The Faith of Demons: James 2:19
JOHN F. HART Professor of Bible Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL I. Introduction Informed Christians are aware of the ongoing debate in modern evangelicalism concerning the content of the Gospel and the nature of faith. In the heat of the discussion, it’s inevitable that the Pauline doctrine of justification by faith alone will not be […]
Deceived by the Light
Deceived by the Light. By Doug Groothuis. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 1995. 203 pp. Paper $8.99. This excellent book is both a detailed biblical response to the popular (but sadly heretical) bestsellerEmbraced by the Light by Betty Eadie, and a synthetic analysis of “Near-Death Experiences” (NDEs) generally. In a review published in the Autumn […]
Amazing Grace. Hymn Texts for Devotional Use
Amazing Grace. Hymn Texts for Devotional Use. Edited by Bert Polman, Marilyn Kay Stulken, and James R. Sydnor. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1994. 310 pp. Paper, $15.99. It is a pleasure for one who already reads a hymn every day, along with the Bible and a devotional classic, to review a book that […]
Lordship Salvation: Some Crucial Questions and Answers
Lordship Salvation: Some Crucial Questions and Answers. Including a Reply to “So Great Salvation” by Charles C. Ryrie and “Absolutely Free!” by Zane C. Hodges. By Robert Lescelius. Asheville, NC: Revival Literature, 1992. 217 pp. Paper, $6.99. Add another book to the lordship side of the Lordship Salvation controversy. The balance of books is on […]
The Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary: Volume 2: New Testament
The Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary: Volume 2: New Testament. Edited by Kenneth L. Barker and John Kohlenberger III. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1994. 1243 pp. Cloth, $32.99. This one-volume commentary on the NT is an abridgment of the 5 volumes of the Expositor’s Bible Commentary which cover the NT. As its title indicates, it […]
The Population of Heaven: A Biblical Response to the Inclusivist Position on Who Will Be Saved
The Population of Heaven: A Biblical Response to the Inclusivist Position on Who Will Be Saved. By Ramesh P. Richard. Chicago: Moody Press, 1994. 170 pp. Paper, $9.99. The Population of Heaven is a excellent response to the inclusivist positions of Clark Pinnock and John Sanders. According to inclusivism, people don’t need to know anything […]
How Can I Be Sure I’m a Christian? What the Bible Says About Assurance of Salvation
How Can I Be Sure I’m a Christian? What the Bible Says About Assurance of Salvation. By Donald S. Whitney. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1994. 160 pp. Paper, $7.00. I read this book with great interest, hoping to find a book on assurance that actually offered the readers 100% certainty of salvation based on the promises […]
“Grace” by D. L. Moody
by D. L. MOODY* I am going to take tonight a subject rather than a text. I want to talk to you about Free Grace. I say “Free Grace”; perhaps I had better drop the word free and say just grace. There is a sermon just in the meaning of the word. It is one […]
We Believe In: Sanctification Part 5: Future Sanctification: Perfect, or Ultimate, Sanctification
I. Introduction To dwell above with those we love, That will indeed be glory; But here below with some I know, Well, that’s another story! Why is it that our fellow-Christians (and we mean believers, not mere professors) will seem so much more lovable in glory than they do at present? (This is to leave […]
A Critique of Keith A. Fournier’s a House United? Evangelicals and Catholics Together: A Winning Alliance for the 21st Century
Robert N. Wilkin Executive Director Grace Evangelical Society Irving, TX I. Introduction I am very interested in this book for a number of reasons. First, the man who assisted in the writing of this book, Bill Watkins, was my contemporary in seminary. Second, recently at a meeting of Bible scholars in Chicago, Bill and I […]