PREPOSITIONS AND THEOLOGY IN THE GREEK NEW TESTAMENT, by Murray Harris
All Greek students remember that prepositions can be a bit slippery, used as they are with varying nuances. And they have been cautioned against “theology by preposition.” Yet with all this duly noted, an understanding of prepositions remains very important…
BUILDING ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF EVANGELICAL THEOLOGY: ESSAYS IN HONOR OF JOHN S. FEINBERG, edited by Gregg R. Allison and Stephen J. Wellum
It’s a joy to make mention of this new festschrift in honor of the well-deserving John Feinberg, whose notable career – with its years of teaching and scores of publications along the way – has been marked by faithful theological…
GOD’S INERRANT WORD: AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE TRUSTWORTHINESS OF SCRIPTURE, edited by John Warwick Montgomery
The question of authority is ever the ultimate question. Yet authority is precisely what our generation despises, and in such an atmosphere the claims of Scripture inevitably fall on bad times. But Scripture claims divine authority nonetheless, and as the…
THE LAW ABOVE THE LAW, by John Warwick Montgomery
Over one hundred years ago – before Watergate, junk bonds, Enron, or the Great Financial Crisis – the Supreme Court of the United States declared, “The foundation of a republic is the virtue of its citizens. As the foundation is…
JESUS, THE TEMPLE, AND THE COMING SON OF MAN: A COMMENTARY ON MARK 13, by Robert H. Stein
Despite the pivotal importance of Mark 13 in discussions of eschatology, Jesus’ famous discourse continues to puzzle us. Is he talking about the events of AD 70? Is he talking about the time of his second coming? Is he talking…
Announcing DO MORE BETTER: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PRODUCTIVITY by Tim Challies
Tim Challies wants to improve your life. We all wish we could have another day or two in our week, or a few more hours in our day, but what we want is to be more productive. And in his…
14 Quotes from Brian Vickers’ JESUS’ BLOOD AND RIGHTEOUSNESS: PAUL’S THEOLOGY OF IMPUTATION
The doctrine of justification, so central to the gospel, has in our day become the focus of much debate and, with it, the still more central doctrine of imputation. In his Jesus’ Blood and Righteousness Brian Vickers vindicates the traditional…
THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD: THE GOSPEL IN THE STORYLINE OF THE BIBLE, by Iain D. Campbell
For all the “little stories” you’ve heard from the Bible, do you understand its “big story”? Just what is the big story that ties all the little stories together? And how does that larger story inform the various episodes that…
Ten Quotes from Brian Vickers’ Justification By Grace
Ten Quotes God says to his creatures, “Have children, tame the earth, and rule over it.” There is work to be done in this good creation. It appears from the outset that there is a goal to reach. Presumably the…
AM I REALLY A CHRISTIAN? by Mike McKinley
You could scarcely ask a more important question. And the saddest thing is that – according to Jesus himself – there are many who think they are saved and yet are not. What more horrible than this could ever happen…
Three Arguments from Evil and Suffering against Rational Belief in God
We've posted a summary of each book in Alvin Plantinga's trilogy that covers contemporary theories of knowledge (Warrant: The Current Debate), Plantinga's own theory of knowledge (Warrant and Proper Function), and Plantinga's use of his theory of knowledge to argue…
JOURNIBLES NEW TESTAMENT SERIES, by Rob Wynalda
Why the 17:18 series? In Deuteronomy 17, Moses is leaving final instructions concerning the future of Israel. As a prophet of God, Moses foretells of when Israel will place a king over the nation (v. 14). In verse 18, the…
Introducing THOUGHTS ON PREACHING AND PASTORAL MINISTRY: LESSONS FROM THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF JAMES W. ALEXANDER, by James M. Garretson
Publisher’s Description: In Thoughts on Preaching and Pastoral Ministry, James M. Garretson provides a detailed narrative of James W. Alexander’s life in order to better understand his approach to gospel labors. Garretson draws deeply from Alexander’s correspondence, tracking the spiritual…
THE THEOLOGY OF B.B. WARFIELD: A SYSTEMATIC SUMMARY, by Fred Zaspel
Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (1851–1921) was undoubtedly one of the greatest Reformed theologians in the history of America. As professor of didactic and polemic theology at Princeton University, he wrote extensively in defense of fundamental Christian doctrines. While his writing touched…
A Perfect Gift for Your Pastor
Being a pastor is not easy. It doesn’t always pay well, it’s emotionally taxing, and many times we fail to appreciate or even thank our pastors for their tireless work on our behalf. So, What SHOULD You Give Your Pastor?…
DEVOTIONS ON THE HEBREW BIBLE: 54 REFLECTIONS TO INSPIRE AND INSTRUCT, edited by Milton Eng and Lee Fields
It may at first strike you as odd but the idea of devotional study of the Hebrew text really should not surprise us. Indeed, as Warfield famously reminded us, if even our most academic study of the Scriptures is not…
WARFIELD ON THE CHRISTIAN LIFE, by Fred G. Zaspel
B. B. Warfield is well known as one of America’s leading theologians, perhaps second only to Jonathan Edwards. But until now the character of his own Christian experience and his understanding of the Christian life have remained unexplored. Fred Zaspel…
COMMENTARY ON THE NEW TESTAMENT USE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, by G.K. Beale and D.A. Carson (eds.)
It’s not often that you come across a book that genuinely deserves to be on every pastor’s shelf, but almost never can we say of a new book that it really ought to be on every pastor’s desk, ready at…