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More Than One Way? Four Views on Salvation in a Pluralistic World

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More Than One Way? Four Views on Salvation in a Pluralistic World. Edited by Dennis L. Okholm and Timothy R. Phillips. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995. 283 pp. Paper, $16.99. More Than One Way? is a unique volume in that it includes the perspective of liberal pluralist John Hick. The book contains four different

Philosophers Who Believe: The Spiritual Journeys of Eleven Leading Thinkers

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Philosophers Who Believe: The Spiritual Journeys of Eleven Leading Thinkers. Ed. by Kelly James Clark. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1993. 276 pp. Cloth, $24.99. We live in a skeptical age. And there is no more skeptical crowd living in our skeptical age than philosophers! That’s one of the factors that makes Philosophers Who Believe

The Roots of Paul’s Gospel: A Look at Luke 7:36-50

January 1, 1997 by GES Webmaster in Grace in Focus Articles

By Doros Zachariades The Gospel of grace penned by the apostle Paul in the NT was certainly based on the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord. But how did the message that Paul referred to as “my gospel” compare with that which Jesus Himself taught during His earthly ministry? A look at Luke 7:36-50

Building on the Right Foundation

November 1, 1996 by GES Webmaster in Grace in Focus Articles

by Virgil Holt I am a missionary working with New Tribes Mission, a grace-oriented organization, in Mexico. Although our mission works primarily among tribal people, my ministry is to challenge and train Mexican believers as missionaries. Therefore I am involved a great deal in the local church here in Chihuahua. Some time ago I asked

A Voice from the Past: Grace Reigns

September 1, 1996 by GES Webmaster in Journal Articles

SIR ROBERT ANDERSON2 “The Gospel of the glory of the blessed God!”3 “Please, show me Your glory,” was the prayer of Moses; and God answered, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be

Does Philippians 1:6 Guarantee Progressive Sanctification? Part 2

September 1, 1996 by GES Webmaster in Journal Articles

JOHN F. HART Professor of Bible Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL I. Introduction In Part 1 of this article, an investigation was begun regarding the nature of the declaration in Phil 1:6 that, “He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus .”1 It was observed

A Hymn of Grace — Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness

September 1, 1996 by GES Webmaster in Journal Articles

FRANCES A. MOSHER Pianist Christ Congregation Dallas, Texas JESUS, THY BLOOD AND RIGHTEOUSNESS Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness My beauty are, my glorious dress; ‘Midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed With joy shall I lift up my head. Bold shall I stand in that great day, For who aught to my charge shall lay? Fully

Let the Nations Be Glad: The Supremacy of God in Missions

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Let the Nations Be Glad: The Supremacy of God in Missions. By John Piper. Nottingham, England: InterVarsity Press, 1993. 239 pp. Paper, $15.00. The goal of missions, John Piper contends, is the gladness of the peoples in the greatness of God. The ultimate goal of the church is not missions. Worship is. Missions exist because

Worldviews in Conflict: Choosing Christianity in a World of Ideas

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Worldviews in Conflict: Choosing Christianity in a World of Ideas. By Ronald H. Nash. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1992. 176 pp. Paper, $10.99. Christianity is only one of seven worldviews. According to Ronald Nash a worldview is “a conceptual scheme by which we consciously or unconsciously place or fit everything we believe and by

God in Three Persons

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God in Three Persons. By Millard J. Erickson. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1995. 356 pp. Cloth, $29.99. The doctrine of the Trinity separates Christianity from all other religions. It is also one of the most difficult doctrines to understand. Millard Erickson writes not only a contemporary interpretation of the Trinity but also interacts with liberal