Others had deplored Israel’s spiritual condition and had withdrawn, determined to disassociate from Jerusalem’s moral bankruptcy. The Essenes and Qumran community waited in isolation for better times. Even John the Baptist remained an outsider in the wilderness. In contrast, Jesus […]
Jesus
Voice from the Hills
In what could be his best book so far, Philip Greenslade has given us a treasure of a volume sharply focused on Jesus, with particular reference to his Sermon on the Mount and words from the cross.
Knowing Jesus Through The Old Testament
The author makes it clear that our understanding of Jesus can only be properly grounded by a full grasp of the Old Testament background to his coming.
The Forgotten Christ
This excellent book is both mind-stretching and heart-warming as six different authors present their papers on themes centred in the mystery of the incarnation of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Pierced for our Transgressions
This recently published study upholding the vital place of the doctrine of penal substitution has received so much acclaim that it hardly needs my further recommendation here.
Easter meditations
The man in the street probably thinks of the church as an ancient structure on the corner, frequented by a few elderly and harmless people who have nothing better to do than sit in cold, draughty old buildings. The only […]
Father, Son and Holy Spirit
‘The doctrine of the Trinity,’ as Bruce Ware argues, ‘is one of the most important distinguishing doctrines of the Christian faith’ and not one that Christians do well to regard carelessly.
Finally Alive
That prolific author John Piper has done it again. We dare not allow the new birth to be lost in the mists of our activity and emphasis.
Zeal
Some people throw up quietly. I don’t know how they do it. When I am sick I’m noisy! The whole house knows about it. It’s an occasion; an event. I am told that vomiting is one of the most violent […]
