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Activist Christians tend to assume that, if the church is to be politically influential, her first task is to become more political. National political issues have, as a result, displaced theological and ecclesiastical concerns in the "agenda" and priorities of many churches. As a result, churches, especially those dominated by an activist model of the kingdom, fail to address the world in a distinctively Christian manner-that is, as the churc...

For you to face any situation, you need someone to show you the way. We need God to explain to us who we are, why we are here, and where we are going. We need his wisdom. In Jesus the world finds its true and intended order. When we look at the life of Christ, we see how God governs his world and how he expects man to govern in his world. In this book, Bill Smith shows how the book of Proverbs molds you in the image of God's wisdom to unde...

Written as a guide for Christians seeking to understand the distinctives of a Bible-centered church, Measures of the Mission shows how the coming of the king affects our understanding of the kingdom story (the Bible), kingdom central (the church), and kingdom living (culture and vocation). The gospel of the kingdom is not just about how the story of your individual life can have a happy ending, it's about how God is bringing in a new heavens...

At the beginning of history, God established a foundational enmity between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent. this is an antithesis that cuts across all areas of human life, including education. Christian parents are left with only two options for the training of their children: faithful education or unbelieving education. though the right choice seems obvious, many Christian parents do not see the antithesis. In this little ...

If Reformed and Presbyterian Churches claim to follow the Scriptures, why do they still baptize their infants? Isn't infant baptism just another bad idea held over from the Roman Church? Where do serious Bible-believing Christians find support for this practice? In this book, Mark Horne provides brief but thorough answers to these questions. If you are looking for a quick introduction to the Reformed view of baptism and covenant membership, ...

The sky is not falling, though popular opinion seems to always suggest otherwise. While it appears as if everyone-from evangelical preachers to radical environmentalists-expects the end of the world to come very soon in a quite dreadful and dramatic fashion, the Scriptures give us a view of the future that is altogether hopeful and optimistic. In this book, a former Baptist minister and premillenial dispensationalist explores the origins of ...

This small book has two main themes. The first is the argument that Scripture requires ministers in the church to be men-that is, they must be male. The second theme addresses the reason why this has become an issue at all (when the texts are so plain) and will argue that ministers in the Christian church must be more than male-that is, they must be vertebrates. The ministry calls for men in both senses of that word. The "Answers in an Hou...

At what point is it reasonable to suggest that a covenant child has faith? When she can articulate the gospel? When he can explain the concept of justification? Only after they have gone through an extended period where their faith is tested and proven to be real faith? Or is the capacity for faith directly linked to a certain age or level of maturity? The Scriptures indicate that we can be confident that our children have faith from the womb ...

The sky is not falling, though popular opinion seems to always suggest otherwise. While it appears as if everyone, from evangelical preachers to radical environmentalists, expects the end of the world to come very soon in a quite dreadful and dramatic fashion, the Scriptures give us a view of the future that is altogether hopeful and optimistic. In this book, a former premillenial dispensationalist explores the origins of these modern doctrine...

In his commentary on the Epistle of James, Jeffrey J. Meyers explodes the idea that James wrote a general epistle with a generalized message to everyone at all times. Instead, Meyers shows how James is addressing Jewish Christian disciples who were tempted to imitate the world in bringing about change through destructive means. By calling attention to the Hebrew Scriptures and the Beatitudes, Meyers contends that James is cautioning Christian ...

In this classic volume, nineteenth-century Reformed Anglican M.F. Sadler provides invaluable insight into the Sacrament of Christian Baptism. Drawing from a great multitude of both Old and New Testament texts as well as the work of the Church's greatest theologians (including Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin and Cranmer), Sadler demonstrates that orthodox Christian theology has traditionally recognized baptism as the basis of our uni...

In their commentary on the Book of Jonah, Uri Brito and Rich Lusk outline the ways in which the prophet to Nineveh embodies Israel's disobedience to testify to the Gentile nations and how God's lovingkindness exceeds that of His stiff-necked people.Bible-reading is more of an art than a science. The Bible is a story, not a lexicon of systematic theological definitions. With this in mind, the Through New Eyes Bible Commentary Series builds on t...

What is Revelation really about?Although Revelation is said to give a blessing to those who read it and hear it (Revelation 1:3), it often results in confusion as well.Revelation is applicable to all times and occasions in the Church, and because of that it has been interpreted as predicting many different events in history. Naturally, these interpretations all contradict one another, which leads many believers to decide that the book is a rid...

In this fresh and stimulating study, several of today's most provocative Reformed theologians combine efforts to work toward a better understanding of the Covenant. Steve Wilkins writes, "Covenant is the central teaching of the Word of God, it describes a relationship with the Triune God through Jesus Christ, His only Begotten Son. To be in covenant is to be in real communion with God, attendant with real privileges and real blessings. It is...

ible-reading is more of an art than a science. The Bible is a story, not a lexicon of systematic theological definitions. With this in mind, the Through New Eyes Bible Commentary Series builds on the foundational Biblical-theology work of James B. Jordan and other like-minded scholars in bringing you a set of commentaries that will help you read, teach and preach through the Bible while picking up on the rich symphonic themes and the literary ...

Bible-reading is more of an art than a science. The Bible is a story, not a lexicon of systematic theological definitions. With this in mind, the Through New Eyes Bible Commentary Series builds on the foundational Biblical-theology work of James B. Jordan and other like-minded scholars in bringing you a set of commentaries that will help you read, teach and preach through the Bible while picking up on the rich symphonic themes and the literary...

Ralph Smith's book shows us how to read the Book of Deuteronomy as a testament to Yahweh's loving fatherhood rather than a collection of laws.

If Reformed and Presbyterian churches claim to follow the Scriptures why do they still baptize their infants? Isn't infant baptism just another bad idea held over from the Roman Church? Where do serious Bible-believing Christians find support for this practice? ¿¿¿In this book, Mark Horne provides brief but thorough answers to these questions. If you are looking for a quick introduction to the Reformed view of baptism and covenant membership, ...

In Theopolitan Mission, Peter J. Leithart explores the meaning of human "making" and the model of two biblical makers, Noah and Jesus, to identify the church's mission as the calling of man: to build God's temple in the world, then to remodel the world after the pattern of the sanctuary.Jesus is the Carpenter of Nazareth, the new and greater Noah, who builds a living ark from the crooked timber of humanity. Through us, the remade humanity, Jes...

With references to Old Testament gleaning laws and to the concept of the kinsman-redeemer, the small book of Ruth contains numerous hints critical to understanding how Yahweh brings rest to the women in the story and ultimately to His bride, the Church, through Jesus Christ, the Greater Boaz and kinsman-redeemer. In this commentary, Pastors Uri Brito and Rich Lusk tease out the nuances of Old and New Testament typology and show how the book of...