Short, pointed essays summarize some of John Frame's central (and a few peripheral) ideas on theological method, apologetics, and ethics, beginning with Frame's shortest and clearest presentation of his signature concept of triperspectivalism—the need to read Scripture from various perspective, especially threefold, especially threefold perspectives that reflect the nature of the Trinity.
A History of Western Philosophy and Theology is the fruit of John Frame's forty-five years of teaching philosophical subjects. No other survey of the history of Western thought offers the same invigorating blend of expositional clarity, critical insight, and biblical wisdom. The supplemental study questions, bibliographies, links to audio lectures, quotes from influential thinkers, twenty appen…
Frame explores our relationship with God as a knowing relationship. He writes, "We tend to forget how often in Scripture God performs His mighty acts so that men will 'know' that He is Lord." He thus examines our knowledge of God as it relates to our knowledge of ourselves and of the world in which we live. Reflecting his conviction that theology is the application of Scripture to life in all s…
"Foxe's Book of Martyrs" bukan sekedar buku bagi ahli sejarah. Foxe menulisnya untuk mendokumentasikan penganiayaan terhadap gereja; tubuh Kristus sendiri. Ini adalah buku tentang kasih karunia Allah dan kesetiaan anak-anakNya. Foxe's Book of Martyrs berkisah tentang iman yang tidak runtuh, tidak saja karena diterpa kesulitan hidup, bahkan apabila mengalami penganiayaan yang mengerikan dan beru…
"The first time I heard the expression Reformed theology, I was not much attracted to it," writes William Edgar. What came to mind were abuses done in its name. "My mind was changed over a period of time," he goes on to say, and here he commends the richness and beauty of the Reformed worldview he now cherishes. Edgar traces the origin of the Reformed faith, explores its central truths, and pro…
Justification is a comprehensive restatement of the classic Reformed doctrine of justification by faith alone. Fesko explains the doctrine in terms of the ordo and historia salutis, as well as in the light of recent challenges.
Doktrin Kristen merupakan kebutuhan bagi kehidupan Kristen." Ini adalah "salah satu titik pertumbuhan terpenting dalam kehidupan Kristen," tulis Sinclair B. Ferguson. Dari titik awal inilah Kehidupan Kristen menjelaskan tema-tema kunci ajaran AIkitab seperti anugerah, iman, pertobatan, kelahiran baru, dan jaminan keselamatan. Ferguson melakukannya dengan begitu jelas dan begitu menyentuh pribad…
Are you truly amazed by God’s grace? Or have you grown accustomed to it? Yes, we sing of God’s “Amazing Grace,” but do you truly understand what you as a Christian have experienced in receiving the grace of God? Or do you take divine grace for granted? In By Grace Alone: How the Grace of God Amazes Me, Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson laments that “we have lost the joy and energy that is expe…
The Holy Spirit, once forgotten, has been "rediscovered" in the twentieth century—or has he? Sinclair Ferguson believes we should rephrase this common assertion: "While his work has been recognized, the Spirit himself remains to many Christians an anonymous, faceless aspect of the divine being." In order to redress this balance, Ferguson seeks to recover the who of the Spirit fully as much as…
Having long served as a standard introduction to the world of the early church, Everett Ferguson's Backgrounds of Early Christianity has been expanded and updated in this third edition. The book explores and unpacks the Roman, Greek, and Jewish political, social, religious, and philosophical backgrounds of a good historical understanding of the new testament and the early church. New to this ad…