Author: Michael R. Emlet Publisher: New Growth Press Format: softcover Publication Date: 2009 Pages: 212 ISBN: 9781935273127 Stars: 5 of 5 In today’s world, Biblical illiteracy is becoming widespread. Even in America, one will find people without any knowledge of even the most basic Bible stories. The evangelical church doesn’t fare much better, unfortunately. While [...]
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The past couple years, Sovereign Grace Ministries has put on a SUPER SALE all through the month of February. I’ve taken advantage of the sale myself in years past. I grabbed up some of their superb music CDs, and also picked up a couple of their song books. (Many of the songs I’ve showcased on [...]
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Some of you have made New Year’s resolutions. Others have resolved to make one soon! And if you haven’t made one this year, you have other years. We all think there is wisdom in setting our mind to something and trying to achieve it. I’m all for this kind of determination and hard-work. The problem [...]
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I stumbled across a great blog post that relates with the theme of our last several posts: the Gospel’s work in believers. The post actually was first an article for Discipleship Journal. Let me quote a relevant portion of it here, but encourage you all to go over and read the whole thing. It’s also [...]
Authors: C.J. Mahaney (editor), and others Format: Hardcover Page Count: 191 Publisher: Crossway Publication Date: 2008 ISBN: 1433502801 Rating: 5 of 5 stars My thanks go out to Crossway for providing me with a review copy of this book. Any book entitled Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World promises not to be your [...]
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I am currently reading Him We Proclaim: Preaching Christ from All the Scriptures by Dennis E. Johnson. The good folks at Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing kindly supplied me with a review copy. In a chapter contrasting different approaches to preaching, Johnson picks Tim Keller’s preaching style as exemplary of his ideal view. What distinguishes that [...]
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DISCLAIMER: Although I am dealing specifically with fundamentalist preaching, the problem of moralistic messages without explicit reference to the redeeming work of Christ permeates all of evangelicalism. Independent Fundamental Baptists love preaching! And when I say preaching, I mean hell-fire and brimstone, Bible-waving, Satan-trouncing PREACHING! Amen? The best preaching is usually accompanined by the most [...]
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Bob, Thank you for posting this helpful information. Sincerely, Bill
Agreed, Jack. Good observations. Sad, but true.
Dear Bob, I don't think that Fundamental churches teach very much in the area of sanctification, or what they do teach ...
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