July is not yet done. But I won't be producing any more book reviews this month. So here was my month of reviews. A couple Bibles, a couple theology books and a whole lot of page turning.
Eschatology 101: Prophetic Language or Isaiah 13:9-13 (Part 5)
Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place, at the wrath of the Lord of hosts in the day of his fierce anger. - Isaiah 13:13
Comprehensive Salvation
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.
The City of Tomorrow
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.
Eschatology 101: Prophetic Language or Psalm 104:1-4 (Part 4)
Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty, covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent. He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind; he makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire. - Psalm 104:1-4
Give Us Clean Hands (and spoons)
It was a false start with a great ending. Other kids may thrill to the touch of slime and overlook tempting food for art’s sake. But with kiddos like their mama, bring the spoons and bibs.
Book Review: NIV Essentials Study Bible
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.
Book Review: ESV Value Thinline Bible
In conclusion, there are certainly Bibles that will offer more than the Value ESV but for those interested in a simple copy of God’s word there is hardly a better value purchase.
Book Review: Calvin by Michael Horton
I cannot recommend this volume highly enough for individuals desiring to set aside cardboard “Calvinism” and give a fellow brother in Christ, namely John Calvin, the time of day to express his thoughts in context and practicality.
Eschatology 101: Prophetic Language or Psalm 97:1-5 (Part 3)
Since it would seem that Jesus and His disciples were familiar with the Psalms, we'll see what they tell us about the Biblical imagery Jews might have been familiar with. Today's we're going to begin to focus on the prophetic imagery within the book of Psalms.
Book Review: Evangelism by J. Mack Stiles
“You see the church as God’s great plan for evangelism and that developing a culture of evangelism in the context of the church is the best thing we can do for the proclamation of the gospel.” (100)
Eschatology 101: Prophetic Language in Leviticus 18:24-30 (Part 2)
Today's passage might be a let down because it does not contain the type of language that we normally associate with "apocalypse language". That is partially because we don't understand what language type the prophets use in Scripture. And it is partially because even casual symbolism in the Old Testament can be dragged forward into the New Testament for prophetic purposes.