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• Universal offer of forgiveness
• Eternal election
• τὴν βρῶσιν τὴν μένουσαν εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον
• Creator of heaven and earth
• How to interpret Scripture

Agapē Enthroned

• Written for assurance of salvation
  Have you ever heard that you should read St. John's first epistle to see whether you pass its tests of evidence that you have been born again? Those who teach it as a list of tests overlook the many passages in the letter in which the Elder affirms the faith of the baptized congregation reading his letter (or hearing it read). For three examples, he say […]
• The good news of eternal election
• Trinity made in the USA
  Jesus and the Father: Modern Evangelicals Reinvent the Doctrine of the Trinity by Kevin N. GilesMy rating: 4 of 5 starsMany conservative evangelicals have been teaching that Christ was always submissive to the Father from eternity past, before the creation of the world. As Giles points out, their rejecting aspects of Arianism does not absolve them of the sub […]
• Deism of natural law
• Deism of natural theology

Bookshelf

• Bound Choice, Election, and Wittenberg Theological Method: From Martin Luther to the Formula of Concord
• Jesus and the Father: Modern Evangelicals Reinvent the Doctrine of the Trinity
• Jesus and the Father: Modern Evangelicals Reinvent the Doctrine of the Trinity
• Energies of the Spirit: Trinitarian Models in Eastern Orthodox and Western Theology
• Christian Faith and Scholarship: An Exploration of Contemporary Developments: ASHE Higher Education Report, Vol 33 No. 2 2007 (J-B ASHE Higher Education Report Series (AEHE))
• The Septuagint as Christian Scripture: Its Prehistory and the Problem of Its Canon
• Commentary on Romans
• The Sermons of Martin Luther
• Sermons of Martin Luther: The House Postils
• The New Testament Is In Greek: A Short Course for Exegetes

Book reviews

• David R. Bickel gave 5 stars to: Text Bible-ESV-Outreach
  David R. Bickel reviewed:Text Bible-ESV-Outreach by Not Available (NA) 6 of 11 people found the following review helpful: Reduced liberal & anti-sacramental biases, February 23, 2007 This review is from: Text Bible-ESV-Outreach (Paperback) The accuracy of this translation to fully modern English sets it apart from the NASB, which retains outdated languag […]
• David R. Bickel gave 4 stars to: Christus Victor
  David R. Bickel reviewed:Christus Victor: An Historical Study of the Three Main Types of the Idea of Atonement by Gustaf Aulén 5 of 6 people found the following review helpful: Binding the strong man and plundering his house, December 2, 2006 This review is from: Christus Victor: An Historical Study of the Three Main Types of the Idea of Atonement (Paperback […]
• David R. Bickel gave 5 stars to: Baptism (Confessional Lutheran dogmatics)
  David R. Bickel reviewed:Baptism (Confessional Lutheran dogmatics) by David P Scaer 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: "Born of water and the Spirit", July 8, 2006 This review is from: Baptism (Confessional Lutheran dogmatics) Scaer explains why Lutherans, unlike Calvinists and Roman Catholics, continually depend on their baptism int […]
• David R. Bickel gave 5 stars to: Bondage of the Will, The
  David R. Bickel reviewed:Bondage of the Will, The by Martin Luther 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful: Is Scripture clear about election?, July 4, 2006 This review is from: Bondage of the Will, The (Paperback) In this masterpiece, Luther does not merely explicate those Scriptures teaching unconditional election, but he also makes the crucial di […]
• David R. Bickel gave 5 stars to: Why I Am a Lutheran
  David R. Bickel reviewed:Why I Am a Lutheran: Jesus at the Center by Daniel Preus 15 of 19 people found the following review helpful: The good news of Christ's death and resurrection saves all who believe it, January 4, 2006 This review is from: Why I Am a Lutheran: Jesus at the Center (Hardcover) The forgiven believe "Jesus has done everything nec […]

Augustana Awards

• “Tongues for Telling the Mighty Works of God” (Acts 2:1-21) « St. Matthew Lutheran Church
• Calvin on the real presence
• Law and Gospel and the Means of Grace — Lutheran Forum
• Why go to church?
• Augustana Awards
• Why pray?
• The One Thing Needful
• Comfort in every adversity

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