Come and Welcome to Jesus Christ

As a follow-up to last month’s reviewed book on soteriology by David Clotfelter, Sinners in the Hands of a Good God—Reconciling Divine Judgement and Mercy, we’re going to look at another book written almost 4 centuries ago. Clotfelter’s book offers a clear and easy-to-understand style of writing. John Bunyan, on the other hand, is a master of complexity, so intricately integrating the same subject in his soteriological book, Come and Welcome to Jesus Christ, taken from this verse: All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out (John 6:37). Read more…

Reasons to be Thankful for Trials

Over the past several months I have endeavored to write for you some understanding of the Christian’s relationship to the world around him or her. We have certainly not exhausted the texts of Scripture that relate to this aspect of the disciple’s life, and we may well return to the topic in the near future. But, this month, I do wish to take a brief departure. Read more…