When you start reading Luther, or Edwards, or Whitefield, though your doctrine may be theirs, you soon find yourself wondering whether you have any acquaintance at all with the mighty God whom they knew so intimately. J.I. Packer Knowing God pg.83
Preaching the Word of God means preaching doctrine. It is inescapable. The late Ernest Reisinger wrote these words concerning the importance of doctrinal preaching: Some may call the doctrines dry bones. We must ask what kind of a body would that be which has flesh and blood but has no bones? Of course, if the …
Tim Keller has also recently written an article concerning this issue entitled, “The Importance of Hell,” that is posted on his church’s website. Keller discusses the following four key reasons that this doctrine is important to the Christian faith: 1. It is important because Jesus taught about it more than all other Biblical authors put …
Recently, I’ve read some debates revolving around doctrine and evangelism in the blogosphere (ie. JD Greear, Timmy Brister) and in scholarly journals (The Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry). The unfortunate issue in debates on doctrine and evangelism is that most seem to focus either on preaching (and teaching) strong doctrine or on being evangelistic. The fact of of the matter …
This book review is also found on the Book Review page, but I have found it to be so beneficial to me in my preaching, that I thought it was worth bringing a little extra attention to it here. I hope you find this brief review helpful. I love to read, but I do not …