September 1, 2004   in Grace in Focus Articles

by René Lopez Live and Let Die is the title of one of the most famous James Bond (007) movies. As every Bond-enthusiast knows, those movies are filled with espionage, international intrigue, death, and of course ultimate victory for the good guy, James Bond, who always lives to fight crime another day. At the beginning […]

September 1, 2004   in Book Reviews

Debating Calvinism: Five Points, Two Views. By Dave Hunt and James White. Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 2004. 427 pp. Paper. $17.99. There has been a spate of “debate” books in recent years that present the viewpoints of different authors on key issues. The original book of this nature was probably The Meaning of the Millennium: […]

September 1, 2004 by Bob Wilkin in Book Reviews
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Repentance: The First Word of the Gospel. By Richard Owen Roberts. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2002. 368 pp. Paper. $19.99. When I saw the title, I knew I had to read this book. Repentance was the subject of my doctoral dissertation. Since it is central in the gospel debate, I have long been concerned about […]

September 1, 2004   in Book Reviews

Holy Transformation: What it Takes for God to Make a Difference in You. By Chip Ingram. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2003. 263 pp. Cloth. $14.99. Transformation—it’s what we long for as Christians. And it is with much concern for the church that Chip Ingram, President of Walk Thru the Bible, has written a book to facilitate […]

September 1, 2004   in Book Reviews

The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus: A Clear and Simple Explanation of the World’s Best Seller. 3rd Edition. By John R. Cross. Canada: GoodSeed International, 2003. 304 pp. Paper. $15.00. Author John Cross is lecturer, author, photographer, and family man. Add to this list: Bible student. Cross has produced what may be the most […]

September 1, 2004   in Book Reviews

I Was Raised a Jehovah’s Witness. By Joe Hewitt. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 1997. 192 pp. Paper. $9.95. In this revised and updated version of the 1977 book of the same title, Hewitt gives a frank and compelling account of his life as a Jehovah’s Witness and his subsequent persecution and excommunication after he decided […]

September 1, 2004 by Bob Wilkin in Book Reviews

A Review of John MacArthur’s Hard to Believe: The High Cost and Infinite Value of Following Jesus Robert N. Wilkin Editor Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society Irving , Texas   I. Introduction John MacArthur is the author of scores of books and commentaries, Pastor of Grace Community Church in Southern California, which averages 7000-9000 […]

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