Every now and then, I hear it attributed to some great preacher of the past that the gospel (or sometimes, the Bible) is like a lion (or sometimes, a tiger). The idea is that it doesn't need to be defended; it just needs to be let out of the cage. It's a great quote, but … Continue reading Spurgeon’s “Let the lion out of the cage” quote
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Book Review: The Explicit Gospel
There has been a recent rash of books about the gospel. There's Scot McKnight's The King Jesus Gospel, J.D. Greear's Gospel, Andrew Farley's The Naked Gospel, and Greg Gilbert's What Is the Gospel?, among others that I've probably left out. What sets this book apart from the rest? I can't say, because the only book I've read on the … Continue reading Book Review: The Explicit Gospel
Book Review: The King Jesus Gospel
The problem that Scot McKnight's The King Jesus Gospel is intended to address is that the way evangelical Christians preach the gospel doesn't often lead to lives characterized by discipleship. Evangelical evangelism has been geared toward getting people to make decisions ("accepting Jesus into your heart"), but "we lose at least 50 percent of those … Continue reading Book Review: The King Jesus Gospel
Elliot Ritzema 