One
of the strengths of The Master’s Seminary is that the school and faculty are
united, not only on the Gospel, but on the Bible’s storyline from Genesis 1
through Revelation 22.
Recently,
three books have been released by people connected with TMS that reveals how
TMS views Christian doctrine and the Bible’s storyline. If one wants a taste of
what TMS is about and what it stands for these three works will be helpful.
First,
there is Biblical Doctrine: A Systematic Summary of Bible Truth (Crossway,
2017), which is edited by John MacArthur and Richard Mayhue, with contributions
from other faculty members of The Master’s Seminary. This is a systematic
theology that covers all the major areas of Christian theology from a systematic
perspective. If you want to know what is being taught at The Master’s Seminary,
this is a good place to look.
Second,
there is my (Michael Vlach) new book, He Will Reign Forever: A Biblical Theology of the Kingdom of God (Lampion Press, 2017). This is a biblical
theology that covers the kingdom of God theme from Genesis 1 through Revelation
22. I argue that “kingdom” is the theme of Scripture, thus, if one understands
the kingdom theme, one will have a good grasp of the Bible’s storyline.
Third,
Matt Waymeyer, professor at The Expositors Seminary in Jupiter, Florida, has
written an excellent defense of Premillennialism against the arguments of
Amillennialism in his book, Amillennialism and the Age to Come: A Premillennial Critique of the Two-Age Model (Kress, 2016). Waymeyer
completed his academic degrees at TMS, including his dissertation on this
topic, and was a professor at TMS. Waymeyer interacts with the best scholars
and arguments of Amillennialism and shows how Premillennialism not only
survives but thrives even when all criticisms are considered. This book will
give the reader confidence in the premillennial view.
Hopefully these works can find a place in your study in 2017.
What a good start in 2017
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