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Print: $11.70 This book is an introduction to Christian theology. It emphasizes the interrelatedness of biblical doctrines, and arranges them in a logical progression – from the epistemological precondition of a worldview to the preservation of the believer. The three central motifs of this book are the infallibility of Scripture, the sovereignty of God, and the centrality of the mind.
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Print: $7.08 This book brings together three related essays dealing with theology, philosophy, and apologetics. They present the first principles of a biblical system of philosophy, and illustrate how the biblical worldview alone answers all the "ultimate questions," such as those related to metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and soteriology.
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Print: $7.34 Beginning with a discussion on the role of presuppositions in our thinking, the first chapter shows that all arguments are ultimately settled by appealing to the soundness of our first principles. Then comes an exposition of Paul's encounter with the Athenians in Acts 17, which shows how the apostle confronted non-Christian religions and philosophies, and how we may mirror his approach when doing apologetics and evangelism today. The final chapter includes exhortations to do biblical apologetics with greater aggressiveness.
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Print: $6.10 This short book presents several important principles in biblical apologetics that enhance one's performance and effectiveness when defending the faith in informal settings. These often neglected principles sound simple, but they are the divine weapons that God has given to us to ensure our victory in spiritual and intellectual confrontations against unbelievers and blasphemers.
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Print: $8.78 The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) contains some of the most frequently quoted -- but just as frequently misused -- verses in the Bible. This book provides a basic but careful exposition on the Sermon. In the process, it introduces the Bible's teaching on the kingdom of God, the Christian counter-culture, the place and relevance of God's law, the biblical commandments regarding murder, adultery, divorce, oaths, retaliation, love, as well as Jesus' teaching on biblical inerrancy, hypocritical piety, hypocritical judgment, legalism, materialism, exclusivism, antinomianism, and other topics. In addition, the book includes a number of insights that are useful for apologetics.
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Print: $7.04 Rather than focusing on the technique of prayer, this book discusses prayer from a broader perspective by engaging its relationship with other theological topics. In addition, it urges the reader to dethrone experience and enthrone revelation as the foundation on which to construct our spiritual life in general, and our prayer life in particular.
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Print: $7.76 This volume combines three previous published works into a general introduction on the ministry of the word. Contents: 1. Sufficient and Profitable, 2. Preach the Word, and 3. Teach the Nations.
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Print: $7.96 Besides providing a basic exegesis of Malachi, this book applies the Old Testament text to Christian life and thought. In the process, it addresses topics such as election, history, marriage, tithing, ministry, reverence, and judgment.
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Print: $8.30 Paul writes to a church that has been infiltrated by false teachers, providing a corrective concerning how a person is justified before God. Besides the fact that it is divine revelation, the enduring relevance of this letter is ensured because it is a statement of the core of the gospel, it defines for us the place of this teaching in relation to other biblical doctrines, and models for us the manner in which we are to defend it against objections and distortions. (edition: 09-18-07)
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Print: $9.24 Paul's Letter to the Ephesians amounts to a short course in theology. Because of its majestic and exalted content, it has been hailed as "The Queen of the Epistles." Although it does not cover every theological topic, several central truths that are not explicitly stated are nevertheless assumed or implied. A firm theological foundation leads to spiritual stability, so that God's people will not be tossed here and there by every wind of doctrine. In a day when even professing Christians tolerate just about every "ism" there is, it is all the more important for us to insist on the biblical gospel, that it is God alone who, through Christ alone, sovereignly predestinates, regenerates, reconciles, sanctifies, and establishes his people. This commentary aims to help beginning readers grasp the main theological themes in Paul's letter in a logical and coherent fashion, although the more advanced readers will probably find some useful insights and apt statements as well.
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Print: $6.50 Much of what is called "Christian" teaching today emphasizes the way to emotional peace and physical comfort. In contrast, Paul commends the Philippians for being partners in the faith with him, and encourages them to remain united by the faith, so that they may live for the faith. Paul teaches his readers to seek first the kingdom of God, even if it leads to great suffering and hardship. He says that he can be content under all circumstances by the strength that Christ gives. Instead of using the Christian life as an excuse or a platform to pursue our own interests, this letter from Paul teaches a Christianity that promotes and pursues Christ's interests.
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Print: $8.08 Paul's letter to the Colossians weaves together high theology with holy living, and exhortations with warnings. Its main theme is the fullness of Christ, and the fullness that Christians have in him. Christ's person and work are complete, and Christians have benefited from this completeness. Any attempt to supplement or replace the person and work of Christ therefore undermines and devalues him, and compromises the Christian faith. This commentary confronts several controversial doctrines, including the incomprehensibility of God and the origin of sin and evil. Other features include a summary of systematic theology from the perspective of christology, discussions on true versus false philosophy, true versus false spirituality, what it means to see the Father by "looking at" Jesus, the priorities of Paul in life and prayer, and the true nature of the Great Commission.
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Print: $9.64 The two Pauline letters provide opportunities to cover a wide range of topics. They include the following: the doctrine of Scripture, the doctrine of election, the doctrine of the second coming of Christ, the resurrection of the dead, the "catching up" of believers, the destruction of Jerusalem and the Jewish temple, and the slaughter and dispersion of the Jews in AD 70, persecution and providence, the Great Commission, "seeker-hostile" ministry, the relation of metaphysics and ethics in apologetics, justice, revenge, and atonement, the sin of slander, the minister's right to financial support, the sin of idleness, and the correct policy toward idlers, cessationism and prophecy, and some observations on hermeneutics. In addition, an outstanding feature of this book is an extended exposition and argument on the matter of whether the Jews murdered Jesus.
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Print: $10.54 This commentary offers a basic but thorough exposition on the text of First Peter. In the process, it touches on topics such as the doctrine of election, the meaning of divine foreknowledge, issues with Bible translations, the right perspective toward suffering and persecution, the gospel in the Old Testament, the atoning work of Christ, supralapsarianism vs. infralapsarianism, the priesthood of all believers, the intellectual and moral depravity of unbelievers, submission to authority (citizens to officials, slaves to masters, wives to husbands), divine command ethics, bearing witness to Christ by our words and deeds, love and humility within the church community, spiritual gifts, labor and racial issues, the authority and compensation of church elders, and resisting our enemy, the devil.
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Print: $8.38 This is a collection of short articles on divine sovereignty, human freedom, and the doctrines of grace. It provides a corrective for inconsistent Calvinism.
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Print: $7.26 This is a collection of short articles on Christian philosophy and apologetics. It includes answers to the objections raised by some professing Christians against biblical metaphysics, epistemology, and apologetics. It is a corrective for both evidentialism and pseudo-presuppositionalism.
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Print: $10.58 This collection brings together some items of major importance. They include articles related to theology, apologetics, ministry, as well as several biblical expositions and correspondences.
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Print: $8.34 This is a collection of short articles on various aspects of Christian doctrine and practice.
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Print: $6.58 This is an exposition of John 3:1-21, on the encounter between Jesus and Nicodemus.
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Print: $7.02 Most of the articles in this collection are written in response to objections raised against various aspects of Christianity. Although some of these objections come from unbelievers, several are from professing Christians who have been critical of the consistently God-centered system of theology, philosophy, and apologetics in Scripture. The objections from professing believers against the Christian faith exhibit patterns of reasoning that are remarkably similar to those found in unbelievers, including some of the intellectual habits and assumptions that underlie atheism. In connection with this, several of the articles examine some of the most treasured and ingrained doctrines that professing believers have invented in order to subvert the teachings of Scripture. They show that these traditional doctrines are not only unbiblical, but often even blasphemous. (edition: 09-22-07)
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Print: $10.14 By presenting select episodes and discourses from the life of Christ, the Gospel of John offers a heavenly philosophy that is superior to any earthly philosophy. This book is a collection of articles on the first four chapters of the Gospel. Drawing attention to the foundational principles of this heavenly philosophy, it enables readers to appreciate the wisdom and power that the Lord Jesus had brought to us "from above," so that we may no longer think and live as people "from below." Rather, because we have been born "from above" through Jesus Christ, although we remain in this world, we are no longer of the world. As Christians, we think, speak, and function on a higher plane, an altogether superior level of competence and intelligence.
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Print: $6.64 A series of reflections on Paul's first letter to Timothy. Chapters include: "The Christian's Self-Definition," "The Non-Christian's True Nature," "Male Leadership in the Church," "Strange Uses of Scripture," "The Doctrines of Demons," and "The Secret of Contentment."
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Print: $6.68 The essays in this book share at least two common themes -- namely, the biblical emphasis on the mind and the monopoly of the Christian worldview over the intellectual realm. Christianity preserves rationality, and provides the precondition of intelligibility. Together, these chapters serve as a reminder for the Christian to love God with all his mind (Matthew 22:37), and at the same time illustrate an effective strategy for Christian apologetics. Some readers will be especially interested in the chapter on "the problem of evil" -- an issue unbelievers often bring up as an objection against Christianity.
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Print: $6.70 God wants us to recognize good as good, evil as evil, and never confuse the two. As Christians, we must learn to discern and uphold God's standards regarding good and evil. The purpose of this book is to assist the reader in gaining the ability to discern good and evil, and in addition to this, to unashamedly love good and hate evil, as the Scripture commands us to do.
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Print: $7.00 This volume combines six previous published items. Contents: 1. God is not Mocked, 2. Pure Religion, 3. Policy on Charity, 4. The Noble Bereans, 5. The One Thing Needed, and 6. As a Man Thinks.
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Print: $6.24 This book is a collection of four articles on topics related to Christian living, such as discipleship, contentment, guidance, and death. Although they address several different subjects, all of them emphasize the necessity of studying and obeying the divine precepts of God; that is, to conform one's thinking and behavior to the words of Scripture.
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Print: $6.26 There are five short essays in this collection. Arguing that intellectual neutrality does not exist, the first chapter uses Psalm 1 as its foundation to illustrate that all ideas are either Christian or non-Christian. The second chapter shows that a program of Christian development must first target the mind. The rest of the book provides several examples of the above as the implications of biblical teachings are worked out in areas such as sin, the deity of Christ, the choice of a spouse, war, and capital punishment.
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Print: $6.32 This is a concise introduction to biblical healing. It covers topics such as healing in the atonement, divine authority, methods of healing, ministry protocols, authority structure in the healing ministry, and the biblical view of medicine.
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Print: $6.54 This book contains informal expositions on several biblical parables to derive from them some principles for Christian living. The first chapter focuses on several relevant preliminary issues, such as the nature, purpose, and interpretation of parables. It then discuss the parables themselves in the subsequent chapters.
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Print: $6.06 In many people's thinking, Samson is inseparably connected to Delilah, and they seem to think that the entirety of his life as recorded in Scripture has to do with his moral weaknesses and sexual lusts. Thus they say that he is the classic case of one who has "charisma without character." However, that is an incomplete and inaccurate portrayal of his life. The Scripture's own commentary on Samson is that he was a man of faith, one of whom "the world was not worthy" (Hebrews 11:38).
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