When does human life begin?
June 2011
John R Ling
When does human life begin? It is a fundamental and decisive question because your answer reveals your understanding of the nature and status of the human embryo. It also shapes your stance on the big bioethical issues of the day such as abortion, cloning and embryonic stem cell research. There are many voices sowing confusion, but the Bible is unmistakably clear that human life begins at conception. In this booklet, John Ling provides a wide-ranging explanation of biblical truth, the historical Christian perspective and evidence from modern science to support this position.
Dignity of work
January 2011
John L. Mackay
Men and women, made in the image of God, were created to work. We should therefore view our work, whatever type of work it is, as a means by which we can serve and glorify God.
Common grace
N. R. Needham
In this helpful booklet, Dr Needham explains how ‘common grace’ (God’s favour to all men whether they are Christians or not) is so helpful in understanding the work of The Christian Institute.
The moral law
Its place in Scripture and its relevance today
John L. Mackay
There is much confusion amongst Christians over the role of the moral law. Some raise objections of ‘legalism’, others say ‘love’ has replaced ‘law’. In this excellent booklet, Professor John L. Mackay shows that the moral law still applies and is bound up with God’s glory, his nature, his salvation purposes and with the preservation of ordered life following the Fall.
The threefold division of the law
Jonathan F. Bayes
Evangelical-Reformed theology has long held that Old Testament law can be distinguished into three parts: the moral, the ceremonial and the civil. This short booklet looks at the history of this threefold division.
J C Ryle
The man, the minister and the missionary
David Holloway
In this short, easy-to-read booklet David Holloway gives an engaging and clear-sighted overview of the life of a giant of Evangelicalism – J C Ryle. Even those who are familiar with Ryle’s works may not know the real-life sufferings and heartbreaks of the first Bishop of Liverpool.
God’s promise plan and His gracious law
Walter C. Kaiser
In this thoughtful analysis Professor Kaiser defends traditional Evangelical-Reformed theology against two extremes – firstly those who say that Christians are ‘no longer under the law’, and at the other extreme, the ‘Theonomists’ who say that the Old Testament penalties should still apply.
A call for Christian thinking and action
The life of Raymond Johnson
David Holloway
The life of Raymond Johnston shows how a Christian can be salt and light in society. This booklet examines his life and his beliefs. It shows how he was rooted in the Bible and the 16th Century Reformers, warned of the nation’s cultural disintegration and called for Christian thinking and action.
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