by DRichardFerguson | Apr 14, 2021 | Book Reviews Nonfiction
My rating: 4 of 5 stars A classic work on how to kill sin by the Spirit based on Romans 8:13. Synopsis A sin is “mortified” (killed) by a habitual weakening of it, constant fighting against it (understanding the danger and the ways it tends to get success against you)...
by DRichardFerguson | Mar 6, 2021 | Book Reviews Nonfiction
My rating: 5 of 5 stars The purpose of this book was to take the principles in Desiring God and the Pleasures of God and show how they can be applied in a practical way in day to day Christian living – overcoming anxiety, pride, shame, impatience, covetousness,...
by DRichardFerguson | Mar 6, 2021 | Book Reviews Nonfiction
My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is what Mounce calls a “baby Greek” course. The object is to teach enough Greek to enable the average Christian to be a much better interpreter of Scripture and to understand the scholarly commentaries. The main difference between baby...
by DRichardFerguson | Feb 7, 2021 | Book Reviews Nonfiction
My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’ve read a few Bible survey books and this is the only one I’ve ever read that was actually interesting reading. This book is very interesting reading and hard to put down. Baylis not only does a great job summarizing the message of each book...
by DRichardFerguson | Jan 18, 2021 | Book Reviews Nonfiction
My rating: 2 of 5 stars Much of this book contains weak argumentation. Leithart promotes the practice of modeling modern worship after Old Testament practices, but gives no explanation of why some practices are chosen and others rejected. Here’s an example:...
by DRichardFerguson | Dec 6, 2020 | Book Reviews Nonfiction
Very edifying book. It opened my eyes to some areas of ingratitude and entitlement in my heart that I had no idea were there, especially in the area of being thankful for God’s gifts after they have been taken away. My only complaint is on the section of how to...
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