Are You a Gregory Christian? You Better Watch Out, Jesus is Coming Soon!
Many of our names come from Greek words that have Christian significance. For example, Christopher comes from two Greek words that mean Christ bearer or one who bears [the name of] Christ. Gregory comes from a Greek verb, gregoreo, that means to watch or to be watchful. The Lord Jesus introduced this concept of being
An Absolute Sort of Certainty: The Holy Spirit and the Apologetics of Jonathan Edwards
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An Absolute Sort of Certainty: The Holy Spirit and the Apologetics of Jonathan Edwards. By Stephen Nichols. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2003. 202 pp. Paper. $14.99. While this book is about certainty that God’s Word is true, not about one’s personal regeneration, Nichols does spend two chapters (chapters 4–5, pp. 77-153) talking about what Edwards
Fishing for Men
Fishing for Men. By. Richard A. Seymour. LaGrange, WY: Integrity Press, 2004. Paper. 368 pp. Here is a book on evangelism that is clear on the gospel. How refreshing that is! Though many books on evangelism are long on method and short on clarity, this one is an exception. It is clear on the message
Opposite Poles: Contradictions within Sola Fide?
Opposite Poles: Contradictions within Sola Fide? By Frederick W. H. Wright. NP: Xulon Press, 2003. 276 pp. Paper. $15.99. This book has an attractive cover and a provocative title and subtitle. The back cover has impressive endorsements from, among others, Vernon Grounds and Warren Wiersbe. However, the writing is hard to follow and the point
Should We Rethink the Idea of Degrees of Faith?
Lordship Salvation for Dummies
There are lots of books for Dummies today. I’ve chosen to call this article Lordship Salvation for Dummies not because I question your intelligence, but because I want to lighten up the discussion of what could otherwise become a very heavy subject. While Lordship Salvation is complicated, its basic tenets are quite simple. Often when
The Resurrection and the Life – John 11:25-27
Pray For Sinning Saints – 1 John 5:16-17
51% Faith?
The Bible knows nothing of degrees of faith.1 Either a person believes something, or he does not. For example, when she was asked by Jesus, “Do you believe this?” Martha didn’t speak of her percentage of certainty. She confidently asserted her conviction that she indeed believed what Jesus had just said (John 11:27). That, however,