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Baptist Reformation Review

1999

• "A Better Society Without the Gospel?"
  An Introduction by Jon Zens & Cliff Bjork
• "Frankly, Folks, That's Not Our Goal"
  Excerpts from Messages by John MacArthur
• "The Subversion of Christianity"
  Excerpts from a Book by Jacques Ellul
• "Misdirected Zeal"
  A Response to James Dobson A Response to James Dobson by Cliff Bjork
• "Them's Fightin' Words!"
  A Response to Randall Terry A Response to Randall Terry by Cliff Bjork
• "B.O.O.K." - Reprinted from "Mikey's Funnies"

  Book Reviews:

  • "A Christian Manifesto"
    by Francis Schaefferby Francis Schaeffer; by Francis Schaeffer;
    Review by Jon Zens
  • "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry Church"
    by Dean Merrillby Dean Merrill; Review by Cliff Bjork
  • "Unleashing the Scripture"
    by Stanley Hauerwasby Stanley Hauerwas; by Stanley Hauerwas;
    Review by Jon Zens
  • "Why The Cross Can Do What Politics Can't"
    by Erwin Lutzerby Erwin Lutzer; Review by Cliff Bjork

    "Clippings"

    • A Collection of Related Bits & Pieces

1998

• Christ Alone is Our Righteousness by Nancy Wilson, Credenda-Agenda

• Patriotism by F.H. Hankins, 1920

• God in the Hands of Some Angry Sinners by Dave Shiflett, Rocky Mountain News

• Does America = Israel? No!  A Reply to Bill Bright by Bill Knaub

• Hints on Leading a Discussion  From Theological News, England, 1985

• The Search for Christian America a book review by Geoff Volker

• The Covenant and America by Marcus Sandord, Sequim, WA

• Render Not Unto Caesar... by Alan Allison, Spokane, WA

• A Welcome Voice

• A Tribute to My Mom and Dad by Cliff Bjork, St Croix Falls, WI

1998

Vol 26:1, 2

• New Light on the Lord's Supper by Brian Anderson, Milpitas, CA

• A Letter to a Church Leader by Jon Zens

• Selected Excerpts from ST, Vol 12:3

• A Defense of the Christian Faith by Mehdi Dibaj, Martyr

• Let Us Fix Our Eyes on Jesus by Theodore Monod, 1874

  Book Review by Jon Zens

  • No Holiness, No Heaven: Antinomianism Today by Richard Alderson, Banner of Truth, 1986

1997

Vol 25:2, 3, 4

"This is My Beloved Son, Hear Him": The Foundation for New Covenant Ethics & Ecclesiology by Jon Zens

• The "Problem" in Christian Ethics

• Our Ethical Starting Point is of Critical Importance

• A Few Important Definitions

• The True OT Focus: The Person & Work of Christ

  • The OT is Not Israel-Centered

  • The OT is Not Law-Centered

• Christ's Relationship to the Law: To Fulfill & Set Aside

• True Measure of Obedience: The Work & Words of Christ

• A New Covenant, New Commandment, New Exodus

• The True Purpose of Law in the History of Mankind

• Paul's Dual View of the Law

• Paul's View of Redemptive History

• Perspectives in Christian Ethics Examined

  • Anabaptist Perspective: Martin Luther vs. Menno Simons

  • Reformation Perspective: John Calvin

  • A Lutheran Perspective: Helmut Thielicke

  • Puritan Perspective: Thomas Watson

  • Dutch Reformed Perspective: Herman Bavinck

  • Progressive Reformed Perspective: Herman Ridderbos

  • Dispensational Perspective: L.S. Chafer's Postponed Ethics

  • Reconstructionism: Greg Bahnsen's Retrogressive Ethics

  • Traditional Reformed Ethics: Carl F.H. Henry

  • Neo-Evangelical Perspective: Daniel Fuller

  • A Changed Perspective: Robert D. Brinsmead

• Practical Implications of Christ as Our Ethical Starting Point

  • Parents & Their Children

  • Christian Community

  • Dead to Sin - Alive in Christ

  • Financial Giving

  • Special Days

  • New Covenant & the Priesthood of All Believers

• The Pattern of Christ and the Christian Lifestyle

  • Believers must take Relationships Seriously

  • Believers must leave Vengeance with God

  • Believers must manifest Unconditional Love

  • Believers must be a Giving People

  • Believers must work for Peace

  • Believers must expect Suffering & Persecution

• The Sum of the Matter: "This is My Beloved Son, Hear Him"

• Theological Overview

• Editorial Comment

• Bibliography

19

Spring

Vol 25:1

• "God & Country" or Christ's Kingdom? by Jon Zens & Cliff Bjork

  • It goes like this...

  • Is any Nation "better" than Another?

  • Looking for Live Fruit from Dead Trees

  • The Goal of the Gospel: External Reform or Internal Regeneration

  • Political Confrontation or Peaceful Coexistence?

  • Who Really Places Presidents and Kings in Power?

  • "Traditional Values" minus Jesus

  • God and Country or Christ�s Kingdom?

  • "We're Losing our Rights and Freedoms

  • "As You Have Opportunity, Do Good to All"

  • Is God a Republican?

  • Persuasion vs. Coercion

  • Caesar or Christ?

Vol 24:4

• Concerns About Traditional Ministry Patterns: An African Perspective
  by Alan Lear, Nairobi, Africa

  • Typical Elements of Church Control

  • Some Good People in a Bad System

  • The 'One-Man' System Compared to Local African Culture

  • Church Leadership in the New Testament

  • Dress, Titles, Manual Labor, Friendships, Gifts

  • Author's Conclusions

  • Suggested Courses of Action

  • About the Author

  • ST Editors' Comments

Autumn

Vol 24:3

Developing Healthy Christian Community
Excerpts from Inside Christian Community
by Rosine Hammett and Loughlin Sofield,
� 1981, 1984, The J.E.C.H.D.

• Reasons for Improving the Quality of Community Life

• Conditions that Engender Growth, Healing and Change in the Church

• Barbed Wire Disease

Summer

Vol 24:2

• The Church in the Workplace by Larry Peabody

• "Do Everything in Love": Our Duties and Responsibilities to One Another in the Body of Christ by Jon Zens & Cliff Bjork

Spring

• Caring for the Poor and Homeless by Jon Zens

• Slain in the Spirit and Other Signs and Wonders: Biblical or Unbiblical?  by Wayne O'Conner, Rice Lake, WI

1995

Vol 23:4

The Clergy / Laity Distinction: A Help or A Hindrance to the Body of Christ by Jon Zens

Autumn

Vol 23:3

• Calling the Church to Turn from a Theology of Violence by Jon Zens

• Does America Have "Christian" Roots adapted by Rick Miesel

• "Christian" Activism? adapted by Rick Miesel

• Patriotism: What is the Christian's Duty adapted by Rick Miesel

1972

Summer

Spring

Vol 23:2

• The Quest for Holiness: Law or Love? by Jim Berling, Center City, MN

  • The Myth of Optional Holiness

  • Holiness has Two Dimensions

  • Holiness Defined

  • Holiness and "The Law"

  • A New Law-Giver and A New Law

  • The Righteous Demands od the Law Fulfilled Through Love

  • The Holiness of Love

  • Love, Holiness and the Body

  • Holiness Applied

Spring

Vol 1, No 1 - Spring 1972

• Editorial
  by Norbert Ward

• From the Chains of Alcohol to the Yoke of Christ
  by Morris Oberlin

• All Men are Responsible
  by Gene Rice

• The Justification of the Ungodly
  by E.J. Knight

• Imputation
  by E.W. Johnson

• Some Thoughts on Saving Faith
  by Gene Rice

• The Church in the World by Tom W. Frazier, Jr., Memphis, TN

• The Man Born Blind from the Commenatry on the Gospel of John by F. Godet

• How Well Do You Know God: The Dangers

• Of Retribution Theology by Dr. W. Edward Glenny, Minneapolis, MN

1994

Vol 22:1-4

• Hermeneutics: Six Essential Principles of Biblical Interpretation You Won't Find in the Textbooks by Cliff Bjork, Pastoral Team, Word of Life Church, Dresser, WI

  • Introduction

  • The Hermeneutic of the New Birth

  • The Hermeneutic of Jesus Christ

  • The Hermeneutic of Faith

  • The Hermeneutic of Love

  • The Hermeneutic of Peace

  • The Hermeneutic of the Body

1993

Special "Four-in-One" Edition

• Four Tragic Shifts in the Visible Church by Jon Zens

• The Church of the Catacombs by Walter W. Oetting

• The Early Christian Church by J.G. Davies

• The Apostolic Church by Everett F. Harrison

• The Beginnings of Christianity - The State of the Roman World at the Birth of Christ by George P. Fisher

• Apostolic and Post-Apostolic Times by Leonhard Goppelt

• History of the Church of God from the Creation to A.D. 1885 by C.B. Hassell

• Communicating the Gospel by William Barlow

• The Organization of the Early Christian Churches by Edwin Hatch

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• Imitation of Example: Discipling Through Obedience-Oriented Training by David Sitton

• Jesus Christ Himself by C.H. Spurgeon

• Church Leadership: Contrasts Between China and the West by Dr. David Wong

• The Bible in One Hand and a Flag in the Other: Joining Gospel and Country Sours the Great Commission by Jon Zens

  Suggested Further Reading

   

Special Triple Issue!

Gospel and Law in the Teaching of Jesus Christ

• The Gentile Believer and the Law by Philip Mauro

  • Letters from our Readers

• Gospel and Law in the Teaching of Christ by George B. Stevens

• Priesthood, Eucharist & Ordination by Jon Zens

• Salvation in Christ: A Handbook for Discipleship by Jon Zens

• A Sad Commentary on "Churchianity" by Al Burfeindt

  • Editorial Response to Al Burfeindt's Letter by Cliff Bjork

1991

• Wimpy Sermons Don't Do Justice to the Gospel Message by Clark Morphew

• Today's Israel - Is God on Her Side? by Jon Zens

  Suggested Additional Reading

• Is Civil Disobedience Biblical?  by Bruce Davidson

  Available Books, Articles, Tapes

The Developing Role of Suffering
in Salvation History
by Dr. Darrel W. Amundsen

• Suffering: A Material Evil, Not a Moral Evil

• The Issue of the Moral Neutrality of Suffering Clouded by the Mosaic Covenant

• The Mosaic Covenant and New Testament Revelation Contrasted

• The "Mystery" of Suffering

• Some Misapplications of the Mosaic Covenant

• Some New Testament Clarification

• The Problem of the Suffering of the Righteous in the Old Testment

• Old and New Testament Reactions in Suffering Contrasted

• The Weaning from the Material to the Spiritual

• The Deepened Ministry of the Holy Spirit as Comforter and Sanctifier

Spring & Summer

Believers & Politics

• Our Citizenship is in Heaven (Phil 3:20) by Rick Wirkkala

• You Should Have Gone to Your Master

• Diversionary Nationalism by Jon Zens

The Constructive Revolution of Jesus:
A Study of Some of His Social Attitudes
by Samuel Dickey

• Introduction by Jon Zens

• The Constructive Revolution of Jesus by Samuel Dickey

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The "Church" Today
Pillar and Ground of the Truth
or Defender of Ritual and Tradition?

• The Worthy Walk - Corporate or Individualistic? by Jon Zens

  Introduction to Gene Edward's Article

• A Plea for Church Life - Getting to the Bottom of Church Problems by Gene Edwards

  • Some Closing Thoughts by Cliff Bjork

   

Moses in the Millennium
An Appraisal of Christian Reconstructionism
by Jon Zens

• A Brief Overview of Reconstructionism

• Gary North's 75 Bible Questions

• Theological Critique of Theonomy

• Historical Evaluation

• Concluding Remarks

• Theonomy and Dispensationalism Compared

  Topical Bibliography

  Materials Available from Searching Together

  Index to Scriptures Cited

  Order Forms

  Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth?

   

Spring

• Creation is Christ-Centered by Jon Zens & Cliff Bjork

• Creation & Evolution: Opposing World Views by Dr. Maria Boccia

Vol 13, No 1 - Spring Quarter 1984

• Authority in Church Life

• Authority & Ministry in the Local Church
  by Rudy Ray

• Developing Servants Instead of "Learners"
  by Tim Arensmeier

• "I Have Left You An Example"   Authority in Servanthood
  by Jon Zens

• Apostolic Authority - What Form Did It Take?
  by Hans Van Campenhausen

• Pepoithos: Confidence in Christ Brings Confidence in the Brethren

• "They Will Lay Their Freedom at Our Freedom"
  The Grand Inquisitor

• Can "Laymen" Question?
  by R.L. Wysong

• When Has Authority Gone Too Far?

• Bibliography on "Authority"