Great Books Coming from Crossway!

We've been looking forward to some of these books for awhile!


THE GOSPEL AND PERSONAL EVANGELISM
by Mark Dever
(foreward by C. J. Mahaney [who else?!])

Release Date: September 11th, 2007
128 Pages
Paperback

DESCRIPTION:
Evangelism is not only misunderstood, it is often unpracticed. Many Christians want to share the gospel with others, but because those Christians don’t grasp the fundamentals of witnessing, they feel intimidated and incapable of sharing the truth of the gospel.

Yet those believers fail to recognize that God has already established who and how we are to evangelize. In The Gospel and Personal Evangelism, Dr. Mark Dever seeks to answer the four basic questions about evangelism that many Christians ask: Who should we evangelize? How should we evangelize? What is evangelism? Why should we evangelize? In his answers Dever draws on New Testament truths and helps believers apply those truths in practical ways. As readers understand the fundamentals of evangelism, they will begin to develop a culture of evangelism in their lives and their local churches.

THE GREAT EXCHANGE: MY SIN FOR HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS
by Jerry Bridges
(forward by Sinclair Ferguson)

Release Date: September 11th, 2007
304 pages
Paperback

DESCRIPTION:
Believers often take for granted the great act of salvation provided to us by the work of Jesus Christ. Beginning with the Old Testament sacrifices and the prophecies that foreshadowed Christ, authors Jerry Bridges and Bob Bevington guide believers through the biblical overview of Christ’s atonement. The Great Exchange helps believers see how the Old Testament practices tie in with the New Testament discussion of Christ’s great work of salvation.

As believers work through these principles, they will begin to recognize that even though we deserve condemnation and punishment from a holy God, he has given us the opportunity to experience his great riches through his Son, Jesus Christ. The clear gospel message presented throughout the entire book offers a great appreciation of Christ for believers and an opportunity for salvation for unbelievers.

THE FUTURE OF JUSTIFICATION: A RESPONSE TO N. T. WRIGHT
by John Piper

Release Date: October 23rd, 2007
240 Pages
Paperback

THE DISCIPLINE OF SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT
by Tim Challies

Release Date: December 25th, 2007
288 Pages
Paperback

DESCRIPTION:
Spiritual discernment is good for more than just making monumental decisions according to God’s will. It is an essential, day-to-day activity that allows thoughtful Christians to separate the truth of God from error and to distinguish right from wrong in all kinds of settings and situations. It is also a skill—something that any person can develop and improve, especially with the guidance in this book.

Written by a leading evangelical blogger, The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment is an uplifting, scripturally grounded work that explains the need for discernment, its challenges, and the steps that will cultivate it. Author Tim Challies does not do the discerning for readers; he simply shows them how to practically apply scriptural tools, principles, and wisdom so that their conclusions about everything—people, teachings, decisions, media, and organizations—will be consistent with God’s Word.