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Saturday, 28 March 2009
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The Book of Revelation (The Christ-Honoring Commentary Series)
By James W. Knox
see relatedBOOK REVIEW - Revelation Commentary by Pastor James W. Knox
FOUR STARS ****
Christ-Honoring Commentary on REVELATION
James W Knox
Soft Cover / 640 Pages
From the author's website:
"The third volume of The Christ-Honoring Commentary Series is actually two books in one. In Book One the reader will study end-time prophecy by themes. Brother James’ chronological presentation of God’s plan for the end of the ages contains a concise, yet thorough unfolding of the church age, the tribulation, the second coming of Jesus Christ, the millennium and eternity. Thousands of cross-references will enable the serious Bible student to mine rich treasure from the prophetic scriptures. Book Two contains word by word commentary on the entire book of Revelation. Minute detail and clear explanation of every verse make this commentary a must read."
The problem with the vast majority of commentaries out today is that they correct the text instead of letting the text correct them. You will not have this problem with Brother Knox. James Knox is a bible believing Pastor, a soul winner, and a good Bible Student.
As the description says, the first part of the book is an overview of prophetical matters. If you are in need of something that will 'put the pieces together' in the area of prophecy, this will be especially helpful.
The second section is a verse by verse exposition of the text itself. Knox adds much that i have not read elsewhere and you will learn a great deal from what he writes.
Criticisms:- Knox does not include the actual verses in their entirety. This makes it a bit inconvenient if you want to see the actual text. Many times, the reading i do is in the car, on a bus, or in other places that do not make it feasible to have 2 books open.
- Knox (on rare occasions) skips portions of verses and sometimes entire verses in his exposition. To me, a verse by verse commentary is just that - every verse covered.
Overall, this is a very worthwhile read.
Monday, 16 March 2009
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Did the Catholic Church Give Us the Bible?
By David W. Daniels
see relatedBOOK REVIEW "Did The Catholic Church Give Us The Bible?" by David Daniels
"DID THE CATHOLIC CHURCH GIVE US THE BIBLE?"
David Daniels
Soft Cover / 160 Pages
"There is not one history of the Bible, but two. One is a history of God preserving His words through His people. The other is of the devil using the Roman Catholic church to pervert God's words through her "scholars." Written in a down-to-earth style, and packed with cartoon illustrations by Jack Chick, Daniels shows that the Bibles Rome gave us are really clever counterfeits, designed to eliminate God's preserved words in English, the KJV. You will see why the KJV is the only Bible you can trust. Will you trust God and believe His preserved words, or will you trust yourself to pick a Bible version that says what men think God meant to say?"
This is a very important book to read. It is written in a very easy top understand format, with illustrations on nearly every page. Roman Catholics would like you to believe that they are the ones that preserved the Bible. History tells a different story. History shows us that they tried to pervert the bible and murder those who wanted the common man to have a copy in his hands. I highly recommend this book.5 STARS **** -
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The Sure Word of Prophecy
By Peter S. Ruckman
see relatedBOOK REVIEW - 'The More Sure Word of Prophecy' by Peter Ruckman
"The More Sure Word of Prophecy"
Peter S. Ruckman
Soft Cover / 303 Pages
From his website - "Otherwise called The Kingdom of God versus the Kingdom of Heaven) This book is a Christian political history, or a Christian philosophy of history. It draws the line between the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven, and proves conclusively that they are different and never have been (nor ever will be) the same. The origin, development, history, and consummation of both Kingdoms are given, and then secular history is placed alongside for an enlightening comparison."
I firmly believe that there is one central issue that leads to all heresies in the word of god. That issue is the differentiation between God's dealing with Israel and God's dealing with the Church. They have different promises, different destinations, and different programs. While most commentators equate the Kingdom of God with the Kingdom of Heaven, Peter Ruckman rightly notices that the Kingdom of heaven is a Physical earthly kingdom and the Kingdom of God is a spiritual Kingdom. If what I have just said you have never heard, or you are clueless about, I recommend this book. Without rightly dividing the word, you will get 75% of the Bible wrong.
As with most writings by this author, there is a lot of filler and personal atacks that I wish were not included. If you can see past that, you will get more truth in this book than your Pastor will probably give you all year.I give this book 4 Stars ****
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
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What Love is This? Calvinism's Misrepresentation of God
By Dave Hunt
see relatedBook Review - "What Love is This? Calvin's Misrepresentation of God" by dave Hunt
It seems that the last several months has engaged me in endless debates concerning the issue of Calvinism. This book is a simple and plain, but powerful, refutation of Calvinism by a sincere and honest Christian author whom I have met and respect.
The only criticism I would have of the book that it could use some improvement in the format. There seems to be a lot of repeated material and in some places the book does not flow very well. This is more a matter of style than substance.
Most of those involved in Calvinism do not understand the origin of the theory, nor the history of the proponents. When one learns that Augustine, THE doctor of the Roman catholic Church, was the teacher that Calvin formulated his theories from, it should cause him to think. When he learns of the bloodthirsty and heretical lives that were led by Luther, Calvin, and other Calvinists, he will be shocked. Hunt covers this well.
Hunt also does a credible job refuted the so called proofs of Calvinism. I have studied the doctrine in-depth, but Hunt cause me to think even harder about it, and makes many good points.
The best book you can get on this subject is "The Other Side of Calvinism" by Laurence Vance. Hunt quotes him widely. But this book is a good read also.
I would give it 4 Stars - 5 if the format was a bit cleaner.
Monday, 26 January 2009
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What Love is This? Calvinism's Misrepresentation of God
By Dave Hunt
see relatedWhy the Homosexuals hate the Church
Please view http://www.vimeo.com/2973977
This is the testimony of a homosexual who repented of his sin and trusted Jesus Christ. What was most gripping was his heartache over how Pastors and their wives joke and ridicule homosexuals.
I too have heard Pastors joke about the 'queers and fags' (I don't mean this to offend - I am just repeating what wicked Christians will say.)
Homosexuals are the most hated and under-ministered to group in our society by the church. We ought to be ashamed how we have made those made captive by sin a butt of our jokes.
These people need Jesus Christ - not ridicule.
I even know one preacher who wrote a booklet on how to hate the queers (Yes, he said hate and queers). Yet he would condemn Fred Phelps. And we wonder why homosexuals are so hateful in return.
May the church repent and bring the Gospel to everyone. That doesn't mean give them a tract and wash your hands (as if you might 'catch something). It means to touch the sinner as Jesus did.
Shame on us.
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