Perseverance in Gratitude: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews
Perseverance in Gratitude: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews. By David A. DeSilva. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2000. 460 pp. Paper. $40.00. This is a book that can most aptly be described as a “glorious ruin.” It is “glorious” because it attempts to interpret the book of Hebrews
Another View of Faith and Works in James 2
Totally Saved: Understanding, Experiencing and Enjoying the Greatness of Your Salvation
Totally Saved: Understanding, Experiencing and Enjoying the Greatness of Your Salvation. By Tony Evans. Chicago: Moody Press, 2002. 384 pp. Cloth. $19.99. Totally Saved serves as a catalog of Dr. Evans’s belief on salvation and its related subjects. We are not just saved from “the lake of fire and eternal darkness” but we are also
G. K. Chesterton: The Theology of Philip Yancey’s Favorite Writer
The Soteriological Impact of Augustine’s Change to Amillennialism — Part Two
The Time to Prepare for Tomorrow Is Today
by Keith Krell What if you discovered that how you live your life has significance for all eternity? I am convinced that this is true, and this understanding has radically altered the way I live each day. At a young age, I believed the truth that Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins.
Repentance and the Rich Man in Luke 16:30
Recently a GIF reader asked whether Luke 16:30 teaches that repentance is a condition of receiving eternal life. In Luke 16:30 there was a rich man and a beggar named Lazarus. They both died. The rich man went to the portion of Hades apportioned for those who are eternally condemned. At some point he looked
Salvation by Faith Alone: A Look at Mark 5:21-43
By Doros Zachariades In his book The Miracles of our Lord, Dr. Charles Ryrie makes this important observation about the healings and miracles that Jesus performed: The main purpose of the miracles was to teach, to reveal…[but] the miracles also remind us of the consequences of sin—sickness, blindness, death—and of the power of the Lord
Interpreting Hebrews: Beginning with the Readers
This article formerly appeared as GraceNote 15 in the Spring 2002 issue of the GraceLife Newsletter. by Charlie Bing Many find Hebrews a difficult book to interpret. Perhaps the greatest difficulty is in interpreting the five warning passages (2:1-4; 3:7–4:13; 6:1-8; 10:26-39; 12:25-29). Many commentators treat these as warnings to those unbelievers among the readers.