Faith Alone: The Condition of Our Salvation: An Exposition of the Book of Galatians and Other Relevant Topics
Faith Alone: The Condition of Our Salvation: An Exposition of the Book of Galatians and Other Relevant Topics. By Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum, San Antonio, TX: Ariel Ministries, 2014. 144 pp. Paper, $13.00. Fruchtenbaum heads Ariel Ministries in San Antonio, TX. He has long championed what he calls Israelology, the study of the place of Israel
The Gift of Assurance
The Gift of Assurance. David J. Engelsma. South Holland, IL: Protestant Reformed Church, 2009. 61 pp. Paper, free upon request ($1.00 each suggested donation for additional copies). Engelsma is a five-point Calvinist. For 25 years he pastored two different Protestant Reformed Churches (1963-1988). Then he taught theology and Old Testament for 20 more years at
Will the Bad Deeds of Believers be Considered at the Judgement Seat of Christ?
Robert N. Wilkin Executive Director Grace Evangelical Society I. INTRODUCTION God makes an amazing promise to anyone who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ: “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more” (Heb 10:17; cf. Jer 31:34). And again, You, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He
A Critical Examination of Seven Bible Translations (Part 2)
In Part 1 we saw that English translations of the Bible vary a lot. While all are reasonably reliable, they are not equally reliable. The King James Version (KJV) and New King James Version (NKJV) came out ahead if, as I argued, the majority of manuscripts do carry the correct readings. We also looked at
The Legacy of John MacArthur’s The Gospel According to Jesus (Chapter One)
Kunte Kinte was abducted from his village in Africa and sold into slavery in the United States. He was treated horribly by his master. After running away several times, his master disabled him. Alex Hailey’s famed TV series Roots was a jarring introduction to the evils that often accompany slavery. When you think of slavery,
A Critical Examination of Seven Bible Translations (Part 1)
There have been many articles which have evaluated modern Bible translations in light of theological concerns, in light of their handling of the Old and New Testaments, and in terms of their use of English style.1 In this article, which is a modified version of a journal article I wrote on this subject a decade
Examine Yourselves (2 Corinthians 13:5)
Major League baseball players are wise to fear being cut. Few make it to the majors and many don’t stay long. Players need to do everything they can to perform their best day in and day out. We don’t need to worry about ever being cut from God’s team. Our divine Manager has promised that
The Explicit Gospel
The Explicit Gospel. By Matt Chandler with Jared Wilson. Wheaton: Crossway, 2012. 237 pages. Paper, $17.99. Matt Chandler is the Pastor of a megachurch in a Dallas suburb called The Village Church. In addition to a main church campus in Flower Mound, TX, there are three satellite churches which feature “Flat Matt.” Those churches have
Adam as Israel: Genesis 1-3 as the Introduction to the Torah and the Tanakh
Adam as Israel: Genesis 1-3 as the Introduction to the Torah and the Tanakh. Seth D. Postell. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2011. 204 pages. Paper, $24.00. Rarely does a book come around that is truly revolutionary. This book is one of the rare ones. Postell, a Professor at Israel College of the Bible in Netanya,