https://www.gracelife.orgGraceNotes is a concise quarterly Bible study on the important issues related to salvation by grace and living by grace. They are designed for downloading (pdf available) and copying so they can be used in ministry. No permission is required if they are distributed unedited at no charge. You can receive new GraceNotes by subscribing to our free quarterly GraceLife newsletter.en2026 GraceLife MinistriesSat, 18 Dec 2021 08:00:00 ESThttps://www.gracelife.org/resources/bookreviews/?id=6https://www.gracelife.org/resources/bookreviews/?id=6My overall impression of Coronavirus and Christ is that I have mixed feelings about this book. Piper makes some good points and offers some helpful answers in regards to the question: "What is God doing through the Coronavirus?" But at the same time, because of Piper's Reformed/Lordship perspective, I would caution the reader to consider this book: "For reference only"! My review will more fully explain my reasons for saying this.Jonathan Perreault, Jun. 2022https://www.gracelife.org/resources/bookreviews/?id=5https://www.gracelife.org/resources/bookreviews/?id=5God's theocratic, mediatorial kingdom is a vast, sweeping subject from the first book of the Bible to the last. Understanding this overarching biblical theme of God's clearly revealed and sovereign plan is essential not only for believers in Christ to make sense of the chaos in our world but also for the church to know and fulfill its God-ordained role in this era of world history. Are we currently living in God's promised kingdom? Yes, say a plethora of professing evangelicals today. No, say the careful reading of the Bible and the biblical evidence marshaled by Dr. Andy Woods in The Coming Kingdom. The conclusions of this book are based on accurate interpretation of Scripture, which are then insightfully compared and contrasted with the various forms of contemporary evangelical teaching about the kingdom. Are you confused by conflicting views on the kingdom? Do you long for something better than the current conditions you see in our world today? Then read The Coming Kingdom. This book shows convincingly from Scripture that the establishment of God's theocratic kingdom on earth is still future and it will be vastly superior to the conditions we see in our world today. The Coming Kingdom clarifies for readers the biblical truth of God's glorious kingdom, while exalting the coming King and edifying the soul of the reader with its constant appeal to God's Word.Shawn Willson M. Div., May 2022https://www.gracelife.org/resources/bookreviews/?id=4https://www.gracelife.org/resources/bookreviews/?id=4Clear. Understandable. Carefully organized. Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar by William D. Mounce is the standard textbook for colleges and seminaries. Since its initial publication in 1993 its integrated approach has helped more than 250,000 students learn New Testament Greek.Jonathan Perreault, Mar. 2022https://www.gracelife.org/resources/bookreviews/?id=3https://www.gracelife.org/resources/bookreviews/?id=3Christians who follow the Bible readily acknowledge that faith in Jesus Christ is necessary for eternal salvation. But if faith is necessary to be saved in the first place, then what happens when a person stops believing? What if a person's faith falters, fails, or is unfruitful? Will that person be lost?Shawn Willson M. Div., Feb. 2022https://www.gracelife.org/resources/bookreviews/?id=2https://www.gracelife.org/resources/bookreviews/?id=2Must the gospel message include a call for people to repent of their sins? "No," say Free Grace advocates. Is evidence of a changed life an important indication of whether a person is truly born again? "No, again," these advocates say.But in this book, Wayne Grudem shows how the Bible answers "Yes" to both of these questions, arguing that the Free Grace movement contradicts both historic Protestant teaching and the New Testament itself.This important book explains the true nature of the Christian gospel and answers the question asked by so many people: "How can I know that I'm saved?"Charlie Bing PhD., Oct. 2016https://www.gracelife.org/resources/bookreviews/?id=1https://www.gracelife.org/resources/bookreviews/?id=1A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination. Crucifixion, the Romans believed, was the worst fate imaginable, a punishment reserved for slaves. How astonishing it was, then, that people should have come to believe that one particular victim of crucifixion-an obscure provincial by the name of Jesus-was to be worshipped as a god. Dominion explores the implications of this shocking conviction as they have reverberated throughout history. Today, the West remains utterly saturated by Christian assumptions. As Tom Holland demonstrates, our morals and ethics are not universal but are instead the fruits of a very distinctive civilization. Concepts such as secularism, liberalism, science, and homosexuality are deeply rooted in a Christian seedbed. From Babylon to the Beatles, Saint Michael to #MeToo, Dominion tells the story of how Christianity transformed the modern world.Shawn Willson M. Div., Dec. 2021