Calvinism’s Resurgence Leaves Many Vulnerable to Bad Doctrine
by Brian Fisher* The spiritual hunger of college-aged men and women has manifested itself in recent years through a ministry called Passion led by Louie Giglio. In January of 1997 two thousand students attended the first Passion Conference in Austin, Texas. In January of 1998 five thousand students attended the second conference. In January
Practical Objections to the Necessity of Belief in Eternal Security
The issue of when eternal life starts came to the forefront in our annual conference this year (Feb 27-Mar 2, 2006). Both Zane Hodges and Bob Bryant said that if a person has never been sure that he is eternally secure by faith in Jesus, then he has not yet been born again. Yet an
The Parable of the Wedding Feast in Matthew 22:1-14
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The Soteriology of Charles Haddon Spurgeon and How It Impacted His Evangelism
How Good is Good Enough?
How Good is Good Enough? By Andy Stanley. Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 2003. 92 pp. Cloth. $9.99. Andy Stanley’s small evangelistic book takes readers on an intellectual quest. Instead of telling them what to believe, with proof texts, he leads them to draw the logical conclusion that no one enters heaven by being good—only by
The Five Points of Calvinism Defined, Defended, and Documented
The Five Points of Calvinism Defined, Defended, and Documented. By David N. Steele; Curtis C. Thomas; S. Lance Quinn. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R, 2004. 247 pp. Paper, $12.99. I’ll admit it—I’ve been corrected by the Calvinists. As I read this book, I made notes and prepared my review, and was planning to blast the book. But