. Yet I’m glad I ordered it. Lutzer discusses a few issues that are crucial […]
Back to Faith: Reclaiming Gospel Clarity in an Age of Incongruence
Back to Faith: Reclaiming Gospel Clarity in an Age of Incongruence. By Fred R. Lybrand. NP: Xulon Press, 2009. 297 pp. Paper, $18.99. Seven of the eight chapters have the words the cliché in them. The cliché in question, attributed to John Calvin, is stated in the preface and the start of Chap. 1 as […]