Jeffrey D Johnson

Jeffrey Johnson has created a literary tapestry that weaves together smaller sections of individual biblical puzzles that seemingly stood alone. If you have been searching for how the Bible fits together and have been overwhelmed by the complexity of the puzzle pieces, this book will take the black-and-white pieces of the Bible and turn them into living color. Join him in the life that God desires for you as you eat and drink from the oasis of Hope Rising: Messianic Promise

Jeffrey Johnson has created a literary tapestry that weaves together smaller sections of individual biblical puzzles that seemingly stood alone. If you have been searching for how the Bible fits together and have been overwhelmed by the complexity of the puzzle pieces, this book will take the black-and-white pieces of the Bible and turn them into living color. Join him in the life that God desires for you as you eat and drink from the oasis of Hope Rising: Messianic Promise

In this much-anticipated follow-up to The Failure of Natural Theology, Jeffrey D. Johnson seeks to separate the reality of natural theology from the Greek philosophy-laden counterfeit advanced by Thomas Aquinas and others.Johnson endeavors to show how classical apologetics became tainted with the introduction of Greek philosophy. Though Aquinas was not the first to seek to syncretize the pantheistic notions flowing out of Athens with the ontologically distinct and self-contained God who personally revealed himself in Jerusalem, he is one of the most influential and well-known perpetrators of this school of thought. He and pagan philosophers throughout the ages have suppressed, twisted, and perverted what has been communicated in natural revelation. They rejected what they knew in their hearts by attempting to formulate their own explanation of God and instead created an abstract being that is not the personal caretaker and judge of the universe. Such a god is not the God of natural revelation, and in fact, is no God at all. Thus, in this short treatise, Johnson presents the problems in Aquinas's version of natural theology. He not only explains why Greek philosophy is unsavable but also points to the apostle Paul's rejection of it. Finally, he discusses various Reformers who have rejected Aquinas's natural theology.Ultimately, Johnson shows in Saving Natural Theology from Thomas Aquinas that if natural theology can be saved (and he believes it can be), it must be saved from Thomas Aquinas.

Aristotle's cosmological argument is the foundation of Aquinas's doctrine of God. For Thomas, the cosmological argument not only speaks of God's existence but also of God's nature. By learning that the unmoved mover is behind all moving objects, we learn something true about the essence of God-principally, that God is immobile. But therein lies the problem for Thomas. The Catholic Church had already condemned Aristotle's unmoved mover because, according to Aristotle, the unmoved mover is unable to be the moving cause (i.e., Creator) and governor of the universe-or else he would cease to be immobile. By seeking to baptize Aristotle into the Catholic Church, however, Thomas gave his life to seeking to explain how God can be both immobile and the moving cause of the universe. Thomas even looked to the pantheistic philosophy of Pseudo-Dionysius for help. But even with Dionysius's aid, Thomas failed to reconcile the god of Aristotle with the Trinitarian God of the Bible. If Thomas would have rejected the natural theology of Aristotle by placing the doctrine of the Trinity, which is known only by divine revelation, at the foundation of his knowledge of God, he would have rid himself of the irresolvable tension that permeates his philosophical theology. Thomas could have realized that the Trinity alone allows for God to be the only self-moving being-because the Trinity is the only being not moved by anything outside himself but freely capable of creating and controlling contingent things in motion.

This book explores the Jewish world of King Solomon and his lover Shulamite. Experience their human intensity and passion. Examine God's love for you through their historic romance. This verse-by-verse study will change and challenge your thinking about human relationships and God's love.

Psalm 91 is one of the most read and relied upon of all the Psalms. The comfort and encouragement that it imparts is immeasurable. This small book about this short psalm will open a sublime and limitless world of truth and insight. Behold, His Yeshua allows us to look through the keyhole of Psalm 91 and behold wonders.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is Simple; But It's Not Simplistic "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me." John 5:39Although The Simple Gospel is a compilation of articles and essays written by Jon Cardwell while serving as a missionary-pastor in remote bush Alaska (2002-2008), the hope behind this little book is to exhort earnest Bible reading, study and meditations among Christians in these dark times; and further, to encourage an eye upon the scriptures from a perspective that is gospel honoring, Christ exalting, and God glorifying.Jon has often said from the pulpit, "The gospel of Jesus Christ is simple; but it's not simplistic." In other words...The gospel is easy enough for a child to understand; nevertheless, the propositions of the gospel are eternal truths and, therefore, infinitely glorious.As fallen men, even those redeemed by God's grace in Jesus Christ, have a propensity toward sin and a tendency toward good works accomplished in the flesh, the only remedy for today's Christian is to stay rooted and grounded in gospel faith, drawing nearer to God in the revelation of Jesus Christ from the scriptures. The entire Bible is about the Person and work of Jesus Christ: who He is and what He has done, is doing, and will do, unto God's great glory.This treatise is something of a sequel to the bestseller, Christ and Him Crucified.WHAT YOU'LL FIND INSIDEIt begins with "The Simple Gospel," explaining the Incarnation, Crucifixion, Resurrection, Ascension, and Restitution in Christ's return.Next is an exposition of Romans 3:21-27 in a chapter titled, "Propitiation through Faith."The third chapter, "The Sign of Jonah," may be a little edgy for some as it explains a Wednesday crucifixion from scriptural proofs."The Shroud of Turin" is the fourth chapter, an article that expresses, from the scriptures, why the Turin shroud could not be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ.The fifth chapter, "The Chief End of Man," may step on a few toes as it not only provides a brief lesson in Biblical hermeneutics while presenting man's true and Biblical purpose, but it also presents the "felt needs" approach to church growth as unbiblical and logically unsound."The Trouble with Traditions of Men" refutes some modern "Christian traditions" while presenting the importance of clinging to the truth of Christ crucified from the scriptures.Next, "The Mystery of God," presents the gospel of Jesus Christ through some oft overlooked prophetic scriptures in Genesis."You Must Be Born Again," springing from Christ's comment to Nicodemus in John 3:3, presents the reality of regeneration in the soul saved by grace through faith.Finally, the book is capped off with "A Glimpse of Eternity."Artistic paintings and photographs have also been included in this work to aid you in understanding some of the points presented. MAKE YOUR PURCHASE TODAY