The spoken word is vital to Christianity. Indeed, in many respects, Christianity is an oral religion. Of course, this is not to deny that the gospel transforms the entire life of a believer, nor is it to overlook the practical and liturgical components to the Christian faith, such as baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Yet, …
Gary Haugen is CEO of the International Justice Mission, an international organization committed to freeing victims from sexual exploitation, slavery, and violence. Haugen received a B. A. at Harvard and a J. D. at the University of Chicago and eventually worked for the U. S. Department of Justice. The Department detailed Haugen to the United Nation’s Center for …
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Editor’s note: This post first appeared in Ad Fontes, a publication of the Davenant Institute. I. Introduction In the clarion call of the Reformation, Luther writes, “man does not live for himself alone in this mortal body, in order to work on its account, but also for all men on earth; nay, he lives only …
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Block, Daniel I. Covenant: The Framework of God’s Plan of Redemption. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2021. 704 pages. Hardcover. 9780801097881. $54.99. Introduction Daniel Block is well-known as being one of the premier evangelical scholars of our day. He is a retired Old Testament (OT) professor of Wheaton College, yet continues his scholarly work. His published …
William Wilberforce, wealthy and eloquent rising star of the British Parliament, paced nervously around a square near John Newton’s home before knocking at the door. The politician had recently become a Christian and was unsure whether he should retire from public life. Wilberforce sent a sealed letter to Newton asking to see him and requested that …
The pastor as a hearer The words of James in the first chapter of his letter and his counsel to hearers are familiar indeed: But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at …