What is the role of the will in believing the good news of the gospel? Why has there been so much controversy over free will throughout church history? "Willing To Believe" is a major work on the Protestant doctrines of man's total depravity and God's effectual grace. R.C. Sproul traces the free-will controversy from its formal beginning in the fifth century, when Augustine took up the pen agai…
World-renowned biblical interpreter Walter Brueggemann invites readers to take a closer look at the subversive messages found within the Old Testament. Brueggemann asserts that the Bible presents a "sustained contestation" over truth, in which established institutions of power do not always prevail. But this is not always obvious at first glance. A closer look reveals that the text actually con…
Building on Covenant and Eschatology: The Divine Drama, this volume is part two of a three-part project surveying essential topics of Christian theology through the lens of covenant. In Lord and Servant: A Covenant Christology, Michael Horton explores the topics that are generally grouped under the doctrines of God, humanity, and Christology. Rather than attempt a general systematic theology, H…
Christians generally recognize the need to live a holy, or sanctified, life. But they differ on what sanctification is and how it is achieved. Five Views on Sanctification brings together in one easy-to-understand volume five major Protestant views on sanctification. Writing from a solid evangelical stance, each author describes and defends his own understanding of the doctrine, and responds as…
The goal of apologetics is to persuasively answer honest objections that keep people from faith in Jesus Christ. But of several apologetic approaches, which is most effective? Five Views on Apologetics examines the 'how-to' of apologetics, putting five prominent views under the microscope: Classical, Evidential, Presuppositional, Reformed Epistemology, and Cumulative Case. Offering a forum for …
Does the Bible support the concept of 'once saved, always saved, ' or can a person lose his or her salvation? How do the Scriptures portray the complex interplay between grace and free will? These and related questions are explored from different angles in this thought-provoking Counterpoints volume. The contributors each state their case for one of four prominent views on eternal security: cla…
Kesalehan John Calvin adalah sebuah kumpulan prosa dan puisi karya John Calvin yang sangat berharga. Karya-karya ini dikumpulkan dengan sangat cermat untuk mendorong pemahaman yang lebih personal atas pribadi Calvin dan devosinya kepada Allah. Bab-bab di dalamnyamenelusuri perjalanan spiritual dan iman Calvin. Pandangan-pandangan terhadap hidup dan doa Kristen, contoh doa-doanya. Mazmur-mazmur …
Pembelaan klasik bagi Kekristenan yang ortodoks ini, yang ditulis untuk menghadapi liberalisme yang muncul pada awal tahun 1900-an, menegakkan pentingnya doktrin yang sesuai dengan Kitab Suci dan mengontraskan ajaran liberalisma dan ortodoksi mengenai Allah dan manusia, Alkitab, Kristus, keselamatan dan gereja. Kekristenan dan Liberalisme karya J, Gresham Machen ini tetap relevan sampai sekara…
Dalam kurun waktu tiga dekade terakhir ini analisis wawasan dunia telah menjadi sebuah cara penting bagi orang-orang Kristen untuk memahami dunia. Tetapi mungkin karena tuntutan riset yang begitu berat yang diharuskan, kita belum pernah memiliki sebuah sejarah tentang konsep atau analisis tentang akar-akar filosofinya. Kita Telah berutang banyak kepada Naugle dalam hal ini. Kajian yang luar bia…
"~Four grim horsemen, the Antichrist, the ten-horned beast, the ultimate battle at Armageddon, the ""mark of the beast."" It's no wonder that these images have griped the imagination of so many--and have been variously interpreted as symbolizing everything from Hitler and Gorbachev to credit cards and the Internet. Is the book of Revelation a blueprint for the future? A book of powerful symboli…