Biblical Theology
How Biblical Theology Guards and Guides Churches
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Biblical Theology: Guardian and Guide of the Church | 08.20.2014Right biblical theology offers a trustworthy guide to life in the church, and guards against wrong emphases, wrong expectations, and a wrong gospel.
Where’d All These Calvinists Come From?
By Mark Dever | 06.18.2014Two events served to bring to the front of my mind the growing prominence of reformed theology among the young in the American evangelical scene. I was having dinner in … keep reading…
Biblical Theology
9Marks | 05.15.2014What is it? Biblical theology is sound doctrine; it is right thoughts about God; it is belief that accords with Scripture. Where is it in the Bible? The entire Bible … keep reading…
Nine Marks of a Prosperity Gospel Church
By D. A. Horton | 9Marks Journal: Prosperity Gospel | 01.15.2014A prosperity gospel church is a purely anti-nine marks church.
5 Errors of the Prosperity Gospel
By David W. Jones | 9Marks Journal: Prosperity Gospel | 01.15.2014If the prosperity gospel is true, grace is obsolete, God is irrelevant, and man is the measure of all things.
Book Review: Understanding Biblical Theology, by Edward Klink and Darian Lockett
Review by Sam Emadi | 9Marks Journal: Is Scripture Enough? | 06.04.2013Klink and Lockett’s survey of biblical-theological methods is a timely resource.
Book Review: The Imperative of Preaching, by John Carrick
Review by David King | 9Marks Journal: Church and Churches | 03.28.2013If you love biblical theology, if preaching in light of redemptive history is your jet fuel, if the gospel is life to you and not just a trendy buzzword, then you really need to read this book.
Book Review: Work Matters: Lessons from Scripture, by R. Paul Stevens
Review by Byron Straughn | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 03.07.2013Stevens writes with years of experience and knowledge of Scripture, and though you might not agree with everything, there will be plenty to ponder about our gracious God.
Book Review: Christ-Centered Biblical Theology: Hermeneutical Foundations and Principles, by Graeme Goldsworthy
Review by Stephen J. Wellum | 9Marks Journal: Lay Elders: A User's Guide - Part 1 | 11.13.2012In this book Goldsworthy has once again done a service for the church, despite the caveats I raise.
Biblical Theology with Greg Beale
By G. Beale, M. Dever | 03.29.2012Greg Beale gives a crash course on the discipline of biblical theology, assesses recent works on it, and explains what he’s written and why.
Book Review: 40 Questions about Christians and Biblical Law
Review by Nicholas Piotrowski | 9Marks Journal: The Underestimated Doctrine of Conversion | 02.29.2012Do you want to interpret the Bible rightly? Comprehend justification? Understand what parts of the law do apply to your life? Then you need to understand the law.
Conversion and the Story of Israel
By Thomas R. Schreiner | 9Marks Journal: The Underestimated Doctrine of Conversion | 02.29.2012The history of Israel reveals that the new creation and the new exodus would not be enjoyed apart from the forgiveness of sins and a circumcised heart.
Book Review: 40 Questions about Interpreting the Bible, by Rob Plummer
Review by Jason Meyer | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Holding the Body Together | 04.28.2011This book is a sterling example of how to answer specific questions clearly and succinctly, which is something all who teach the Bible must learn to do well.
Book Review: The God Who Is There, by D. A. Carson
Review by Nicholas Piotrowski | 9Marks Journal: Church and Parachurch: Friends or Foes? | 03.01.2011This is biblical theology that “understand[s] the life of the Church as well as the way life in the postmodern world works.” It joins only a few like it.
