No Condemnation: A New Theology of Assurance

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No Condemnation: A New Theology of Assurance. By Michael Eaton. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1995. 261 pp. Paper, $16.99. In a postscript to his commentary Ecclesiastes (IVP), Eaton cited Luke’s words in Acts 17:32-34: “Some…sneered…Others said, ‘We want to hear you again,’…A few…believed.” I believe his book will produce the same diverse responses. Many
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Jesus Under Siege

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Jesus Under Siege. By Gregory A. Boyd. Wheaton: Victor Books, 1995. 140 pp. Paper, $4.99. Jesus Under Siege is a popular defense of the authenticity of the Gospels and a refutation of the conclusions of the so-called Jesus Seminar. It is a summary of the author’s more detailed book, Cynic Sage or Son of God:
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The Uncertainty Principle

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By Stan Nelson In 1927, German physicist Werner Heisenberg proposed what is known as “the uncertainty principle.” It says that both the position and velocity of a subatomic particle can’t be precisely measured at the same time. Measuring either one of these interferes with measuring the other. Certainty and Eternal Life Life is filled with
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Life with a Purpose

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By T. Kem Oberholtzer Five years ago if you asked someone “How are you today?” the response would have been “Fine!” Today, if you ask someone the same question, the response is “Busy.” In our hi-tech world, with every imaginable piece of equipment for simplifying our lives, we are busier and more stressed than ever.
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A Voice from the Past: Sonship and Heirship

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Our last selection from “C.H.M.” (“Sanctification: What Is It?” JOTGES [Autumn 1992]: 45-56) as he was affectionately called, was from his Miscellaneous Writings. The present offering is from his other well-known work, Notes on the Pentateuch. Regarding this work, Wilbur M. Smith, a great evangelical bibliographer of recent years, wrote: “One of the richest devotional
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A Hymn of Grace: Wonderful Grace of Jesus

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KEITH W. WARD Scientist U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Research Triangle Park, NC Wonderful grace of Jesus, greater than all my sin; How shall my tongue describe it, where shall its praise begin? Taking away my burden, setting my spirit free, For the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me! Wonderful grace of Jesus, reaching to all
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