On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus and sparked the montgomery, alamaba, bus boycott. A year later when the boycott was over, there was a federal injuction againts segregation on buses; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was a national figure; the civil rights movement was a national cause; and Rosa Parks was out of a job. Yet there is much m…
J. Gresham Machen 'was one of the most colourful and controversial figures of his time, and it is doubtful that in the ecclesiastical world of the twenties and thirties any religious leader was more constantly in the limelight'. Machen was a scholar, Professor at Princeton and Westminster Seminaries, church leader, apologist for biblical Christianity, and one of the most eloquent defenders of t…
In the opinion of B.B. Warfield, the Westminster divines left to posterity not only ‘the most thoroughly thought out statement ever penned of the elements of evangelical religion’ but also one which breathes ‘the finest fragrance of spiritual religion’. Their most influential work, ‘The Shorter Catechism’, was intended as a teaching basis for an introduction to the Christian Faith. …
The question: What is Man? which arose centuries ago in the Psalms remains one of the most vital issues faced by present-day man. Bewildered by technological advance, alienated from the convictions and lifestyle of lus forefathers, modern man has lost his place in the universe The echoes of his bewilderment can be heard everywhere, from the city graffiu to the rock songs, subcultures and new…
"Jesus Our Destiny" - This was the central theme of Wilhelm Busch's long ministry in Germany as pastor and youth leader, itinerant evangelist and author. He was convinced that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the most extraordinary message of all times. That is why he delighted to proclaim it to great crowds throughout all of Europe. Pastor Busch made it clear to all that Jesus is the ultimate end…
World-famous clergyman Billy Graham says: WE ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS WORLD! ANGELS ARE REAL! THEY ARE SENT BY GOD TO PROTECT AND HELP HIS PEOPLE! THEIR POWERS ARE BEYOND HUMAN IMAGINATION! THEIR PRESENCE CAN REASSURE AND COMFORT US IN TIMES OF CRISIS! ANGELS WILL EXECUTE GOD'S COMING FINAL JUDGMENT ON THE WORLD! The Bible mentions angels nearly 300 times, yet until recently many doubted …
"~A Body of Divinity deals with the foremost doctrinal and experimental truths of the Christian Faith. It is based on the Westminster Assembly's ""Shorter Catechism,"" in which the main principles of Christianity that lie scattered in the Scriptures are brought together and set forth in the form of question and answer.~"
Jonathan Edwards was thinker, herald, pastor and theologian all in one. This selection of ten of Edwards' sermons provides a fine sample of the God-centredness of his ministry.
One of the most thorough and convincing statements on predestination to have appeared in any language. The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination has been regarded as the authoritative work in this field. A contemporary classic.