Dispensationalism’s Refusal of the Social Gospel and the Effect of its Refusal on the Urgency of Evangelization

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Yoonhee Oh Senior Pastor Saengsoo Church (Living Water Baptist Church) Sherwood, AR I. INTRODUCTION Modern missions cannot be discussed without also discussing eschatology. This is because how one sees eschatology—whatever system of eschatology to which he holds—will impact how he conducts missions.1 In the same light, one’s eschatology will also form one’s theory of missions.
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Spiritual Gifts: What They Are & Why They Matter

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Spiritual Gifts: What They Are & Why They Matter. By Thomas R. Schreiner. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group, 2018. 172 pp. Paper, $16.99. This book is very irenic in nature. Thomas Schreiner says that the issue of spiritual gifts is not a “first-order” doctrine (p. 2). Devout Christians can have different opinions. He was at
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Shepherd the Flock

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Shepherd the Flock. By Donald Norbie. Port Colborne, CO: Gospel Folio Press, 2010. 38 pp. Paper, $1.59. This booklet summarizes the NT teaching about the roles of elders in the local church. Norbie has four chapters, “The Motivation,” “The Qualifications,” “The Work,” and “The Discipline of the Elders.” For the most part, Norbie’s observations are
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The Assurance of Salvation: Biblical Hope for Our Struggles

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The Assurance of Salvation: Biblical Hope for Our Struggles. By Robert A. Peterson. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2019. 191 pp. Paper, $16.99. Robert Peterson was a Professor of Systematic Theology at Covenant Seminary for over twenty-five years. He has written or edited thirty books. There is much to like about this book. The tone is
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The Hospitality Commands

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The Hospitality Commands. By Alexander Strauch. Littleton, CO: Lewis and Roth Publishers, 1993. 64 pp. Paper, $6.99. What kinds of spiritual practices should Christians emphasize? In this short, but powerful, booklet, Alexander Strauch explores what the NT says about hospitality. Unlike popular spiritual disciplines that do not have clear Scriptural bases, Strauch shows that hospitality
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A Review of Matthew C. Hoskinson’s Assurance of Salvation: Implications of a New Testament Theology of Hope

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Robert N. Wilkin I. INTRODUCTION There have not been many books written on assurance of salvation. Assurance of Salvation (hereafter AOS) is a revised version of Hoskinson’s 2005 doctoral dissertation at Bob Jones University.1 Most of AOS fails to examine NT texts dealing with assurance of salvation, with Hoskinson focusing primarily on “a New Testament
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John 4:10: A Promise to the Samaritan Woman

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Frank W. Tyler Evangelist Sequim, WA I. INTRODUCTION Jesus’ testimony to Nicodemus reveals God’s chesed or loyal covenantal love in giving His Son for the salvation of the world, both Jew and Gentile.1 As a teacher of Israel and a Pharisee, Nicodemus might well have been taken aback with Jesus’ promise: “For in this manner,
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