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 […]
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A New Call to Holiness (a second read)
I first reviewed this book in 1997. I have always liked Baxter. I’ve even been to his former church in Edinburgh. As I pointed out in my earlier review, Baxter refutes the holiness teaching of the eradication of the old nature and therefore the believer always having only one nature, either sinful or holy. He […]
The Greater Virtues
It is the selfish part of our human nature to place our energies on the showy but lesser virtues rather than upon the more difficult and greater virtues. Jesus said, “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cumin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the […]
Our Sanctification, Part 2, A Reset
In part 1 we explored the subject of sanctification in its various aspects including the failures of legalism and license. We also asked the questions, Why do we have to continually fight against sin? How is the power of sin removed from us? Do we ever get to a place where we have victory over […]
Holiness
John Charles (J.C.) Ryle (1816-1900) was the Anglican bishop of Liverpool, England in the last twenty years of his life. In the early 1880s he became concerned with the holiness teaching of a deeper life in the Keswick revivals. This book was his reponse to that teaching and has found kinship in the orthodox doctrines […]
Jesus + Nothing = Everything
In 2011, Tullian Tchividjian (cha-vi-jin) wrote this book titled, Jesus + Nothing = Everything. As I read the book it was like many before it, a man who grew up in conservative circles and then, because of deep struggles in his life, threw off what he considered legalism and went after a progressive and liberated […]
We Who Are Friends
In a study of walking with God we have seen that Jesus Christ must be the only Lord and Master and that we submit ourselves to Him being mere slaves. This relationship is accepted at the very beginning as the humble repentance of our sins casts us completely at His feet for mercy and forgiveness. […]
We Who Are Slaves
Jesus said, “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me” (Luke 9:23). To deny oneself in today’s culture might simply mean to practice a little self-control, perhaps to eat a little less, or to be more diligent with one’s personal devotions. But this […]
Quiet Talks on Power
Samuel Dickey Gordon (1859-1936) was a Christian layman who worked extensively with the YMCA and became a well-known speaker and writer. He is best known for his “Quiet Talks” books. This is the first I’ve read and it is an enjoyable read. It is very much like having an evening talk with him over the […]
Song in the Night
I have grown to love the writings of Warren Wiersbe. Wiersbe pastored Calvary Baptist Church in Covington, KY, and then Moody Memorial Church in Chicago from 1971 to 1978. He is well known as a speaker and writer. I find it interesting that Wiersbe speaks in a way similar to Moody himself and previous pastors […]