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R. C. Sproul. A Taste of Heaven: Worship in the Light of Eternity. Reformation Trust, 2006. 173 pp.
Modern Christians have shown their inability to agree on where to look for God’s principles of worship. Neither pop-culture nor the status quo can provide us with satisfactory answers. We need a biblical reason for doing what we do when we worship God.
In A Taste of Heaven, Dr. R. C. Sproul searches the Scriptures, finding timeless principles from the worship practices of the Old Testament to guide worship today. God intends worship to be an unforgettable encounter between Himself and His people—a joyous experience engaging the worshiper’s entire being.
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Wayne Grudem, Leland Ryken, C. John Collins, Vern Poythress, Bruce Winter. Translating Truth: The Case for Essentially Literal Bible Translation. Crossway, 2005. 160 pp.
Which translation do I choose?
In an age when there is a wide choice of English Bible translations, the issues involved in Bible translating are steadily gaining interest. Consumers often wonder what separates one Bible version from another.
The contributors to this book argue that there are significant differences between literal translations and the alternatives. The task of those who employ an essentially literal Bible translation philosophy is to produce a translation that remains faithful to the original languages, preserving as much of the original form and meaning as possible while still communicating effectively and clearly in the receptors’ languages.
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Rick Warren. Rick Warren’s Bible Study Methods: 12 Ways You Can Unlock God’s Word. Zondervan, 2006. 272 pp.
Learn how to study the Bible the way Rick Warren does. With simple, step-by-step instructions, America’s pastor guides you through twelve different approaches to studying God’s Word for yourself. Doing so will help you fulfill the third purpose of The Purpose Driven® Life: becoming more and more like Jesus.
“The Spirit of God uses the Word of God to make us like the Son of God.”—Rick Warren in The Purpose Driven® Life.
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Craig A. Evans. Fabricating Jesus: How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels. IVP, 2006. 290 pp.
Modern historical study of the Gospels seems to give us a new portrait of Jesus every spring—just in time for Easter. The more unusual the portrait, the more it departs from the traditional view of Jesus, the more attention it gets in the popular media.
Why are scholars so prone to fabricate a new Jesus? Why is the public so eager to accept such claims without question? What methods and assumptions predispose scholars to distort the record? Is there a more sober approach to finding the real Jesus?
Commenting on such recent releases as Bart Ehrman’s Misquoting Jesus, James Tabor’s The Jesus Dynasty, Michael Baigent’s The Jesus Papers and The Gospel of Judas, for which he served as an advisory board member to the National Geographic Society, Craig Evans offers a sane approach to examining the sources for understanding the historical Jesus.
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- Scott Lam, Wisdom of the Pages (02/07) Review
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- J. P. Holding, Tekton Apologetics Ministries (ND) Review
- Noah Tutac, (01/07) Review
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Dean E. Flemming. Contextualization in the New Testament: Patterns for Theology and Mission. IVP, 2005. 344 pp.
From Cairo to Calcutta, from Cochabamba to Columbus, Christians are engaged in a conversation about how to speak and live the gospel in today’s traditional, modern and emergent cultures. The technical term for their efforts is contextualization. Missionary theorists have pondered and written on it at length. More and more, those who do theology in the West are also trying to discover new ways of communicating and embodying the gospel for an emerging postmodern culture. But few have considered in depth how the early church contextualized the gospel. And yet the New Testament provides numerous examples.
As both a crosscultural missionary and a New Testament scholar, Dean Flemming is well equipped to examine how the early church contextualized the gospel and to draw out lessons for today. By carefully sifting the New Testament evidence, Flemming uncovers the patterns and parameters of a Paul or Mark or John as they spoke the Word on target, and he brings these to bear on our contemporary missiological task.
Rich in insights and conversant with frontline thinking, this is a book that will revitalize the conversation and refresh our speaking and living the gospel in today’s cultures, whether in traditional, modern or emergent contexts.
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James M. Hamilton Jr. God’s Indwelling Presence: The Holy Spirit in the Old and New Testaments. NAC Studies in Bible & Theology, ed. E. Ray Clendenen. B&H, 2006. 233 pp.
Does the Holy Spirit do the same things in New Testament times that He did in Old Testament times? Volume one in the NAC Studies in Bible & Theology series for pastors, advanced Bible students, and other deeply committed laypersons addresses this challenging subject.
God’s Indwelling Presence asks and explores the question: What are the differences and similarities between Old Testament and New Testament believers? Did God dwell in Old Testament believers as He does in New Testament believers? Were Old Testament believers born again (that is, did they experience regeneration)? What do the words indwelling and regeneration mean? How is the Holy Spirit’s ministry similar or different during Old Testament and New Testament times?
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- Denny Burke, DennyBurke.com (01/07) Review
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Gary L. W. Johnson and Guy P. Waters, eds. By Faith Alone: Answering the Challenges to the Doctrine of Justification. Crossway, 2007. 224 pp.
The Reformation swept across Europe with a God-glorifying gospel of grace. Now the doctrine of grace cherished and proclaimed by the Reformers is under renewed assault from an unexpected place—the evangelical church itself.With the help of several theologians, Gary L. W. Johnson and Guy P. Waters trace the background and development of two seemingly disparate movements that have surfaced within the contemporary church—the New Perspective(s) on Paul and the Federal Vision—and how they corrupt the truth of salvation by faith alone. By regaining a focus on the doctrine of grace, pastors, seminarians, and future leaders can regain the cohesion, coherence, and direction to truly build the church to withstand the attacks of false and empty doctrines.
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- Lane Keister, Green Baggins, (02/07) Review (11 Parts!)
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Last updated 03/20/07
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Brian Vickers. Jesus’ Blood and Righteousness: Paul’s Theology of Imputation. Crossway, 2006. 256 pp.
The question of whether Paul teaches that Christ’s righteousness is imputed to the believer has been debated for roughly four hundred years. Some of the questions that arise are: What is the connection between Adam and the rest of the human race? How did Christ fulfill the role of the second or new Adam? How can the “ungodly” stand before a righteous God?In Jesus’ Blood and Righteousness, Brian Vickers investigates the key Pauline texts linked historically to the topic of imputation. Though Vickers spends a good deal of time on the particulars of each text, he keeps one eye on the broader biblical horizon; like any doctrine, imputation must be investigated exegetically and synthetically. This book, and its conclusion that the imputation of Christ’s righteousness is a legitimate and necessary synthesis of Paul’s teaching, is a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate on imputation.
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Excerpts: TOC | Preface and Introduction | Introduction | Browse Inside
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- Denny R. Burk, DennyBurk.com (01/07) Review
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Michael P. V. Barrett. The Beauty of Holiness: A Guide to Biblical Worship. Ambassador, 2006. 285 pp.
Should the congregation find the words to hymns in hardback hymnals or the words to choruses projected on a screen? Should soloists sing to recorded music with microphone in hand or to organ accompaniment with arms passively at the side? Should the congregation applaud or whisper “amen” when blessed? Should drums and guitars be allowed in church? Should music styles reflect changing cultural models, or are some melodies and rhythms inherently inappropriate for worship? These are tough questions with answers that almost always fail to convince or change the other side.
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- Mathew Sims, The World From Our Window (12/06) Review
- Phil Gons, PhilGons.com (12/06) Review
- Chris Anderson, My Two Cents (12/06) Review
- Jason Button, (01/07) Review
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Last updated 02/20/07
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Timothy S. Laniak. Shepherds After My Own Heart: Pastoral Traditions and Leadership in the Bible. IVP, 2006. 313 pp.
In this excellent study, Laniak draws on a wide range of Old and New Testament texts to develop the biblical theology of “shepherd” imagery, and concludes with some principles and implications for contemporary pastoral ministry. A wonderful resource for pastors, teachers and seminary students, as well as readers interested in the study of biblical imagery.
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Last updated 04/13/07
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