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The Gospel and Spiritual Warfare: A Review of Peter Wagner’s Confronting the Powers

March 1, 1997 by GES Webmaster in Journal Articles

JOHN F. HART Professor of Bible Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL All those who are concerned for the content of the gospel should be equally concerned for the spread of the gospel. The purity of the good news of salvation is irrelevant if it is never preached, and therefore never heard and believed. It is

A Hymn of Grace: Wonderful Grace of Jesus

March 1, 1997 by GES Webmaster in Journal Articles

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

Witnesses in Stone: Landmarks and Lessons from the Living God

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Witnesses in Stone: Landmarks and Lessons from the Living God. By Frederic R. Howe. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 1996. 144 pp. Paper, $8.99. There is an old Jewish story that when God was creating the earth He assigned two angels to drop stones all over the earth. Each angel got a huge sack of stones

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

Historical Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles

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Historical Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles By William M. Ramsay. Ed. by Mark Wilson. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 1996. 160 pp. Paper, $9.99. Many religious writers have doubted or denied the historical reliability of at least parts of the Bible. Few, however, have gone out to test these theories as did Sir William Ramsay (1851-1939).

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

In Defense of the Faith: Biblical Answers to Challenging Questions

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In Defense of the Faith: Biblical Answers to Challenging Questions. By Dave Hunt. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 1996. 347 pp. Paper, $11.99. Hunt’s full and well-researched book seeks to answer the hard questions on the Bible and on conservative, Evangelical Christianity in this organized and interesting volume. Part of the success of the text

A Wideness in God’s Mercy: The Finality of Jesus Christ in a World of Religions

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A Wideness in God’s Mercy: The Finality of Jesus Christ in a World of Religions. By Clark H. Pinnock. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1992. 217 pp. Paper, $16.99. Clark Pinnock writes in response to John Hick’s pluralism and the exclusivism of most Evangelicals. His book has two main parameters within which he feels a

The Subtle Danger of An Imprecise Gospel

March 1, 1997 by Bob Wilkin in Journal Articles

I. Introduction As readers of JOTGES are fully aware, I am not in agreement with Lordship Salvation’s view of the gospel. Yet there are issues (such as: the deity of Christ, inerrancy, the sanctity of marriage, and calling believers to holiness) on which we do find common ground. This article addresses one such shared concern:

Are You Going to Heaven?

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Are You Going to Heaven? Sacramento, CA: Double Visions Productions, 1994. 35- minute video. $19.95. The title of this video is catchy. There are a number of fine things about it as well. The production quality is good; this is not something put together hastily. It has an appealing, professional look to it. The interviews