A Review of John MacArthur’s Hard to Believe: The High Cost and Infinite Value of Following Jesus
I Was Raised a Jehovah’s Witness
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
Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? By Rick Warren. Grand Rapids : Zondervan Publishing House, 2002. 334 pp. $19.99. This is both a popular and powerful book. Its influence has spread rapidly throughout Christianity and the book and related materials are popping up in churches. Warren’s purpose is to give Christians purpose—that
An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith
An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith. By Dave Hunt. Bend , OR : The Berean Call, 2000. 272 pp. Paper. $11.00. The title is provocative. What would such a book cover? According to the back cover, the subject of the book is the gospel: “For years, Dave Hunt has spoken out against the watering
The Gospel for Real Life
The Gospel for Real Life. By Jerry Bridges. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2002. 201 pp. Cloth. $19.00. Bridges is the author of The Pursuit of Holiness, which has sold over one million copies. So when a best-selling author like this tackles the gospel, JOTGES readers are surely interested in what he has to say. What we
Putting Amazing Back into Grace: Embracing the Heart of the Gospel
Putting Amazing Back into Grace: Embracing the Heart of the Gospel. Second Edition.By Michael Horton. Grand Rapids : Baker Book House, 1991, 1994, 2002. 280 pp. Paper. $15.99. In this second edition of his defense of Reformed theology, Horton does about as good of a job as one could do. Even though I disagree with
Christianity Is The Gospel of the Grace of God, Not the Gospel of the Kingdom
Christianity Is The Gospel of the Grace of God, Not the Gospel of the Kingdom. By Robert C. Brock. St. Petersburg , FL : Right Division, Inc, nd. 32 pp. Paper. $1.00. The author staunchly defends justification by faith alone for this age. In his view, from the time of Moses until the regeneration of
Lordship Salvation and the Gospel of the Grace of God
Lordship Salvation and the Gospel of the Grace of God. By Joel Finck. Rapid City , SD : Grace Bible Church , 1998. 83 pp. Paper. No price. The Free Grace movement is housed under a pretty big tent. Finck represents Free Grace believers, who are sometimes referred to as Ultra-Dispensationalists. (Finck actually calls himself
Slaying the Giants in Your Life
Slaying the Giants in Your Life. By David Jeremiah. Nashville , TN : Word Publishing, 2001. 217 pp. Cloth. $19.99. Popular author, pastor, and radio preacher, David Jeremiah, has written what many consider to be his finest work to date. After reading this book in one sitting, this reviewer would have to agree. Slaying the