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Title: Fundamentalism and the Word of God by J. I. Packer ISBN: 0-8028-1147-7 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 July, 1984 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: Perhaps Oudated, But Solid
Comment: JI Packer wrote this book over 45 years ago. Some of the issues he addresses are not issues today. But the premise behind the book is timeless- the authority of the Word of God. Even though liberalism may not be as strong as it was 50 years ago, today Christendom is wandering farther and farther away from the authority of God?s Word. This fact can be seen in the growth of cults. It can also be seen in how Christians today depend on human authors instead of God?s Word. Yet another manifestation of this wrong notion is the branch of Christianity that replaces God?s Word with emotion and feelings. So though the issue of Liberalism may not be significant today, the issue of authority definitely is.
I read the book for a class on ?The History of Fundamentalism in America?. The book does not really trace the history of Fundamentalism, but the book does cover the central issue in the Fundamentalism/Liberalism debate. Before reading the book, I would suggest reading the first two pages of the conclusion, where the author gives an overview of the entire book. The book is very logically laid out, with each chapter subject building on top of the last chapter subject. The only chapter I had problems with was the chapter on faith. The author tries to explain man?s inability to express faith, showing the author?s reformed presuppositions. I didn?t understand how this tied into the argument and flow of the book, and I think the notion is unbiblical (but this is a discussion for a different book review). The main argument of the book was one of presuppositions (as found in presuppositional apologetics). On page 109 the author writes, ?We should not abandon faith in anything that God has taught us merely because we cannot solve all the problems which it raises. Our own intellectual competence is not the test and measure of divine truth. It is not for us to stop believing because we lack understanding, or to postpone believing till we can get understanding, but to believe in order that we may understand?? This is the core issue of authority- are we going to trust our own minds, or are we going to trust God?s Word?
I would recommend the book to any Christian. The book will challenge you to take on a stronger stance for the Word of God, and it will show the foolishness of doing otherwise.
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Title: A Christian Manifesto by Francis Schaeffer ISBN: 0891072330 Publisher: Crossway Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1982 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: The Infallible Word: A Symposium by the Members of the Faculty of Westminster Theological Siminary by Martyn Lloyd-Jones, N. B. Stonehouse, Paul Woolley ISBN: 0875525431 Publisher: P & R Publishing Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: Know Why You Believe by Paul E. Little ISBN: 083082250X Publisher: InterVarsity Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis ISBN: 0060652926 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 05 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God by J. I. Packer ISBN: 083081339X Publisher: InterVarsity Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1991 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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