Corrupting the Word of God: The History of the Well-Meant Offer, by Herman Hanko and Mark H. Hoeksema. Reviewed by Rev. Douglas Kuiper.
This review examines Herman Hanko and Mark Hoeksema's historical treatment of the well-meant offer doctrine, tracing its development from the Reformation through the 1924 Common Grace Controversy. The reviewer highlights the book's unique contribution in exposing the well-meant offer as unbiblical and unReformed through careful historical analysis, making it an important resource for understanding this pivotal doctrinal dispute in Protestant Reformed theology.
Corrupting the Word of God: The History of the Well-Meant Offer, by Herman Hanko and Mark H. Hoeksema. Jenison: Reformed Free Publishing Association, 2016. 272 pages. $24.95. Hardcover. [Reviewed by Rev. Douglas Kuiper.] To know the history of the development of a particular doctrine is beneficial. The history of the development of a doctrine that is truly based on Scripture is the record of the work of the Holy Spirit guiding the church into her understanding of that particular truth (John...
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