Lewis Sperry Chafer (1871-1952) was co-founder of Dallas Theological Seminary, serving as President until his death. He was the key that brought dispensationalism from its historical roots of Darby and Scofield to its traditional form described mostly by Dallas men such as Charles Ryrie, John Walvoord, J. Dwight Pentecost, and also Alva J. McClain, founder […]
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Book Author: Chafer, Lewis Sperry
He That is Spiritual (a second read)
I read this book in 1997 and probably out of the book many times before that. I reread the book for a current study on walking with God. I wanted to add an important point he makes in our walk with God and that is that it is the Holy Spirit Who desires to do […]
The Kingdom in History and Prophecy
Another book relating to theological reading this year is this 1915 book by the well-known founder and President of Dallas Seminary and forwarded by C.I. Scofield. My copy is a 1967 reprint though I also have a Kindle copy. I have been interested in the subject of the kingdom of God since my introduction to […]
The Kingdom in History and Prophecy
I read this book on Kindle. Though it’s hard for me to read without a pencil in my hand I made it through just fine. I like reading this older dispensational premillennialist especially when it comes to prophetic things. Sure, I find some minor points with which I disagree, but I miss the plain speaking […]
He That Is Spiritual
I have enjoyed Chafer much more in my ministry than I did as a student. Perhaps because now I don’t have anyone telling me how “shallow” he was. I still find his book True Evangelism to be the best I have read on the subject. In this area of the filling of the Spirit, I […]
True Evangelism
In connection with this month’s article on real and false faith, I reread this 1919 classic by Chafer. As with Machen’s book last month, if you didn’t know it, you would think this was written in the 90’s. I knew that Chafer questioned early evangelistic methods in this book and in it spoke against false […]