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The Inspiration and Interpretation of Scripture provides a refreshing looking at the Bible through the eyes of the early church. Graves has provided an outstanding and unintimidating introduction to the expansive and enjoyable world of inspiration and interpretation.
Why Church History Matters is a good volume on the importance of studying church history. Its maximum exposure should be in the evangelical, Bible-centered churches filled with pastors and laymen without a sincere appreciation for church history.
A night on the ark in the midst of a devastating flood might not seem like an ideal bedtime story. Parents should remember to distinguish this from the Biblical count and not have a haughty spirit towards this fun children’s book.
In conclusion, Victory Through the Lamb is a fascinating blend of eschatological/hermeneutical positions rarely seen together. For individuals beginning to question their Dispensational upbringing this effort by Mark Wilson will be an immensely helpful read. Individuals holding to an Amillennial or Postmillennial view will be unsatisfied with Wilson’s treatment of the resurrections in Revelation 20 (194).
In many ways, the persistent instruction and emphasis on child development supports and encourages the covenantal approach of Reformed theology. The consistent application of these psychological concepts to the themes of children as divine gifts, respected persons, and spiritual agents (9-10) should provide value to both clinicians and even courageous pastors and parents.
“I have known my Lord for fifty-two years, and there has never been a single day that I have failed to get an audience with the King.” (116)
Apostolic Fathers is an outstanding resource for those interested in studying the early church fathers and their important documents. Despite being little more than an introduction, the outlines and evaluation of important imagery facilitate great progress for personal study.
In conclusion, 1 Samuel For You is outstanding. Laymen and pastors alike should own this small, easy to address resource while studying 1 Samuel.
Jonah and the Great Big Fish passes the kiddo and adult test. It’s being added to a crowded bookshelf but it will never get read just once.
The NASB Skinii Bible provides one of the best English translations available in an attractive and accessible physical form. Though there are more inexpensive options, the Skinii Bible both looks and reads well. I expect this will become my go-to study and service Bible.
Christians often approach the topic in a brash reactive way in response to the gender twisting they see around them. Lewis approach seems much less brass yet no less clear.
Since listing books read each month is a thing, I’m trying my hand at it. As an advocate of literature and fiction, that’s what was imbibed. Thanks to a few weeks of couch surfing (morning sickness bliss) K and J were introduced to child-initiated play while I devoured novels: desperate attempts to escape
All to often we treat salvation as some kind of substance that we are trying to get a hold of. The story of the Bible, as Chilton and Van Til highlight, speaks of salvation as a state of being. Moreover, salvation is a state of being that will be as expansive as the pervasiveness of sin.
We are not to lose hope because we are not to lose faith, and faith is the assurance of those things we are hoping for, the renewal of all things in Christ.
In conclusion, Essentials is one of the best study Bibles my eyes and hands have come across. While the NIV translation is not suitable for significant exegetical study, it does make for easy reading. The information provided from the wealth of Zondervan’s study Bibles makes for an outstanding basis of study into the Christian faith.
