Adam Friend

Apr 22, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Nathan Sherman |Brian Tabb |Benjamin L. Gladd |Adam Friend

ARTICLESVolume 49 - Issue 1 AbstractHow do we decide what to label people of centuries past when they had no clear labels for themselves? Should we describe seventeenth century Baptists as “Baptists” if that was not what they called themselves?

Apr 22, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Brian Tabb |Benjamin L. Gladd |Nathan Sherman |Adam Friend

ARTICLESVolume 49 - Issue 1 Donald A. Carson is well-known for his many academic and popular writings, including noted commentaries on Matthew and John, a standard introduction to the New Testament, and the popular devotional work, For the Love of God.1 Carson served with distinction for decades at Trinity Evangelical Divinity, where he is now emeritus professor of New Testament. And he co-founded The Gospel Coalition with Pastor Timothy Keller.

Apr 22, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Adam Friend |Brian Tabb |Benjamin L. Gladd |Nathan Sherman

AbstractSonship appears in every section, at every turning point, and on the lips of every character in Matthew’s Gospel. In determining the motif’s function, the religious leaders have largely been neglected. This study analyzes Matthew’s development of the motif of sonship in Matthew 11:1–16:11, arguing that the religious leaders clarify the positive concept of sonship from their provision of its negative example. For Matthew, sonship must be actualized in obedience.

Oct 12, 2023 | eternitynews.com.au | Anne Lim |Adam Friend

Just across the Indian Ocean, west of Australia, is a place where the Holy Spirit is moving. In the island nation of Madagascar, thousands and thousands are turning to the hope of salvation offered in the gospel. A God who is near, who cares, and who gives life and help in the face of suffering. Reverend Berthier, an Anglican church leader in the south of the country, reports that in the space of just one week travelling around his diocese, he and a small team baptised more than 2000 people.