Hard to Believe: The High Cost and Infinite Value of Following Jesus

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A Review of John MacArthur’s Hard to Believe: The High Cost and Infinite Value of Following Jesus Robert N. Wilkin Editor Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society Irving , Texas   I. Introduction John MacArthur is the author of scores of books and commentaries, Pastor of Grace Community Church in Southern California, which averages 7000-9000
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The Law of Rewards

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The Law of Rewards. By Randy Alcorn. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2003. 135 pp. Cloth. $11.99. The Law of Rewards is a brief treatment of the doctrine of rewards with special emphasis on financial giving as an eternal investment. In a previous work, Money, Possessions, and Eternity (Tyndale House, 1989; revised and updated, 2003),
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Repentance: The First Word of the Gospel

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Repentance: The First Word of the Gospel. By Richard Owen Roberts. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2002. 368 pp. Paper. $19.99. When I saw the title, I knew I had to read this book. Repentance was the subject of my doctoral dissertation. Since it is central in the gospel debate, I have long been concerned about
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Debating Calvinism: Five Points, Two Views

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Debating Calvinism: Five Points, Two Views. By Dave Hunt and James White. Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 2004. 427 pp. Paper. $17.99. There has been a spate of “debate” books in recent years that present the viewpoints of different authors on key issues. The original book of this nature was probably The Meaning of the Millennium:
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I Was Raised a Jehovah’s Witness

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I Was Raised a Jehovah’s Witness. By Joe Hewitt. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 1997. 192 pp. Paper. $9.95. In this revised and updated version of the 1977 book of the same title, Hewitt gives a frank and compelling account of his life as a Jehovah’s Witness and his subsequent persecution and excommunication after he decided
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