Toggle navigation. Unfortunately, there's a demonic betrayer in their midst and something even worse lurking beneath the snow and ice. Outer Darkness 5. Get Books. After The Charon crash-lands on a frozen planet, the crew is forced to fight together or die alone. Misthological Models Part 1. Both authors maintain that the outer darkness pictures a loss of rewards for unfaithful believers, but they differ in particulars, especially pertaining to spatial implications of the outer darkness.
The internal witness of the Spirit, 1 John VI. The Conclusion, 1 John A. The certainty of salvation as the purpose in writing, 1 John B. The confidence of answered prayer, 1 John C. The counsel in respect to intercession, 1 John D. The certainties of the Christian faith, 1 John 1. The certainty of the Christian's practice, 1 John 2. The certainty of the Christian's contrast to the world, 1 John 3. The certainty of Christ's mission, 1 John E.
The final warning against idols, 1 John Precept Workbook on 1 John Download lesson 1 - Note that this has the 5 chapters double spaced with wide margins which can be printed out to facilitate marking key words , and carrying out other aspects of inductive Bible study especially making observations. Suggestion - Before you study 1 John take one hour and listen to this excellent overview of the entire book you will not be disappointed There is stimulating background material and warm application.
Commentaries for Biblical Expositors: An annotated bibliography of selected works. Hiebert's critique on A Brooke - Greek text. Important introductory discussion of critical problems. The exegetical treatment of the text is valuable but must be read with theological discrimination. Has an extended treatment of the text on the "heavenly witnesses. Spurgeon on Robert Candlish : We set great store by these lectures. A man hardly needs anything beyond Candlish.
He is devout, candid, prudent and forcible. Hiebert's critique on Robert Candlish : A series of forty-six sermon-lectures fervently presenting Christ as the only begotten Son of God and the believer's relationship to Him.
First published in , it vigorously attacks Romanist doctrine and warns against apostasy. The biographical sketch by Wilbur M. Smith adds to the value of the volume.
Cyril Barber on John James Lias see below - One of the finest exegetical and expository works for preachers.
Provides an excellent basis for a series of sermons. Deserves a place in the library of every minister and lay preacher. The Minister's Library - Volume 2. James Rosscup on George G Findlay : "Based on the Greek text, this work is one of the great commentaries on the three epistles from more than three quarters of a century ago. Hiebert's critique on George G Findlay : An exhaustive, conservative exposition combining careful scholarship with rare spiritual insight.
Emphasizes the doctrinal as well as the practical teaching of the epistles. James Rosscup on D Edmond Hiebert : His work "is one of the best medium-length explanations that is serious and clear to deal with most key matters, not pass them by. Hiebert sees ways to have assurance of real salvation, and 1Jn as a key for the whole epistle, not confining its focus to details in 1Jn or 1Jn ,12 He usually takes a stand on what a phrase means, gives reasons, and is plain.
His comments in the main body, his extensive bibliography, and frequent footnote references to good sources all exemplify his earnest attempt to give readers light. In a number of verses the book helps, at others it frustrates due to passing by views and reasons, or lacks sufficient comments.
Much generalizing leaves an impression that in order to be seen as saved one must live an ideally perfect life cf. The work has a healthy clarity that real grace, distinct from cheap so-called but not genuine grace 51 elicits confession of sin and seeking obedience to God. James Rosscup on Alfred Plummer Cambridge Bible Commentary : Though old, this is a good study from the Greek text which will be helpful in any more advanced study of the epistles. There are other works more highly recommended, however.
It is detailed, thorough, and very useful for its incisive, definitive statements on problem areas as well as grammatical matters. Read his fascinating brief biography - Henry Alford and Phil Johnson's related comments.
Editorial Note : If you are not proficient in Greek, you will find this work considerably more useful than the following work by Alford, because in this volume he translates the Greek and Latin into English. While the "The Greek New Testament" is longer e. James Rosscup writes that "This was the great work in the life of the versatile Dean of Canterbury. An outcome of this production was the New Testament for English Readers 4 vols. Alford was a Calvinist, conservative and premillennial, though not dispensational.
He takes a literal interpretation of the thousand years in Rev. He shows a great knowledge of the Greek text and faces problems of both a doctrinal and textual nature.
Henry Alford Charles Haddon Spurgeon writes that this text "is an invaluable aid to the critical study of the text of the New Testament.
You will find in it the ripened results of a matured scholarship, the harvesting of a judgment, generally highly impartial, always worthy of respect, which has gleaned from the most important fields of Biblical research, both modern and ancient, at home and abroad. You will not look here for any spirituality of thought or tenderness of feeling; you will find the learned Dean does not forget to do full justice to his own views, and is quite able to express himself vigorously against his opponents; but for what it professes to be, it is an exceedingly able and successful work.
The later issues are by far the most desirable, as the author has considerably revised the work in the fourth edition. Lectures to my Students, Vol. Jack Arnold died instantly in the pulpit after uttering these final words: " And when I go to heaven. He is also in heaven with Jack Arnold. D Edmond Hiebert - Prints the author's own translation.
A series of popular studies whose strong point is word study. Contains good illustrative material. Part of the author's interpretation follows a liberal position. Barclay holds that Christ's descent into Hades gave those who there heard Him a second chance. Comment : I appreciate Barclay's unique insights on Greek words, but clearly his teaching about a "second chance" is NOT sound doctrine!
Be an Acts Berean with Barclay. See discussion of his orthodoxy especially the article " The Enigmatic William Barclay ". The New Testament part of this old work was first published in — Various authors contributed. It is evangelical and amillennial Often the explanations of verses are very worthwhile. C H Spurgeon "Albert Barnes is a learned and able divine, but his productions are unequal in value, the gospels are of comparatively little worth, but his other comments are extremely useful for Sunday-school teachers and persons with a narrow range of reading, endowed with enough good sense to discriminate between good and evil Placed by the side of the great masters, Barnes is a lesser light, but taking his work for what it is and professes to be, no minister can afford to be without it, and this is no small praise for works which were only intended for Sunday-school teachers.
James Rosscup writes "This work Gnomon , originally issued in , has considerable comment on the Greek, flavoring the effort with judicious details about the spiritual life. It has much that helps, but has been surpassed by many other commentaries since its day.
Represents Combination of Bengel's Gnomon above and Comments by more modern expositors in brackets to make this more usable for those who do not read Greek. Spurgeon comments on the goal to make Bengel's Gnomon listed above more accessible -- "Such is the professed aim of this commentary, and the compilers have very fairly carried out their intentions.
We strongly advise the purchase of this book, as it Tischendorf and Alford have contributed largely James Rosscup : This ICC work rates with Westcott as one of the top two detailed older commentaries of a technical nature based on the Greek text. Hiebert's critique - Greek text. Long recognized as a classic commentary on the Johannine epistles.
First published in Bruce has updated the introductory material and provided a summary of the discoveries and developments since Westcott's time. He paraphrases Cyril Barber's comment in which he latter says Brooke Deprecates the deity of Christ, rejects as "legend" the teaching regarding the Antichrist and minimizes the efficacy of Christ's death on the cross.
Exegetically valuable; theological unreliable. Cyril Barber - This Plummer then treats these letters in a most commendable way, providing some unique insights into the thought of the apostle and the nuances of the original text. The Minister's Library, Volume 2. James Rosscup writes "Though old, this is a good study from the Greek text which will be helpful in any more advanced study of the epistles.
Spurgeon commenting on this commentary wrote "We set great store by these lectures. Cyril Barber - A true classic. Rich in insights, it makes rewarding reading. When we consider that these studies were really sermons delivered to the congregation of which Candlish was the pastor, it would be encouraging to see laypeople buying and reading this work today.
Reprinted from the edition. Table of Contents. James Rosscup - Calvin was not only a great theologian but also a great expositor, and his insight into Scripture contributed to his grasp of doctrinal truth. His commentaries are deep in spiritual understanding, usually helpful on problem passages, and refreshing in a devotional sense to the really interested reader.
He usually offers good help on a passage. Calvin is amillennial on long-range prophecy, but in other respects usually has very contributive perception on passages and doctrinal values edifying to the believer. He also can be very wordy, but the serious and patient glean much. Illustration - A farmer was out plowing his field one spring morning. The spring thaw had just occurred and there were many muddy valleys in the field.
Through one particularly wet place his tractor became stuck in the mud. The harder he tried, the deeper he became stuck. Finally, he walked over to his neighbor's to ask for help.
The neighbor came over and looked at the situation. He shook his head, and then said, "It doesn't look good, but I tell you what. I'll give it a try pulling you out. But if we don't get it out, I'll come sit in the mud with ya!
Even the ones you might think are impossible to be forgiven. She had been taking an incredible amount of drugs, and with her boyfriend hacked two people to death with a pickax. She admits to the crime. She has become a born-again Christian. Could she really be forgiven? Illustration - It is the closing scene in the motion picture, Ben Hur.
The sky is disappearing behind the ominous looking cloud formations. The movie camera takes a long shot of three crosses rising out of a distant hill. Then the camera moves in close, closer, to the figure stretched out on the center cross.
Lightning reveals a man squirming in silent agony to the rhythm of the flashes. It is raining hard. With each flash of light, the pool of rain water at the foot of the cross grows larger. Suddenly a single drop of blood drips into the pool and scatters.
Then another drop falls. And then another. The pool is now tinted light red. The rain comes harder and the pool overflows into another pool immediately below it. The second pool reddens and enlarges, overflowing into still another pool which, in turn, overflows into a small stream. The blood-stained stream flows into a larger stream which meets a river which flows into an ocean. You only tend to deceive yourself and prolong the problems.
Illustration - For some people, the pain of self-realization is just too much to bear. British painter and engraver William Hogarth was once commissioned to paint the portrait of an exceptionally ugly nobleman. As was his custom, he depicted the subject with the utmost frankness and realism.
When the nobleman saw the portrait, he refused to pay for it, and a bitter discussion ensued. Eventually Hogarth, needing the money, sent a letter to his client, saying that a certain showman who specialized in exhibiting freaks and monstrosities was interested in the portrait.
Unless Hogarth received payment within three days, he would embellish the picture with a tail and other appendages and sell it to the showman for exhibition. The nobleman paid up, then burned the portrait. Illustration - In Charles Colson's book, Born Again, which is about his experiences during Watergate, Colson shares one of President Nixon's problems -- he could never admit he was wrong in anything.
In fact, Colson said that even when Nixon obviously had a cold -- nose running, face red, sneezing, all the symptoms of a cold -- he would never admit it.
A "propitiatory" was a place where wrath was satisfied, where the price was paid. The mercy seat on the ark of the covenant was a "propitiatory", where blood was sprinkled, and the sins of the people were taken care of. Illustration - Bible teacher G. Campbell Morgan told of a coal miner who came to him and said, "I would give anything to believe that God would forgive my sins, but I cannot believe that He will forgive them if I just ask Him.
It is too cheap. Did you pay? I just got into to cage and was pulled to the top. Was it not too cheap? What had not cost him anything -- salvation -- had not come cheap to God.
This miner had never thought of the great price God paid to send His Son so He could rescue fallen humanity. Now he realized that all anyone had to do was to "get into the cage" by faith. Illustration - A group of first graders had just completed a tour of a hospital, and the nurse who had directed them was asking for questions. Immediately a hand went up. First, they love health; and second, they hate germs".
James Rosscup - This old, conservative Wesleyan Methodist work is good devotionally and aggressive for righteous living. Laypeople can find it still valuable today. It is Arminian in viewpoint and thus helpful, for example, in showing the reader how this approach deals with texts involving the eternal security question.
The work contains much background material from many sources on all books of the Bible. Spurgeon - Adam Clarke is the great annotator of our Wesleyan friends; and they have no reason to be ashamed of him, for he takes rank among the chief of expositors.
His mind was evidently fascinated by the singularities of learning, and hence his commentary is rather too much of an old curiosity shop, but it is filled with valuable rarities, such as none but a great man could have collected If you have a copy of Adam Clarke, and exercise discretion in reading it, you will derive immense advantage from it, for frequently by a sort of side-light he brings out the meaning of the text in an astonishingly novel manner.
I do not wonder that Adam Clarke still stands, notwithstanding his peculiarities, a prince among commentators. I do not find him so helpful as Gill, but still, from his side of the question, with which I have personally no sympathy, he is an important writer, and deserves to be studied by every reader of the Scriptures.
Excellent Resource - Functions much like a verse by verse commentary with more than pages of exposition. Highly recommended. Note : This resource is useful to help you with topics covered by the passage you are studying. Click the verse for the topics examples listed for 1 John - click on " word of God" to see brief definition various aspects of the Word of God with Scriptural examples.
Then you can either click the arrow to advance to the next verse or you can go to the top of the page in the dropdown window and select the specific verse or chapter you would like to study. Hiebert - Greek text. Important for linguistic study of the epistles.
Defends Johannine authorship. The viewpoint is essentially conservative. Rosscup - This is a thorough exegesis of the Greek text. It is considered to be one of the standard tools for exegetical study. Links to devotionals on Biblegateway - Some are devotionals on the passage s from 1 John, but some only make reference to 1 John passages in a devotional on another Bible passage.
James Rosscup writes "Based on the Greek text, this work is one of the great commentaries on the three epistles from more than three quarters of a century ago.
Cyril Barber - A fine example of dedicated scholarship ably blended with rich spiritual insights. Well deserving of the status of classic. Preachers will find this study of great value as they prepare their own messages. Here is a representative quote from Harris' comments on 1 John -.
A representative quote - What, may we ask, has intervened since the life, death, resurrection and ascension of our Lord that imparts to the Apostle's Epistle a viewpoint so definitely in advance over that taken in his Gospel, yet so closely related to it?
The answer is, Pentecost. On that day the prophetic feast of centuries was fulfilled. Nor is it the privileged experience of the few. It is the life into which, however undeveloped or unworthily lived, He has brought all believers by a common bestowment.
That all may enter into its blessedness, as a possession whose wealth is priceless, such is the purpose of this post-Pentecost supplement of the Gospel. Given to us to "abide," He is the secret of the Abiding Life. By Him it is made possible. By His indwelling the communion of life is carried on. He is the "sap," and by its lifeflow the branch takes on a likeness to the Vine, an inward, unobtrusive, transforming process.
A representative quote - On exhibition in Washington, D. At first sight the penmanship appears much like that of any other copy. But one has only to stand in a particular position to detect the features of George Washington, the man who made the Declaration a practical reality.
In its writing he is made to live again. Just so with everyone who "says," makes the declaration, that he has been set free from his past, only that he might enter into fellowship with the One who procured his freedom. The man who declares he is abiding in Him, that man's living and walking "ought" to disclose the fact to neighbors and friends in an unmistakable likeness to Him. All that savors of the flesh, all sin and unbelief, all that partakes of darkness, all hatred or lack of love, all conformity to the Christ-refusing world - these He cannot use.
This is the life that tells. There is no substitute. It is His own life in us that He uses. This incident comes to us from the mission field: A man was about to be recalled because of apparent inability to meet certain conditions of language, etc. But his fellow-workers protested, saying, " Please do not recall him, for his life makes up for all our talking.
Bold added. Note that the links below are to Hiebert's articles in Bibliotheca Sacra which form the basis for his formal published work.
Thus Rosscup writes that Hiebert's work "is one of the best medium-length here pp. Hiebert sees ways to have assurance of real salvation, and 1Jn as a key for the whole epistle, not confining its focus to details in 1Jn or 1Jn ,12 — His comments in the main body, his extensive bibliography —60 , and frequent footnote references to good sources all exemplify his earnest attempt to give readers light.
Cyril Barber also referring to the book as does Rosscup - Hiebert, a Mennonite NT scholar, delves into the letters of John to exact from them the truths that underscore the Christian life and find expression in the kind of walk that pleases the Lord. While he uses the text of the KJV for the benefit of his readers, he works from the original Greek text for his exposition, combining sound exegesis with devotional comments on the text. Here is a volume that is illustrative of the best evangelicalism has to offer.
The Minister's Library, Volume 3. John Walvoord - While our generation has produced many notable scholars, few have achieved excellence in writing biblical commentaries from the standpoint of evangelical theology. The tendency has been in religious literature to discuss the views of men rather than the inspired Word of God. Edmond Hiebert has manifested extraordinary gifts as a leading scholar in the field of biblical exegesis.
In his writings he has shown thorough research, a comprehensive review of pertinent literature, and, more importantly, a penetrating discernment of the precise meaning of the scriptural text. He has combined depth in scholarship with practical application and has manifested an ability to communicate the results of his study in an understandable way.
His works have benefited both the scholar and the lay reader and have served to provide a solid basis for interpreting Scripture for a generation which has deviated more from biblical truth than any generation in the past. God has raised up men such as Dr.
Hiebert to provide a sure word in an age that is groping for eternal truth. For more see Tributes to D Edmond Hiebert. Note : Commentary on 1 Jn is from Galaxie. While specializing in the Gospels and particularly the Gospel of John, she has written on Colossians, the epistles of John, and various theological topics such as God as father in the Scriptures. James Rosscup writes "A lucid pp. James Rosscup - He is staunchly evangelical, showing good broad surveys based on diligent study, practical turns, even choice illustrations.
In prophecy he is premillennial dispensational Many preachers have found that Ironside works, read along with heavier books on details of exegesis, help them see the sweep of the message and prime their spirits for practical relevance. Dr Johnson was a professor at Dallas Theological Seminary for many years and his sermons are highly esteemed by other conservative expositors.
He is always worth consulting. A representative quote - "Sinneth not" - the tense of the Greek verb satisfies us that the meaning is not, committeth not an occasional act of sin, but continueth not in an habitual practice of sin. The former is, alas, not uncommon even in Christians - we do commit acts of sin; and this apostle has made allowance and provision for that fact - when, in 1 Jn , he wrote, "If any man sin". But the point here is different: it is, a life of sinning.
An act of sin, in a believer, is serious enough ; but a life of sin is immeasurably blameworthy. Of course, a life of plain, simple, day-by-day, step-by-step obedience would safeguard any Christian from any such presumption; while a continuance in that sordid way should cause him to question whether he had actually ever "seen" or "known" Him personally for himself But writing to the same group of people he said, "If any man sin", 1 Jn , as if he can!
Once again the explanation lies in the use of the tenses. This clause is in the present, and means to continue in a life of sin - which a Christian cannot do. Apart from the possibility of an occasional stumble along the way, the main trend of his journey is, all the while, in purity and holiness. A representative quote - Here he gives us another rule of thumb whereby we can know whether we're a child of God: if we are not habitually living in a lifestyle of sin, a sinful existence, we can know that we are the children of God That means it is someone who is doing sin now, and continues to sin.
It is speaking of a continual behaviour. It actually means a sinful lifestyle, so whenever you find this in 1 John, where it talks about committing sin, it is speaking of a sinful existence, a habitual practice of sin. One translation puts it: 'No one who lives in Him keeps on sinning, no one who continues to sin has either seen Him or known Him'.
Now what John is doing for us in this new portion of Scripture is, he is arguing that this is another proof that one is not a child of God. This is a great epistle concerning assurance James Rosscup - This evangelical work is both homiletical and expository and is often very good homiletically but weaker otherwise. Helpful in discussing Bible characters, it is weak in prophecy at times because of allegorization.
It is not really as valuable today as many other sets for the serious Bible student. The expositions are in the form of sermons. A representative quote - some professing Christians seem to have their natures built, like ocean-going steamers, with water-tight compartments, on the one side of which they keep their creed , and there is no kind of communication between that and the other side where their conduct is originated.
Representative quote - Let me close with a story often told by British pastor, Stuart Briscoe: In this account, the king of England's two sons were playing in High Park, London. One said to the other, 'I'll bet you a schilling that all fat policeman have bald heads. Of course, they would need to dislodge the helmet. All the major theories and beliefs about the human soul are of the view that the human soul is immortal, that is the soul lives forever.
If the human soul is immortal, where does it go after death? In this book, the author discusses the final destination of the human soul and the means by which people can be saved and be sure of where their soul will depart to after death to rest peacefully. It is appointed unto man to die once and after that to face judgment. He recommends this book to everyone, singles, marriage couples, non Christians, church goers, people of other faith, older people and the youth.
The human personality is made up of body, spirit and soul. The body needs food, water, exercise, emotional satisfaction, but what about the soul and the spirit? It is no good we ignore addressing these issues or to simply dismiss them as myth or nonsense; because eternity is part of the human personality. We need to know where exactly our soul will depart to after death. The author, while living in Portugal came in contact with a book describing the events in Fatima, such as the display on the sky which was witnessed by 50, people.
As a physicist, specialising in lasers, he came to the conclusion that these events were neither of natural nor divine origins, but they had to be prepared by beings of much higher than human intelligence. Following this hypothesis he arrived at a logical conclusion that the intelligent beings had intervened in human affairs from the very beginning of homo sapiens on Earth.
His book explains many mystifying events in the history of mankind such as the origins of the first civilisations and the arising of the main religions.
Certain events in the 20th century such as the fall of Nazism and communism are elucidated using this approach.
The book tries to answer questions: Why the intelligent beings are interfering in human affairs? What are their objectives? Hell is the most misunderstood doctrine by Christians throughout the world.
This book deals with issues that I believe the Bible teaches and that are lamentably dismissed by many churches as heresy. These include:? Humans were created with the potential to become mortal or immortal beings.
As a result of the Fall humans acquired a mortal nature. An introductory graphical overview of principle perspectives regarding unconditional security.
The first two chapters of Dual Sealing and Security present most of the original discussion Sealed and Secure, which was an intermediate-level demonstration that being sealed by the Spirit is an unconditional promise to anyone who has ever believed savingly in Christ for eternal life.
Specifically, remaining sealed is not. Redeemed Bodies Versus Glorified Bodies. Some misthologists experts in rewards postulate that all believers will have glorified bodies. Other misthologists insist that only faithful believers will have glorified bodies. Until this study, problematic passages led the author to take a mediating position, basically suggesting that unfaithful believers will have glorified bodies that fail to radiate.
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