Offers a collection for Christians seeking inspiration and sage advice regarding evangelism- open air preaching- and the Christian life.
THIS IMPORTANT COLLECTION of essays seeks to place the work of the Westminster Assembly in its historical- theological- political and social setting and challenge inaccurate historical assertions that have since become commonplace. It places Westminster in its relation to earlier and later Reformed theology and provides a fresh evaluation of its contribution to the Calvinist tradition. It comme…
The Westminster Confession is a worldwide foundational document. Churches of all sizes claim it as their confession- and hold to it with varying degrees of closeness. However- countless officeholders will have vowed to abide by it with only the most perfunctory of understanding of its relevance. Ligon Duncan has assembled an impressive array of contributors from a variety of ecclesiastical back…
Dwight L Moody believed that the power of the Holy Spirit had been too much overlooked- as though it were not practical. He wrote- "The result is lack of power in testimony and work. If we would work- not as one that beats the air- but to some definite purpose- we must have this power from on high. Without this power- our work will be a drudgery. With it- it becomes a joyful task- a refreshing …
In this two volume set Witsius exemplifies his own principle- that he alone is a true Theologian- who adds the practical to the theoretical part of Religion. A marriage of extraordinary intellect and spiritual passion- this phrase-by-phrase exposition of the Creed seeks always to apply Scripture to life. In both tone and substance Witsius draws the reader into a deeper understanding of and love…
Throughout the history of the church the doctrine of the person of Christ has been a centerpiece of theological reflection. In The Person of Christ Donald Macleod rearticulates this multifaceted doctrine. He begins with the New Testament and recent attempts to understand its Christology. Macleod then turns his attention to Christ in the history of Christian theology- examining the principal iss…
To unfold Paul's eshatology- argues Vos- one must set forth his theology as a whole- not just his teaching on Christ's return. Offers great insight into the structure of Pauline theology.