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PERSPECTIVES ON PENTECOST: NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING ON THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, by Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West About the Author Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. is a leading Reformed scholar who is Professor Emeritus in biblical and theological studies at Westminster Theological Seminary. He is the…

“THE SUFFICIENCY OF FAITH FOR JUSTIFICATION,” Chapter 7 in JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE: AFFIRMING THE DOCTRINE BY WHICH THE CHURCH AND THE INDIVIDUAL STANDS OR FALLS, by John MacArthur, R. C. Sproul, Joel Beeke, John Gerstner, John Armstrong

A Brief Chapter Summary from Books At a Glance By Chris Bolt Summary Current confusion about justification by faith alone illustrates an evangelical tendency to move away from a defining mark of Protestantism and closer to Roman Catholicism. In his…

IMAGES OF THE SPIRIT, by Meredith G. Kline

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West About the Author Meredith Kline was an Old Testament professor at Westminster Theological Seminary. His books and articles were highly influential in Old Testament studies. Introduction Images of…

"UNION WITH CHRIST: SOME BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS," Chapter 8 in ALWAYS REFORMING: EXPLORATIONS IN SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY, edited by A. T. B. McGowan

A Brief Chapter Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West John Calvin has a rich treatment of the doctrine of union with Christ. From the nineteenth-century through the twentieth, however, too often Reformed theologians looked at the doctrine…

THE RIGHT DOCTRINE FROM THE WRONG TEXTS?: ESSAYS ON THE USE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT IN THE NEW, edited by G. K. Beale

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya About the Author G. K. Beale (PhD, University of Cambridge) is visiting professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is the author of…

THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, by Richard B. Gaffin

A Brief Chapter Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West Today many people are talking about spirituality. But what is it? It is often very vague, but it is assumed to be personal and plural. In other words,…

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO TRUTH?, edited by Andreas Köstenberger

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   Introduction This book consists of four addresses that were presented at the Evangelical Theological Society by Andreas Köstenberger, Al Mohler, J. P. Moreland, and Kevin Vanhoozer. The…

IS JESUS THE ONLY WAY?, by Philip Graham Ryken

A Brief Book Summary Books At a Glance By Benjamin Montoya   About the Author Philip Graham Ryken (D.Phil., University of Oxford) is the eighth president of Wheaton College. Formerly, he served as senior minister of Philadelphia’s historic Tenth Presbyterian Church.…

THE GREAT MYSTERY: SCIENCE, GOD, AND THE HUMAN QUEST FOR MEANING, by Alister McGrath

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author Alister McGrath is a distinguished Christian professor, author, theologian, and philosopher. He is the author of numerous important books and articles.   Introduction This book examines the…

CHOSEN FOR LIFE: THE CASE FOR DIVINE ELECTION, by Sam Storms

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Jenny-Lyn de Klerk   Table of Contents What is Divine Election, and Why Is It So Controversial? The Arminian Concept of Election The Calvinistic Concept of Election Freedom of the…

"THE HOLY SPIRIT," in ISSUES IN NEW TESTAMENT THEOLOGY: SELECTED ARTICLES ON BIBLICAL AND SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY, by Richard B. Gaffin Jr.

A Brief Chapter Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   “The Holy Spirit” (Pages 58-78). Due to the growth of the charismatic movement, nobody today can say that the Holy Spirit is the forgotten member of the…

HELL UNDER FIRE: MODERN SCHOLARSHIP REINVENTS ETERNAL PUNISHMENT, edited by Christopher W. Morgan and Robert A. Peterson

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Mitch Chase   Overview Hell is under fire in evangelicalism. Interpreters who find the notion of hell distasteful have suggested annihilationism or even universalism as alternatives to the historic teaching…

PROVIDENCE, by John Piper

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   Table of Contents   Introduction: Four Invitations  A Definition and a Difficulty Chapter 1: What Is Divine Providence? Chapter 2: Is Divine Self-Exaltation Good News? Part 1:…

"JUSTIFICATION," Chapter 23 in HISTORICAL THEOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION TO CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE, by Gregg R. Allison

A Brief Chapter Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin Montoya   About the Author Gregg Allison (PhD) is Professor of Christian Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky where he teaches systematic theology.  Previously he…

FINALLY ALIVE, by John Piper

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin Montoya   About the Author John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor at Bethlehem…

“MODERNIZING LUTHER, DOMESTICATING PAUL: ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE,” Chapter 13 in JUSTIFICATION AND VARIEGATED NOMISM (VOLUME 2): PARADOXES OF PAUL, edited by D. A. Carson, Peter T. O’Brien, and Mark A. Seifrid

A “Bonus” Chapter Summary from Books At a Glance By Nathan Sundt   About the Author Timothy George is the Dean of Beeson Divinity School of Samford University   Overview To open his article, Timothy George sets about the task…