Nearly 200,000 copies sold!Chosen by God by Dr. R. C. Sproul is a contemporary classic on predestination, a doctrine that isn’t just for Calvinists. It is a doctrine for all biblical Christians. In this updated and expanded edition of Chosen by God, Sproul shows that the reformed doctrine of predestination doesn’t create a whimsical or spiteful picture of God, but rather paints a portrait of a loving God who provides grace and redemption amidst sin for radically corrupt humans.Sproul, author of The Holiness of God, brings his signature clarity and deep, biblical understanding to this theological topic, addressing:How free will fits with predestinationThe sovereignty of GodHow we can have assurance of our salvationWe choose God because he has opened our eyes to see his beauty; we love him because he first loved us. There is mystery in God’s ways, but not contradiction. Read more

From Bible teacher John MacArthur, a revelatory exploration of what the apostle Paul actually taught about the Good News of Jesus.The apostle Paul penned a number of very concise, focused passages in his letters to the early church that summarize the gospel message in just a few well-chosen words. Each of these key texts has a unique emphasis highlighting some essential aspect of the Good News of Jesus Christ. The chapters in this revelatory new book closely examine those vital gospel texts, one verse at a time.John MacArthur, host of the popular media ministry Grace to You, tackles such questions as:What is the gospel?What are the essential elements of the message?How can we be certain we have it right?And how should Christians be proclaiming the Good News to the world?As always, the answers John MacArthur gives are clear, compelling, well-reasoned, easy to grasp, and above all, thoroughly biblical. The Gospel According to Paul is written in a style that is easily accessible to lay people, including those who know very little about the Bible, while being of great value to seasoned pastors and experienced ministers. The Gospel According to Paul is the third in a series of books on the gospel by John MacArthur including – The Gospel According to Jesus and The Gospel According to the Apostles. The Gospel According to Paul is also available in Spanish, Evangelio según Pablo. Read more

From the author of ECPA and CBA top sellers, Thus Saith the Lord?, Breaking Intimidation, and The Fear of the Lord  BEST SELLING BOOK WITH OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE Are you compelled to tell your side of the story? Do you fight thoughts of suspicion or distrust? Are you constantly rehearsing past hurts? Have you lost hope because of what someone did to you?  The Bait of Satan exposes one of the most deceptive snares Satan uses to get believers out of the will of God--offense. This trap restrains countless Christians, severs relationships, and widens the gulfs between us. Jesus said, "It is impossible that no offenses should come” (Luke 17:1). Although you will encounter offense, you can choose how you will react.   In this new twentieth anniversary edition, John Bevere shows you how to identify the traps ahead of you and escape the victim mentality. With declaration-style prayers and testimonials from people whose lives have been changed by his message, this book will inspire you to stay free from offense and its destructive power.   Don’t let anyone affect your relationship with God! Read more

Explore the timeless insights of one of history's most renowned Bible commentaries. Matthew Henry’s comprehensive work spans the entire Bible, offering profound theological wisdom, practical application, and devotional richness for every believer.Features of This Comprehensive Commentary:Complete Coverage: Commentary on every book, chapter, and verse of the Old and New Testaments.Practical Insights: Detailed explanations of biblical texts, connecting Scripture to everyday life.Devotional Application: Encourages personal reflection and spiritual growth through its thoughtful exposition.Historical Context: Provides rich background details to illuminate the meaning of Scripture.Theological Depth: Covers key doctrines and themes with clarity and reverence. Why Read Matthew Henry’s Commentary?A Classic Resource: Trusted by theologians, pastors, and laypeople for over three centuries.Accessible Wisdom: Written in a clear and engaging style for readers of all levels.Comprehensive Study Tool: Perfect for personal study, sermon preparation, or group discussions. Whether you're a student of theology, a church leader, or simply seeking to deepen your understanding of Scripture, Matthew Henry’s unabridged commentary is an indispensable addition to your library. Read more

A long history of biblical exegesis and theological reflection has shaped our understanding of the atonement today. The more prominent highlights of this history have acquired familiar names for the household of faith: Christus Victor, penal substitutionary, subjective, and governmental.Recently the penal substitutionary view, and particularly its misappropriations, has been critiqued, and a lively debate has taken hold within evangelicalism. This Spectrum Multiview volume offers a "panel" discussion of four views of atonement maintained by four evangelical scholars. The proponents and their views are:Gregory A. Boyd: Christus Victor viewJoel B. Green: Kaleidescopic viewBruce R. Reichenbach: Healing viewThomas R. Schreiner: Penal Substitutionary viewFollowing an introduction written by the editors, each participant first puts forth the case for their view. Each view is followed by responses from the other three participants, noting points of agreement as well as disagreement.This is a book that will help Christians understand the issues, grasp the differences and proceed toward a clearer articulation of their understanding of the atonement.Spectrum Multiview Books offer a range of viewpoints on contested topics within Christianity, giving contributors the opportunity to present their position and also respond to others in this dynamic publishing format. Read more

Written in 1525 in response to the writings of Erasmus, "The Bondage of the Will" conveys Luther's beliefs on the issue of free will during the Protestant Reformation. Because of the fall of man, he debates with Erasmus on whether or not human beings are free to decide on good or evil. He asserts in this well written and uniquely styled work that we are incapacitated by sin, and human beings must rely on the complete sovereignty of God to redeem us and bring about our salvation. Because man is dictated by Satan, he must be saved entirely by God, and this liberation should lead to the service of God. Considered a masterpiece of Reformation literature, Luther's writing is a combination of deep theological thought with a gentle humor and a refreshing directness. Because of its primary position in Reformation doctrine, "The Bondage of the Will" is a vital link in understanding the ideas of Luther and his place in the Christian tradition. Read more

"The Torah in English" provides readers with an English translation of the sacred Jewish scriptures, offering access to the foundational texts of the Hebrew Bible. This edition allows individuals, scholars, and those interested in religious studies to engage with the Torah in a language accessible to English speakers. Containing the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, the Torah is a vital component of both Jewish and Christian religious traditions. This English translation ensures that readers can explore the narratives, laws, and teachings embedded in these foundational texts. Whether used for personal study, worship, or academic research, "The Torah in English" serves as a valuable resource for understanding the spiritual and historical significance of the Old Testament within the broader context of religious literature. Read more

Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference"For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God" (1 Cor 7:19).The apostle Paul's relationship to the Law of Moses is notoriously complex and much studied. Difficulties begin with questions of definition (of the extent of Paul's corpus and the meanings of "the law") and are exacerbated by numerous problems of interpretation of the key texts. Major positions are entrenched, yet none of them seems to know what to do with all the pieces of the puzzle.Inextricably linked to Paul's view of the law is his teaching concerning salvation history, Israel, the church, anthropology, ethics and eschatology. Understanding "Paul and the law" is critical to the study of the New Testament, because it touches on the perennial question of the relationship between the grace of God in the gift of salvation and the demand of God in the call for holy living. Misunderstanding can lead to distortions of one or both.This New Studies in Biblical Theology volume is something of a breakthrough, bringing neglected evidence to the discussion and asking different questions of the material, while also building on the work of others. Brian Rosner argues that Paul undertakes a polemical re-evaluation of the Law of Moses, which involves not only its repudiation as law-covenant and its replacement by other things, but also its wholehearted re-appropriation as prophecy (with reference to the gospel) and as wisdom (for Christian living).Addressing key issues in biblical theology, the works comprising New Studies in Biblical Theology are creative attempts to help Christians better understand their Bibles. The NSBT series is edited by D. A. Carson, aiming to simultaneously instruct and to edify, to interact with current scholarship and to point the way ahead. Read more

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The story of Joseph is prominent in the book of Genesis and yet is rarely mentioned in the rest of Scripture. How then do we understand Joseph's significance in redemptive history? When Christians have addressed this question, the conversation has frequently turned toward typology: Is Joseph a type of the Messiah?Messianic interpretations of the Joseph narrative have often lacked methodological rigor or have simply failed to make a convincing case. Most often interpreters have simply noted historical correspondences between Joseph and Jesus, without considering the narrative's function in the context of Genesis, its redemptive-historical significance, or its appropriation by later biblical authors.In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Samuel Emadi offers a more comprehensive canonical treatment of the Joseph narrative. He considers Genesis 37–50 in its own literary and theological context, intra-canonical development of the Joseph story via inner-biblical allusion, and New Testament references and allusions. Emadi defends the notion that Joseph functions as the resolution to the plot of Genesis and that this story typologically influences how later biblical authors narrate redemptive history, culminating in the New Testament's portrayal of Jesus as an antitypical, new and final Joseph.Addressing key issues in biblical theology, the works comprising New Studies in Biblical Theology are creative attempts to help Christians better understand their Bibles. The NSBT series is edited by D. A. Carson, aiming to simultaneously instruct and to edify, to interact with current scholarship and to point the way ahead. Read more

The Kindle version is available for pre-order at a special price!"The proper context for interpreting the Bible is not Augustine or any other church father. It is not the Catholic Church. It is not the rabbinic movements of late antiquity and the Middle Ages. It is not the Reformation or the Puritans. It is not evangelicalism in any of its flavors. It is not the modern world at all or any period of its history. The proper context for interpreting the Bible is the context of the biblical writers— the context that produced the Bible. Every other context is alien to the biblical writers and, therefore, to the Bible. Yet there is a pervasive tendency in the believing Church to filter the Bible through creeds, confessions, and denominational preferences."(Dr. Michael S. Heiser, Theologian and Bible Scholar) Indeed, Jesus didn’t die in a vacuum. His death was not random or isolated. It was the fulfillment of a story God had been telling for generations — a story rooted in the Hebrew Scriptures.Long before Jesus arrived, God had already given Israel a sacrificial system — not to appease an angry deity — but to teach, heal, and restore His people. Blood was never about violence or wrath — it was about life (Leviticus 17:11). Sacrifice was not about satisfying divine rage — it was about drawing near. Atonement was never about punishment — it was about cleansing, renewal, and return.Sadly, when we ignore the Jewish foundations of the Christian faith, we end up importing foreign pagan ideas onto the gospel — imagining a God driven by anger, demanding the brutal torture and death of His Son, just to release His wrath and forgive. But that is not the story the Bible tells.This book is about recovering the real Gospel — through the eyes of ancient Israel — before it was distorted by Greek philosophy and Roman legalism. It’s about seeing the cross not as an act of divine violence, but as something far deeper, more mysterious, and more beautiful than we've been told — a truth worth rediscovering.This is the story of a God who saves not only souls but also restores what sin broke, heals creation, and overcomes every force that separates us from His love.This is the story of a God who is truly Mighty to Save. The book is divided into three short parts:Part I: #Blood #Atonement #SacrificePart II: #Death #Salvation #LifePart III: Your Life Is an Audition About the Author:Dr. Eitan Bar, a Jewish-Christian scholar with advanced Bible, apologetics, and theology degrees, is a unique combination. As a native Hebrew speaker and Bible scholar, he combines his Jewish background with his Christian education and faith to offer an accessible guide to understanding the Bible. Read more

The Gospel Coalition Book AwardCenter for Biblical Studies Book of the Year AwardBiblical Foundations Book AwardWith Israel's exodus out of Egypt, God established a pattern to help us understand the salvation of all his people—Israel and the nations—through Jesus Christ.In Exodus Old and New, L. Michael Morales examines the key elements of three major redemption movements in Scripture: the exodus out of Egypt, the second exodus foretold by the prophets, and the new exodus accomplished by Jesus Christ. We discover how the blood of a Passover lamb helps us grasp the significance of Jesus' death on the cross, how the Lord's defeat of Pharaoh foreshadowed Jesus' victory over Satan, how Israel’s exodus out of Egypt unfolds the meaning of the resurrection, and much more.The second volume in the ESBT series, Exodus Old and New reveals how Old Testament stories of salvation provide insight into the accomplishments of Jesus and the unity of God's purposes across history.About the SeriesEssential Studies in Biblical Theology (ESBT), edited by Benjamin L. Gladd and L. Michael Morales, explore the central or essential themes of the Bible's grand storyline. Taking cues from Genesis 1–3, authors trace the presence of these themes throughout the entire sweep of redemptive history. Written for students, church leaders, and laypeople, the ESBT offers an accessible yet rich introduction to biblical theology. Read more

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Many Christians believe that they have to understand everything about their faith for that faith to be genuine. This isn't true.There are many things we don't understand about God, His Word, and His works. And this is actually one of the greatest things about the Christian faith: that there are areas of mystery that lie beyond the keenest scholarship or even the most profound spiritual exercises. Sadly, for many people these problems raise so many questions and uncertainties that faith itself becomes a struggle.But questions, and even doubts, are part of faith.Chris Wright encourages us to face the limitations of our understanding and to acknowledge the pain and grief they can often cause. In The God I Don't Understand, he focuses on four of the most mysterious subjects in the Bible and reflects upon why it's important to ask questions without having to provide the answer:The problem of evil and suffering.The genocide of the Canaanites.The cross and the crucifixion.The end of the world.  "However strongly we believe in divine revelation, we must acknowledge both that God has not revealed everything and that much of what he has revealed is not plain. It is because Dr. Wright confronts biblical problems with a combination of honesty and humility that I warmly commend this book." —John Stott Read more

"Of all the knowledge that we can ever obtain, the knowledge of God, and the knowledge of ourselves, are the most important." — Jonathan Edwards (A Careful And Strict Enquiry Into Freedom Of The Will) Read more

PREVIOUSLY #1 NEW RELEASE BESTSELLER IN CHRISTIAN OLD TESTAMENT COMMENTARIES, THEOLOGICAL ESCHATOLOGY AND SOTERIOLOGY CHRISTIAN THEOLOGYDo you like puzzles? Do you enjoy a good mystery? Then Esdras Three-Headed Eagle is just for you. Join James Harman as he takes us on a captivating journey through the ancient text of 2 Esdras! Esdra's Three-Headed Eagle is the third and final edition in the Daniel's Prophecies Unsealed series.Discover where this shocking prophecy tells the immediate future of the United States of America. The book of 2nd Esdras was considered part of the Old Testament Canon in the Early Church. Discover how we know one of the Apostle Paul's disciples probably read this ancient prophecy. Even find where our Lord himself quoted from this important book and how the Authorized King James Bible of 1611 included 2nd Esdras until it was fatefully removed from our Bibles in 1885.Chapters 11 and 12 in 2 Esdras provide a prophetic snapshot of the American Presidents from Herbert Hoover in 1929 down to our current President Joe Biden. Author Jim Harman shows us what this historical text reveals will happen during the final years of this decade.Now is the time to prepare and help others prepare before the time of the Great Tribulation arrives. Jesus provides a way of escape for those blameless believers who are ready. The purpose of this book is to help you prepare. Read more

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Few biblical topics are as important as mission. Mission is linked inextricably to humanity's sinfulness and need for redemption and to God's provision of salvation in the person and work of Jesus Christ. This good news of salvation must be made known. The saving mission of Jesus constitutes the foundation for Christian mission, and the Christian gospel is its message.This second edition of New Studies in Biblical Theology volume Salvation to the Ends of the Earth emphasizes the way in which the Bible presents a continuing narrative of God's mission—ranging from the story of Israel to the story of Jesus and that of the early Christians. At the same time, it provides a robust historical and chronological backbone to the unfolding of the early Christian mission. The apostle Paul's writings and the General Epistles are incorporated with the Gospel with which they have the closest and most natural canonical and historical affinity.Addressing key issues in biblical theology, the works comprising New Studies in Biblical Theology are creative attempts to help Christians better understand their Bibles. The NSBT series is edited by D. A. Carson, aiming to simultaneously instruct and to edify, to interact with current scholarship and to point the way ahead. Read more

Rather than being shrouded in mystique, reduced to a transactional asceticism, or stripped down to mere piety, theosis is the transformation of the human person by grace, as it works in their will to move them in ever increasing freedom towards God. Gleaning from the Patristic wisdom contained in such works as the Philokalia, this short manual seeks to lay out the necessary practical framework for the systematic cultivation of theosis by connecting theoretical comprehension together with clarity of application. It aims to present the basics of theory and praxis, and the logic of their connection, in such a way that a person can faithfully understand and earnestly apply themselves to the “upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” There is not another life with which we might undertake these efforts, therefore anyone who desires all that God has purchased for them by His Blood is urged thus to apply themselves to the exercise of theosis. From the tumult of the passions to the transformative nature of faith, and from practical apophaticism to the insight born of theoria, the stepping stones of watchfulness, stillness, and ceaseless prayer lead the grace-led person onward in their mystical union with the Lord Jesus Christ. The present work thus hopes to assist the faithful reader in fulfilling this, God’s Gospel call to abide in Him and to be indwelt by Him. Read more

Gospel promises are numerous in the Bible and the text expounded in this little book, John 6:37, is just such a promise. Bunyan shows the breadth of the breadth of the promise and demonstrates the validity of the free offer of the Gospel to all. Carefully examining each part of the verse he shows the extensiveness of the gift, what it means to come to Christ, together with the Father’s role in drawing sinners to the Saviour. Preachers will draw great inspiration from this in developing Gospel arguments. John Bunyan (1628-1688), the Bedford tinker, is well-known for The Pilgrim’s Progress, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners and The Holy War. Come and Welcome to Jesus Christ was first published in 1681 and has been completely re-typeset for issue as an eBook. Read more