Articles & Essays – Page 9

Divine Attributes Fred Zaspel | July 1, 2015

God as Father

The verbal images of God in the Bible, just as the various names given him, constitute a significant part of his self-revelation. When Scripture likens God to a lion or rock or shepherd or judge or King it tells us much about who God is and about our relationship to him. One of the most […]

Book Reviews Fred Zaspel | May 20, 2015

Rejoicing in Christ

Review of Rejoicing in Christ by Michael Reeves REJOICING IN CHRIST, by Michael Reeves Published on May 20, 2015 by Todd Scacewater IVP, 2015 | 137 pages Amazon ( Paperback ) Amazon ( Kindle ) Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel There is a real difference between preaching about Christ and preaching Christ. The latter entails […]

Book Reviews Fred Zaspel | May 19, 2015

Defending Substitution: An Essay on Atonement in Paul

Review of Defending Substitution: An Essay on Atonement in Paul by Simon Gathercole DEFENDING SUBSTITUTION: AN ESSAY ON ATONEMENT IN PAUL, by Simon Gathercole Published on May 19, 2015 by Fred Zaspel Baker, 2015 | 144 pages amazon ( An ) amazon ( Kindle ) Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel The doctrine of the substitutionary […]

Book Reviews Fred Zaspel | April 7, 2015

What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality?

Review of What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality? by Kevin DeYoung WHAT DOES THE BIBLE REALLY TEACH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY?, by Kevin DeYoung Published on April 7, 2015 by Fred Zaspel Crossway, 2015 | 160 pages Amazon ( Paperback ) Amazon ( Kindle ) Amazon ( Audiobook ) Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel […]

Book Reviews Fred Zaspel | April 7, 2015

Who did Jesus die for?

This article first appeared on credomag.com Perspectives on the Extent of the Atonement: Three Views. Edited by Andy Naselli and Mark Snoeberger. Nashville: B&H, 2015. As we set ourselves to read another “Perspectives” book many of us have already staked out our own position on the question. I don’t recall ever reading a reviewer confess […]

Misc Topics Fred Zaspel | March 1, 2015

Young, Reading, & Reformed

Pardon me for a moment if I seem boastful, but I am proud of the ladies in our church who have launched a wonderful new initiative to reach the church’s children for Christ. I have long appreciated the potential of good Christian reading – there are few other means of discipleship, when carefully focused, that […]

Biblical Law & New Covenant Theology Fred Zaspel | March 1, 2015

What is “The Eternal Covenant” in Hebrews 13:20?

Coming to the close of his letter to the Jewish Christians, the writer of Hebrews prays for the blessing of God upon his readers in words that are as memorable as they are encouraging: May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, […]

Book Reviews Fred Zaspel | February 2, 2015

PERSPECTIVES ON THE EXTENT OF THE ATONEMENT: THREE VIEWS, by Andrew David Naselli and Mark A. Snoeberger, eds.

B&H, 2015 | 256 pages amazon( Paperback ) Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel As we set ourselves to read another “Perspectives” book many of us have already staked out our own position on the question. I don’t recall ever reading a reviewer confess that as he opened the book he held to A, but afterwards […]

Book Reviews Fred Zaspel | January 1, 2015

Review of Naselli and Snoeberger Perspectives on the Extent of the Atonement

Download PDF Summary Note: This summary of the above article was produced using AI-assisted tools to aid reader orientation and may contain errors. The book, “Perspectives on the Extent of the Atonement: Three Views,” presents an “in-house debate” where “all sides hold to the penal, substitutional character of Christ’s death.” The contributors “provide a conversation […]