Salvation Accomplished by the Son: The Work of Christ
What could be more edifying for the Christian than to read about the life and ministry of Jesus Christ? Robert A. Peterson, Professor of Systematic Theology at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, has written Salvation Accomplished by the Son: The Work of Christ, a lengthy summation of the Person and Work of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. What is both a rare and commendable feature about this book is how Peterson provides excellent, detailed, and lucid exposition of virtually every Old Testament and New Testament passage which either anticipates or explains the various aspects of the earthly (and beyond) work of Jesus. He provides significant exegesis in order to substantiate his various perspectives on the work of Christ, especially where disagreements and disputes have arisen. The book is an attempt by Peterson to comprehensively portray a distillation of the entire biblical teaching on the doctrine of salvation.
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The subject of theology has taken a real beating of late. Those who have grown to question the relevance of theology in general, do so for a number of reasons. For instance, they say: theology is boring; theology is too complicated; theology is over my head; theology is divisive; or theology is impractical and unrelated to my life. But theology that is rightly understood and defined--the study and understanding of God--is the most important topic in all of life to master!
Charles Spurgeon's famous statement that a Christian’s life of prayer is like the slender nerve which moves the hand of omnipotence should signal the huge level of importance God places upon our prayers. Could anything be more important and exciting to the Christian than seeing Almighty God being moved to answer your own specific prayers? Wayne Mack emphatically doesn’t think so, and that is why he has written a marvelously helpful and instructive book on prayer which you now hold in your hand.
Have you ever arrived at church on Sunday in a "less-than-ready" condition for worship? Maybe you were up too late the night before, argued with your spouse while getting ready, possibly snapped at the kids, or even kicked the dog on the way out the door. By the time you get to church, you’re truly not ready to listen to a sermon! But getting your mind and heart ready is exactly what expository preaching requires. Listening to a sermon, really listening—as in thinking, praying, following the argument, concentrating on the meaning and its application to your life—now that’s hard work! Merely hearing a sermon is easy; it requires a properly functioning auditory system, but it’s essentially a passive exercise. Actively listening to the preaching of God’s Word requires mental alertness, focused attention, and a spiritually receptive heart. That’s the kind of listening Solomon implored his own sons to do:
In a series of three books published by Zondervan Publishers,* Bob Roberts, Jr., founding Pastor of NorthWood Church in Fort Worth, Texas, casts a new vision for how society can be transformed by Jesus Christ.
What could be more edifying for the Christian than to read about the life and ministry of Jesus Christ? Robert A. Peterson, Professor of Systematic Theology at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, has written Salvation Accomplished by the Son: The Work of Christ, a lengthy summation of the Person and Work of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. What is both a rare and commendable feature about this book is how Peterson provides excellent, detailed, and lucid exposition of virtually every Old Testament and New Testament passage which either anticipates or explains the various aspects of the earthly (and beyond) work of Jesus. He provides significant exegesis in order to substantiate his various perspectives on the work of Christ, especially where disagreements and disputes have arisen. The book is an attempt by Peterson to comprehensively portray a distillation of the entire biblical teaching on the doctrine of salvation.
Adam Brown was one of the elite of the elite, a member of SEAL Team SIX, the counterterrorism unit that has among its accomplishments the capture of Osama bin Laden. Brown was also a man with a history of addiction and all that attends it - theft and broken relationships and devastation. Most important of all, Brown was a man who had experienced grace and forgiveness through a relationship with Jesus Christ. His story, told by Eric Blehm in the book Fearless, is making waves today, having established itself on The New York Times list of bestsellers.
Since I am a constitutional monarchist (a product of being Canadian and the firstborn son of British expats), author Ed Stetzer didn't have to try very hard to convince me to review his latest book, Subversive Kingdom: Living as Agents of Gospel Transformation. But the monarchy angle is not what excited me most; what set this unapologetic monarchist's heart aflutter was the subtitle's call to live as an agent of gospel transformation. No royal sighting or ceremonial event could ever compete with my passion for the glorious gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Subversive Kingdom is an unrelenting manifesto for sold-out allegiance to, and activity on behalf of, the one true King of kings and Lord of lords.
As a seminary student, occasional preacher, and book reviewer, my reading list is fairly tight and regimented. Even so, one of the pleasant benefits of the reading life is picking up an unplanned book on a whim or a sudden impulse. Such was the case with Cesar Malan’s The Cross: Where All Roads Meet, formerly titled The True Cross in its original French edition, first published in 1831. Delving into it for choice quotes about the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 3:18), I was pleased to discover a brief but meaty narrative concerning the free gift of salvation offered through the work of Christ and the right Christian response to it: rest and trust.
