The Trinity, Jesus, and a 1,700 Year Old Creed
Introduction This year marks 1,700 years since the writing of the Nicene Creed in 325 AD! This...
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Tag: theology
Reformed Systematic Theology – Vol 3: Spirit and Salvation (book review)
Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley’s Reformed Systematic Theology Vol. 3: Spirit and Salvation is another theologically rich entry in what has already become a modern classic series. As with the previous volumes, the authors effectively balance academic theological precision with pastoral and devotional care.
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Reformed Ethics Vol 2: The Duties of the Christian Life (book review)
Reformed Ethics – Vol. 2 is another treasure trove of Herman Bavinck’s thinking on mankind’s duty before God, himself, and his neighbor.
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Spirit Baptism and Water Baptism
Baptism and the Spirit In the New Testament, we recognize the word “baptism” is not only used to...
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Orthodox Yet Modern: Herman Bavinck’s Use of Friedrich Schleiermacher (book review)
Cory Brock’s vital new book, Orthodox Yet Modern is a helpful corrective to the popular but inaccurate “Two Bavincks” theory.
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Louis Berkhof’s Systematic Theology – Expanded Edition (book review)
Louis Berkhof’s Systematic Theology – Expanded Edition is a must-have for any serious student of theology. Banner of Truth has now given us a handy single volume of Berkhof’s most significant works.
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Commentaries on Ephesians: Kerux by Magee & Arthurs and Mentor Expository by Phillips (book review)
With this article, we are continuing our recurring series of reviews looking at notable commentaries on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Here we are looking at Magee and Arthurs contribution to Kregel’s Kerux Commentaries series and Richard D. Phillips’s entry in the Mentor Expository Commentary series.
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Ore From the Puritans’ Mine (book review)
Dale W. Smith has obviously put a remarkable amount of work into compiling the best of Puritan writings in Ore From the Puritans’ Mine. This book will serve effectively as a scholarly resource, as personal devotional reading, or as material for family worship. Highly recommended.
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Systematic Theology – 2nd Edition (book review)
Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology has rightly become a modern classic. Readers can benefit from this book as an introductory source. I also think the author would agree that his listed resources for further reading should be used as a springboard to lead into deeper waters.
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Commentary on Ephesians: WBC by Lincoln (book review)
This important commentary on Ephesians comes to us from Andrew T. Walker as part of Zondervan’s Word Biblical Commentary series. Unfortunately, while Lincoln may be an accomplished scholar, his denial that the Apostle Paul actually wrote Ephesians affects the usefulness of this book for believing students of the Bible.
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The Christian Teacher as Office Bearer (book review)
The Christian Teacher as Office Bearer does not present a simplistic “What Would Jesus Do?” way of “being like Jesus.” Joel Beeke gives readers a wonderfully biblical, theologically rich, and aspirational vision of what it means to reflect Christ to students.
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Reading with the Grain of Scripture (book review)
Richard B. Hays’ Reading with the Grain of Scripture is a worthy contribution to the literature on properly interpreting the Bible and the historicity of the Christ that it points us to. Recommended.
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