The Pursuit of Glory, by Jeffrey D. Johnson. Reviewed by Dr. Julian Kennedy.
Dr. Julian Kennedy reviews Jeffrey D. Johnson's "The Pursuit of Glory," evaluating its theological soundness as an evangelistic tool that addresses how fallen humanity seeks to satisfy basic human needs only found in God. While commending the book's overall readability and Augustinian framework, Kennedy critiques several doctrinal errors including the reviewer's view that fallen humans retain God's image and his incorrect ordering of the ordo salutis (regeneration before faith).
The Pursuit of Glory, by Jeffrey D. Johnson. Reformation Heritage: Grand Rapids, MI, 2018. Paperback, 113 pp. $12.00. [Reviewed by Dr. Julian Kennedy.] This book is useful as an evangelistic tool and as a spur to believers. By reading it, I believe, we will find that God uses it to answer the prayer of David in Psalm 139:23-24 to search us and know us and lead us in the way everlasting. This book, like Scripture, is a sharp sword (Heb. 4:12) to expose our motives, why we do things, knowing...
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