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The Importance of the Old Testament for Christians
Is the Old Testament still important for Christians? Some professing Christians like Andy Stanley are saying, "No," but in a recent TGC post, I unpack a number of reasons why Christians must not see the Old Testament as irrelevant, unimportant, or insignificant....
“King of Israel” and “Do Not Fear, Daughter of Zion”
Tachick, Christopher S. "King of Israel" and "Do Not Fear, Daughter of Zion": The Use of Zephaniah 3 in John 12. Reformed Academic Dissertations. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2018. As a professor, I so delight when I see my former students reach milestones....
How To See and Savor the Divine Son in All of Scripture
Bethlehem College & Seminary celebrates the rigorous life of the mind for the glory of the divine Son, by whom, through whom, and for whom all things were created (Col 1:16). Ten years ago John Piper catapulted the school into existence with his message "'The...
For the Glory of the Trinity
A Prayer of Praise Holy Father, you know best, Sowing rest. Though we are pressed, You still bless and only test To make us more true. You never tire or expire. Your fire purifies desire. You require but ever inspire. We admire our supplier Who replaces old with new....
An Invitation to the Old Testament
In this 1 hour 45 minute lecture, DeRouchie invites the listener to read the Old Testament through the light and lens of Jesus Christ. He reviews the scope of the entire Bible and then encourages the listener to pursue Jesus in the pages of the Scriptures he used...
An Invitation to the Book of Ruth
In this 1 hour lecture, DeRouchie invites the listener into the beauties of the Book of Ruth and shows how the drama anticipates the work of Christ. DeRouchie's says: The book of Ruth’s placement before Psalms in Jesus’s Bible adds a messianic stamp to the book’s...
A Good Savior
A Prayer of Praise Lord Christ, we gather this day in great hope of your greatness and what your sovereignty can mean for the billions of souls living in darkness. From Chicago to Beijing, you are progressively reclaiming cities and farms, mansions to squatters’...
REVIEW: Kingdom through Covenant
Gentry, Peter J., and Stephen J. Wellum. Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2012. Peter Gentry and Steve Wellum have produced the most extensive study of the biblical covenants published in over a...
Endorsement: AGAINST THE GODS
Currid, John D. Against the Gods: The Polemical Theology of the Old Testament. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2013. 150 pages. Co-editor of Crossway's new ESV Archaeology Study Bible, Dr. John Currid is Carl W. McMurray Professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological...
Endorsement: THE PSALMS
Schmutzer, Andrew J., and David M. Howard Jr. The Psalms: Language for All Seasons of the Soul (Chicago: Moody, 2013). My Endorsement: This book celebrates the lasting significance of the Psalms for the church and ably weaves together a number of theological,...
About Jason S. DeRouchie
Dr. Jason DeRouchie (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a churchman and a passionate teacher driven to exalt Jesus from the Old Testament and to help Christians better grasp why the initial three-fourths of the Bible matters for Christians. He is Research Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Theology and Rich and Judy Hastings Endowed Chair of Old Testament Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. He also serves as Content Developer and Global Trainer with Hands to the Plow Ministries and as a pastor of Sovereign Joy Baptist Church in the northland of Kansas City, MO.