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Church History – Misc Fred Zaspel | March 1, 2016

A model servant of Christ: Remembering Jerry Bridges

I first met Jerry Bridges and his wife, Jane, at the Canadian Carey Conference in the Summer of 1997. He and I were on the schedule to speak, and although of course I already knew of him from his books I was happy finally to meet him. My family and I were treated that week […]

Book Reviews Fred Zaspel | January 1, 2016

Review of Wellum and Parker Progressive Covenantalism

Download PDF Summary Note: This summary of the above article was produced using AI-assisted tools to aid reader orientation and may contain errors. Fred Zaspel reviews “Progressive Covenantalism: Charting a Course between Dispensational and Covenantal Theologies,” an “impressive work” seeking to offer a “third way” in theological debates. The book’s “central premise” is that “the […]

The Christian Home Fred Zaspel | January 1, 2016

A Wedding Sermon

So that we may better appreciate the meaning of their ceremony today, the bride and groom have requested that I take the time to explain for you all the “good news” of Jesus Christ and how this message defines marriage – for them and for us. The apostle Paul writes about all this in Eph. […]

Book Reviews Fred Zaspel | November 2, 2015

The Truth About Same-Sex Marriage: Six Things You Must Know about What’s Really at Stake

Review of The Truth About Same-Sex Marriage: Six Things You Must Know about What’s Really at Stake by Erwin Lutzer THE TRUTH ABOUT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: SIX THINGS YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT WHAT’S REALLY AT STAKE, by Erwin Lutzer Published on November 2, 2015 by Todd Scacewater Moody Press, 2010 | 144 pages amazon ( Paperback […]

Book Reviews Fred Zaspel | October 7, 2015

The Problem of Good: When the World Seems Fine without God

Book Reviews Fred Zaspel | October 7, 2015

The Morality of God in the Old Testament

Review of The Morality of God in the Old Testament by Greg Beale THE MORALITY OF GOD IN THE OLD TESTAMENT by G.K. Beale Published on March 3, 2014 by Igor Mateski P & R Publishing, 2013 | 48 pages Amazon ( Paperback ) Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel This little booklet takes up a […]

Book Reviews Fred Zaspel | September 28, 2015

CHRIST AND THE BIBLE, by John Wenham

Wipf & Stock, 2015 | 240 pages wtsbooks( Paperback ) Wenham, Warfield, and Inspiration by Fred G. Zaspel I recently re-read John Wenham’s Christ and the Bible and was reminded what a helpful work it is. His purpose, as the title indicates, is to demonstrate Jesus’ view of Scripture. The survey of the evidence is […]

Book Reviews Fred Zaspel | September 13, 2015

God’s Equal: What Can We Know about Jesus’ Self-Understanding in the Synoptic Gospels?

GOD’S EQUAL: WHAT CAN WE KNOW ABOUT JESUS’ SELF-UNDERSTANDING IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS? by Sigurd Grindheim Published on September 13, 2015 by Todd Scacewater Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2013 | 288 pages amazon Members click here for audio: 70 % Your browser does not support the audio element. Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel Who did […]

The Christian Life Fred Zaspel | August 1, 2015

The Gospel and Porn

Download PDF In these past weeks the emphasis in our seminary chapel has been on sexual purity. In particular, the focus has been on overcoming pornography. We all know now that the internet has moved porn to the number one counseling issue in churches today, and we would be very naive to think that seminary […]