Book Recommendation: Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray

Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray



This is an older work but still edifying and power in the defense of a robust view of God's plan of redemption for mankind through his son, Jesus Christ. My version is the old cover 1955 edition from Eerdmans. The picture you see is the new cover edition published in 2015.  The foreword to the new covered edition is by Carl Trueman. This book was a blessing for outside reading while I was a seminary student at DBTS enrolled in a seminar class called of all things "The Atonement." I'm sure if you look hard enough you can find many presentations, sermons, and maybe even a pdf version online for this book.

A review by Tim Challies is available here.
A quick summary is available on the Ligonier Ministry website.
A review by Phil Gons is available here.

Table of Contents

Part I: Redemption Accomplished

1. The Necessity of the Atonement
2. The Nature of the Atonement
3. The Perfection of the Atonement
4. The Extent of the Atonement
5. Conclusion

Part II: Redemption Applied

1. The Order of Application
2. Effectual Calling
3. Regeneration
4. Faith and Repentance
5. Justification
6. Adoption
7. Sanctification
8. Perseverance
9. Union with Christ
10. Glorification

Read. Comment. Enjoy.

Book Recommendation: The Compelling Community. Where God's Power Makes a Church Attractive

The Compelling Community. Where God's Power Makes a Church Attractive by Mark Dever and Jamie Dunlop (Wheaton: Crossway, 2015).



I found this book to extremely challenging and helpful for local church ministry.

A review by Tim Challies is available here.
A review on the Gospel Coalition website is available here.

A video promotion of the book by both authors on the 9Marks website is available here.

Table of Contents

Part 1: A Vision for Community
1. Two Visions of Community
2. A Community Given by God
3. Community Runs Deep
4. Community Goes Broad

Part 2: Fostering Community
5. Preach to Equip Your Community
6. Pray Together as a Community
7. Build a Culture of Spiritually Intentional Relationships
8. Structural Obstacles to Biblical Community

Part 3: Protecting Community
9. Addressing Discontentment in the Church
10. Addressing Sin in the Church

Part 4: Community at Work
11. Evangelize as a Community
12. Fracture Your Community (for the Community of Heaven)

Read. Enjoy. Comment.

Logic Resources to help Christians think better (Series part Two)

Logic Resources to help Christians think and reason better (Series Part Two)

Logic Series Part One

In a previous thread I mentioned several different informal fallacies used in sermons, teaching, and books (paper or digital).  For those interested in expanding their exegetical and theological tool box I am providing some sources here that I have found helpful over the years.  I have used them both on a personal growth level and for academic pursuits.  They can be found via kindle, logos, pdf, and even paperback or hardback books.

I am listing these alphabetically (not necessarily in order of value, importance, or personal favorites):

Adler, Mortimer J. and Charles Van Doren.  How to Read a Book.  Revised and Updated Edition. (New York: Simon and Schuster), 1972.

Bluedorn, Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn.  The Fallacy Detective.  Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to                Recognize Bad Reasoning.  (Muscatine, IA: Christian Logic), 2002.

Bluedorn, Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn.  The Thinking Toolbox: Thirty-Five Lessons That will Build your Reasoning Skills. (Muscatine, IA: Christian Logic), 2005.

Carson, D. A. Exegetical Fallacies. Second Edition. (Grand Rapids: Baker), 1996.

Lisle, Jason. The Ultimate Proof of Creation.  Resolving the Origins Debate.  (Green Forest, AR: New Leaf Publishing), 2010.

Nance, James B. and Douglas J. Wilson. Introductory: Logic. Fourth Edition. (Moscow: Canon Press), 2006.

Nance, James B. Intermediate Logic.  Second Edition. (Moscow: Canon Press), 2006.

Pirie, Madsen. How to Win Every Argument: The Use and Abuse of Logic.  (New York: Continuum), 2006.

Weston, Anthony.  A Rulebook for Arguments. Fourth Edition. (Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing), 2009.

I pray these resources will be of help in your logical thinking and evaluating of both text and teaching (especially during this election year).

Comments encouraged.