This book suffers severely from McClain’s rejection (or possibly ignorance) of the biblical case for the three-fold division of the law. Additionally, McClain tends to confuse justification and sanctification in the context of the use of the law in the life of the Christian; thus, he rejects any continuing applicability continue reading…
Nice, short, and easy reading on the proper keeping of the New Testament Sabbath. Ray shows how the Sabbath was corrupted by Israel such that what we usually think of as Sabbath keeping is actually a quasi-pagan practice, not the restful, joyful day that Christ established. Ray refuses to give continue reading…
There is much good in this book; if you need some practical advice on how to proceed in a dating/romantic relationship or how to evaluate a potential spouse, you will find a lot that is commendable in this book. However, while the specific applications can be quite helpful, the exegesis continue reading…
Raises some good points. Byrd is not an egalitarian but she nevertheless wants to pull back from where much of complimentarianism is headed/has gone. Her writing style is very different from most theological books I have read which makes her harder to follow; I am not sure if this is continue reading…
A very short, slightly dated defense of the amillennial position. Grier is primarily writing to respond to the (at the time) newly popular Dispensational form of premillennialism though he certain has other forms in view as well. At only 128 pages, this is not an exhaustive book but it still continue reading…
Note: This post originally called Showers’ system Classical Dispensationalism. This was incorrect; his system is Modified Dispensationalism (though some do not see this distinction and would label him Traditional Dispensational). Having grown up Dispensational, I recently began to examine Covenantal theology and compare it to Dispensationalism. I was given a continue reading…