Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses on the church door at Wittenberg in 1517. In the three years that followed., Luther clarified and defended his position in numerous writings. Chief among these are the three treatises written in 1520. In these writings Luther tried to frame his ideas in terms that would be comprehensible not only to the clergy but to people from a wide range of backgr…
Written a mere eight years following the posting of the 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, the Bondage of the Will bears witness to how far and how fast Martin Luther's fire of reform spread through sixteenth century Europe. This masterpiece of Reformation thought was witten to oppose the doctrine set forth by the renowned scholar Desiderius Erasmus in Diatribe of Free …
Sexual passion have a way of demanding immediate attention. Even committed Christians need to choose between indulging sexual desire and maintaining God's standard for purity. Erwin Lutzer presents a rationale for sexual purity, giving special attention to the inevitable consequences of permissiveness. He deals specifically with adultery, lust, homosexuality, and masturbation. Throughout, he po…
Dr. John Song was born in Fukien, China, in 1901. He died at the age of forty-two. His active ministry was limited to just fifteen years, yet he had an unprecedented impact on the Church in China and South-east Asia. Through his ministry tens of thousands were converted. Churches experienced revival. And thousands of Christians were challenged in their commitment to Christ. The late Leslie T. L…
John Macarthur brings you a complete Bible commentary in one volume. The Macarthur Bible commentary treats every passage of the old and New Testament phrase by phrase with hundreds of word studies as sidebars throughout. It offers a broad overview of each Bible book and the internal consistency that results from having a single commentator. It includes: A general introduction to each major div…
Our Lord knew the value of prayer. The Bible says at times Jesus would rise a great while before dawn and go Into the mountain to pray. In the evenings He would walk down the slope of the backside of Jerusalem across the Kidron Brook and ascend the Mount of Olives. There He communed with the Father, sometimes all night long. So when Christ said in Matthew 6:9, "After this manner, therefore, …
What we think shapes who we are. That's why the Bible tells us, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind" (Romans 12:2a). In a world of differing voices competing for our allegiance, we must learn to "think biblically" so we can distinguish good from evil. God is the Creator of this world; his voice-his Word-must guide our thoughts and our lives. Wit…
"Eureka!" In an age of open-mindedness, many believers accept too much with too little discernment, resulting in great confusion and compromise. But God's Word makes it clear that not everything that glitters is gold. False teaching is at every turn, and the temptation to embrace it is great. As God's people we are called to sift through the overwhelming number of traditions and trends and use …
In "What is Faith"? Machen addresses one of the most fundamental questions about the Christian gospel. In his graceful style he expounds the biblical teaching on faith, combining the solid content of the truth with the personal challenge of the gospel. The result is a book of outstanding and permanent value.
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…