The Omega Reunion

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The Omega Reunion. By Frank D. Carmical. Dallas, TX: Redencion Viva, 1986. 101 pp. Paper, $3.95. Technically a short novel, The Omega Reunion combines the best features of fantasy, science fiction, and biblical eschatology and blends these features into a practical study of the speculative future. Those who enjoy this particular genre of Christian literature
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Power Evangelism

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Power Evangelism. By John Wimber with Kevin Springer. San Francisco: Harper & Row Publishers, 1986. 201 pp. Cloth, $14.95. This controversial book brings a new slant on evangelism from John Wimber, the founder and principal figure behind the “signs and wonders” movement. He comes from an evangelical Friends background, but in this book promotes charismatic-style
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Faith and Saving Faith

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Faith and Saving Faith. By Gordon H. Clark. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation, 1983. 118 pp. Paper, $5.95. Of the perennial queries that surface in the ongoing debate over the nature of the Gospel, perhaps none is as fundamental as: “What constitutes saving faith?” No recent work responds as effectively to this end as Gordon
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Stand Up and Be Counted

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Stand Up and Be Counted By R. T Kendall. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1985. 127 pp. Paper, $3.95. This author, R. T Kendall, needs little introduction. He became the minister of the famous Westminster Chapel in London with the blessing of his predecessor, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. This is interesting since Lloyd-Jones was a five-point
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A Voice from the Past: Simon Magus

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James Inglis* Among other important parts of Scripture, that which teaches and illustrates the discipline which God maintains in His own house, and His jealous care over the purity of the Church, is often overlooked and misunderstood. Apart from the doctrine of Scripture, no inconsiderable portion of the history and narratives contained in the Old
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Grace in the Arts: The Limits of Graciousness – A Study of Grace-Resisters in Melville’s “Bartleby the Scrivener” & Maugham’s The Moon and Sixpence

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James Townsend* I. Introduction How far does the Hound of Heaven1 pursue? And how far should heaven’s earthly representatives pursue those who are recalcitrant to their expressions of graciousness? Is there a cutoff point to God’s grace? Does grace have a temporal terminus, or does it extend in any sense (as some Bible students might
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The Effective Invitation

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The Effective Invitation. By R. Alan Streett. Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1984. 252 pp. Paper, $6.95. For those who believe the evangelistic invitation has a legitimate and important use in Christian preaching, there has long been the need for a helpful book. Streett’s work could be that book, if one is willing
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“Are You a Christian?”

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By J. Wilbur Chapman …I was studying for the ministry, and I heard that D. L. Moody was to preach in Chicago. I went down to hear him. Finally I got into his after-meeting. I shall never forget the thrill that went through me when he came and sat down beside me as an inquirer.
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