Journal of the GES – Spring 1990
The Gospel and Water Baptism: A Study of Acts 2:38
LANNY THOMAS TANTON Editorial Board Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society Dallas, Texas Prologue Is the demand for baptism (i.e., immersion in water) a part of the Gospel? Should every evangelistic sermon and every Gospel tract, in order to be biblical, include a demand for baptism? Should the unbeliever hear in clear and forceful terms
We Believe In: Water Baptism
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matt 28:19, 20 I.
Part 4: New Testament Repentance: Repentance in the Gospels and Acts
Robert N. Wilkin* I. Introduction The books of the NT vary in the emphasis that they place on various doctrines. John’s Gospel, for example, is evangelistic in emphasis John 20:30-31). Galatians presents a defense of the Gospel in the face of the Judaizers, who were trying to pervert it. The Book of Revelation deals extensively
A Voice from the Past: Man Does Not Know Grace
This article is excerpted from the Introduction to Grace and Truth, vii-viii, 1874. It is used by the kind permission of Marshall Pickering of London. The punctuation has been only slightly modernized; otherwise it is identical to the 1874 text. W. P. MacKay† Man does not know GRACE: When unadulterated grace, unmixed grace, the grace
Grace in the Arts: The Coronation of The King: An Annotated Work of Fiction – Part 2
Frank D. Carmical* And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days. Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.1 —Daniel 12:11-12 The forty-five days following
Tyndale’s New Testament
Tyndale’s New Testament. Translated from the Greek by William Tyndale. Edited and introduced by David Daniell. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1989. 429 pp. Cloth, $28.95. King Henry VIII’s Chancellor “for all seasons,” Sir Thomas More, called Tyndale “a beast,” one of the “hell-hounds that the devil bath in his kennel,” discharging a
A Critique of The Gospel According to Jesus
J. Kevin Butcher* I. Introduction By writing The Gospel According to Jesus, in a sense John F. MacArthur has done the evangelical world a favor. He has raised to a level of national consciousness the contemporary confusion in the Church over the most basic issue of all-the nature of the Gospel. MacArthur rightly suggests that
Gentle Persuasion
Gentle Persuasion. By Joseph C. Aldrich. Portland, OR: Multnomah Press, 1988. 247 pp. Paper, $7.95. The Church desperately needs new models for evangelism. Dr. Aldrich, the leading advocate for what has been called “relational evangelism” in the conservative camp, provides a consistently biblical and refreshingly creative alternative to “Tuesday evening visitation.” Convinced that only 10%
Dead Faith: What Is It?—A Study on James 2:14–26
Dead Faith: What Is It?—A Study on James 2:14–26. By Zane C. Hodges. Dallas: Redención Viva, 1987. 32 pp. Booklet, $1.95. The Church has never been fully satisfied with traditional understandings of James 2:14–26. Foreboding practical questions have loomed large. How could we honestly share a Gospel of pure grace and full assurance when in
The Gift of God
The Gift of God. By Richard A. Seymour. Kissimmee, FL: Clarity Publications, 1985. 117 pp. Paper, $3.00. As many will attest, searching for an objective treatment of the subject of “how to be saved” today can be frustrating indeed. Richard Seymour, Dean of the Florida Bible College (Orlando), has no doubt sensed this same frustration.
Colossians and Philemon
Colossians and Philemon. By R. Kent Hughes. Westchester, IL: Crossway Books, 1989. 185 pp. Cloth, $10.95. This volume is the first of a new series entitled “Preaching the Word.” Crossway Books has commissioned Dr. R. Kent Hughes, the Senior Pastor of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, to author this entire series, which when completed at
Evangelism in the 21st Century: The Critical Issues
Evangelism in the 21st Century: The Critical Issues Edited by Thom S. Rainer. Wheaton: Harold Shaw Publishers, 1989. 227 pp. Paper, $12.95. This collection of twenty-one essays, with foreword by Billy Graham, was published as a tribute to Lewis A. Drummond. Drummond served many years as the Professor of Evangelism at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
If By Any Means
If By Any Means. By R. E. Neighbour. Miami Springs, FL: Conley & Schoettle Publishing Co., 1985. 128 pp. Paper, $5.95. The confusion over the condition, confidence, and consequences of salvation is by no means limited to this generation. If By Any Means, written in 1940 by R. E. Neighbour, is a beautiful theological tapestry
This Present Darkness
This Present Darkness. By Frank Peretti. Westchester, IL: Crossway Books, 1988. 376 pp. Paper, $8.95. Piercing the Darkness. By Frank Peretti. Westchester, IL: Crossway Books, 1989. 441 pp. Paper, $9.95. It was exhilarating, thrilling, reviving, rewarding—everything an angelic warrior was made for! The Host of Heaven had waited so long and had built up such
Piercing the Darkness
This Present Darkness. By Frank Peretti. Westchester, IL: Crossway Books, 1988. 376 pp. Paper, $8.95. Piercing the Darkness. By Frank Peretti. Westchester, IL: Crossway Books, 1989. 441 pp. Paper, $9.95. It was exhilarating, thrilling, reviving, rewarding—everything an angelic warrior was made for! The Host of Heaven had waited so long and had built up such
Outgrowing the Pain: A Book For and About Adults Abused As Children
Outgrowing the Pain: A Book For and About Adults Abused As Children. By Eliana Gil. New York: Dell Publishing, 1983. 88 pp. Paper, $5.95. Authorities now suggest that one in three adults today was abused as a child. What impact does this abuse have on adults who are believers? This is not a Christian book.
Часть 4: Учение о покаянии в Новом Завете: Покаяние в Евангелиях и Книге Деяний
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