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Journal of the GES – Spring 2010

Journal of the GES – Spring 2010

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Back to Faith: Reclaiming Gospel Clarity in an Age of Incongruence

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Back to Faith: Reclaiming Gospel Clarity in an Age of Incongruence. By Fred R. Lybrand. NP: Xulon Press, 2009. 297 pp. Paper, $18.99. Seven of the eight chapters have the words the cliché in them. The cliché in question, attributed to John Calvin, is stated in the preface and the start of Chap. 1 as
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Simply by Grace: An Introduction to God’s Life-Changing Gift

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Simply by Grace: An Introduction to God’s Life-Changing Gift. By Charles C. Bing. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2009. 160 pp. Paper, $18.00. As the subtitle suggests, this book is directed to people who are new or relatively new to Free Grace issues. The author’s style is significantly different from many of the Free Grace books
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The Doctrines That Divide: A Fresh Look at the Historic Doctrines That Separate Christians

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The Doctrines That Divide: A Fresh Look at the Historic Doctrines That Separate Christians. By Erwin Lutzer. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 1998. 247 pp. Paper, $15.99. I saw this book in a catalog, not realizing it was written twelve years ago. Yet I’m glad I ordered it. Lutzer discusses a few issues that are crucial
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One-Minute Prayers for Men

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One-Minute Prayers for Men. By Hope Lyda. Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House Publishers, 2004/2010. 288 pp. Cloth. $9.99. Do you have a tendency to struggle with communication, especially when it comes to talking with God in prayer? Do you ever find yourself too busy to pray? Hope Lyda, bestselling author of the popular One-Minute Prayers series,
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Free Grace Soteriology

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Free Grace Soteriology. By David R. Anderson. NP: Xulon Press, 2010. 383 pp. Paper, $20.99. Designed as a textbook for college and seminary classes, Anderson’s book meets a significant need. Hopefully textbooks for the nine other major doctrines will soon be produced by Anderson and others. The book has the following chapter titles: the meaning
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Stand: A Call for the Endurance of the Saints

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Stand: A Call for the Endurance of the Saints. Edited by John Piper and Justin Taylor. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2008. 157 pp. Paper, $14.99. The subtitle implies that this book might be on the Reformed doctrine of the Perseverance of the Saints, the fifth point of Calvinism. While that doctrine does get brief discussion
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Apocalypse 2012: The Ticking of the End Time Clock—What Does the Bible Say?

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Apocalypse 2012: The Ticking of the End Time Clock—What Does the Bible Say? By John Claeys. Sister, OR: VMI Publishers, 2010. 275 pp. Paper, $14.99. Though Claeys does discuss the nearness of Christ’s return in the Epilogue (cf. pp. 209-19), that is not the focus of the book in spite of the fact that the
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Galatians 1 & 2: Exposition, Commentary, Application

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Galatians 1 & 2: Exposition, Commentary, Application. By Laurence Vance. Pensacola, FL: Vance Publications, 2010. 154 pp. Paper, $12.95. It is a bit unusual to have a commentary of just the first two chapters of any book, let alone Galatians. However, Vance indicates in the Introduction that he started this work nine years ago and
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A Review of Thomas Stegall’s The Gospel of the Christ

March 1, 2010 by GES Webmaster in Journal Articles
I. The Thesis of the Book The main thesis of the book is that in order to be born again a person must believe in “the Lord’s deity, humanity, substitutionary death, and bodily resurrection, i.e., [in] His person, work, and provision” (p. 19). Note that believing in Jesus for eternal life, or for justification, is
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Zane Hodges and Ges Did Not Change the Gospel

March 1, 2010 by GES Webmaster in Journal Articles
Don Reiher This article is adapted from a much longer message given by the author at the 2010 GES conference. Don Reiher is an IT Director for Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School in Aston, PA. I. Introduction Unless you have been hiding in a cave the last decade, you are familiar with the conflict in Free
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John Piper’s Diminished Doctrine of Justification and Assurance

March 1, 2010 by Phil Congdon in Journal Articles
I. INTRODUCTION John Piper has a desire to please God and a passion for world missions. His twin passions come across in his writing and speaking and gain him a large following. None of the discussion which follows is intended to impugn Piper’s heart for God, or his pursuit of truth. Indeed, this paper is
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Hebrews Provides a Model for How to Encourage Stuck Believers to Get Growing

March 1, 2010 by GES Webmaster in Journal Articles
DAVID JANSSEN* I. INTRODUCTION Every church has them: believers who have the confidence of spending eternity with Jesus but who are not making progress in their spiritual life. Their stories vary. Some began to grow just after they were saved, then stalled. Others once had boldness for Christ until negative experiences from sharing the gospel
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