A defense of the Sword and Trowel and the Council on Baptist Theology.

The Law/Grace Controversy

Reisinger, John G.

Religion & Spirituality

Hess Pubns

Our Lord used the phrase, But I say unto you, six times in the Sermon on the Mount. The meaning of this phrase as he used it in Matthew 5 is the subject of disagreement among many sincere Christians. Evangelical theologians generally adopt one of two possible interpretations: One, Christ is contrasting his teaching with Moses’ teaching; or two, Christ is giving the true meaning of Moses and contrasting that with the distortions of Moses by the Pharisees. Which of these positions is correct? The answer we accept directly affects our entire system of theology.   This is no ivory tower debate among academics far removed from the life of the church and individual Christians. Its crucial point addresses the identity and content of the final authority over the Christian’s conscience in matters of morality.  The thesis of this book is one of the foundation stones of a theological position called New Covenant Theology. We believe that our Lord is more than a scribe or rabbi who merely interprets Moses; he is a true prophet. He is “that Prophet,” promised as the new lawgiver who would replace Moses (Deut. 18:15-19). In the Sermon on the Mount, the new lawgiver contrasts his teaching, based on the gracious covenant he established, with the teaching of Moses, based on a covenant of law.   As believers living under the New Covenant, we must look to Jesus Christ as the final revelation of God’s character and will, and allow him alone to set the standards that mark the life of the people of God. We must take seriously the Father’s message, “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him” (Mark 9:7).

But I Say Unto You,...

Crowne Pubns

Tablets of Stone

Crown Publications, Inc.

Do you understand the various messages of hope and grace in the Bible or do you have trouble putting it all together? Can you relate the truths of Scripture to your everyday life or does most of it seem unrelated to the real life situations of your personal world today? This booklet is written for the express purpose of giving you clear and specific help in these two areas. It is designed to help you understand what the Bible really says and means and to apply that message to the real life situations you must face in your personal world. There are six principles basic to the concept of the sovereignty of God in providence that run all the way through the Word of God and undergird its message of salvation. It is essential to understand and believe them in order to have a biblical understanding of God Himself and His sovereign grace. Grasping and applying these truths to your everyday life is the foundation of biblical hope that leads to true joy in the Lord. Without them, it is difficult to have a reasonable, hopeful sense of security and heartfelt assurance while lving in our present-day, crazy world.

The Sovereignty of God in Providence

John G. Reisinger has written the booklet, What is the Christian Faith?, to clearly show what the Apostolic gospel is and to also pinpoint several serious distortions of the gospel. It also teaches how the one true gospel should be preached and thereby avoid distorting God's gospel of grace. Using 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, Pastor Reisinger sets forth the essentials and not the incidentals of the Christian faith.

What is the Christian Faith?

New Covenant Media

In this booklet, John G. Reisinger explores four aspects of the Lordship of Christ over the church. The nature, the extent, and the exercise of his Lordship and modern examples that deny Christ's Lordship. He postulates that one of the most serious theological implications for those who hold to reformed theology is their failure to recognize Christ as the New Lawgiver. This booklet goes a long way in explaining and contrasting the differences between (Old) Covenant Theology and New Covenant Theology.

Christ, Lord and Lawgiver Over the Church

Abraham's Four Seeds is a biblical examination of the presuppositions of Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism. Pastor, evangelist, and author John G. Reisinger demonstrates how a correct understanding of Abraham's seeds is key to harmonizing Scripture. He writes: 
The following statement, if correctly understood, will help to clear up a lot of confusion: The nation of Israel was not the 'Body of Christ,' even though the Body of Christ is indeed the true 'Israel of God.' 
Covenant Theology cannot accept the first part of that statement and Dispensationalism cannot accept the second part. The basic presuppositions of Covenant Theology make it mandatory that Israel be the church and be under the same covenant as the church, and the one thing a Dispensationalist must maintain is the church's present and future distinction from Israel which makes it mandatory that Israel and the church can never be under the same covenant or inherit the same blessings. What is essential to one system is anathema to the other system. 
Dispensationalism cannot get Israel and the church together in any sense whatever, and Covenant Theology cannot get them apart. Dispensationalism cannot see that the church is the true Israel of God and the fulfillment of the promises that God made to Abraham and the fathers, and Covenant Theology cannot see that the church, as the Body of Christ, did not, and simply could not, exist in reality and experience until the personal advent of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. Dispensationalism insists that Israel and the church have totally different promises and destinies (one earthly and the other heavenly), and Covenant Theology insists that Israel and the Body of Christ are equally the "same redeemed church under the same 'covenant of grace' and governed by the same identical 'canon of conduct.'" 
Dispensationalism drives a wedge between the OT and the NT and never the twain shall meet as specific promise (OT) and identical fulfillment (NT); and Covenant Theology flattens the whole Bible out into one covenant where there is no real and vital distinction between either the Old and New Covenants or Israel and the church. 
The Old Covenant proved one's guilt and forbade one to draw near without a perfect righteousness or an acceptable sacrifice. The New Covenant declares a believer to be both righteous and acceptable in God's sight, and it bids him come boldly without fear into the very Most Holy place that was totally closed off to all but Aaron under the Old Covenant. 
The law as a legal covenant ended when the veil of the temple was rent from top to bottom, and the law as a pedagogue over the conscience was dismissed on the day of Pentecost when the 'promise of the Father' took up his abode in every believer as the personal Vicar of the ascended Lord. The giving of the Spirit is the proof of the accepted work of Christ in the heavenly tabernacle, and the 'given Spirit' indwelling the believer is the indelible assurance of our eternal acceptance by the Father. 
It is the author's desire that this book would be of benefit to those who desire to understand "What does the Scripture say?" May the watchword Sola Scriptura have real meaning in the church!

Abraham's Four Seeds

In this study of the concept of gracetrue, biblical, God-given and God-honoring graceJohn explores three aspects of grace. The first is that grace is an attitude in the heart of God that shows undeserved favor to sinners. Second, grace is a spiritual power that flows from God into a sinner and effects genuine change in that sinner. And, thirdly, grace is the response, in terms of gratitude, worship and service, that flows from those who receive grace. It is the authors prayer that this book may be used such that many of Gods sheep will have their souls fed and will drink deeply from the sweet and refreshing water that flows from the New Covenant in Christ.

Grace

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

John G. Reisinger, noted evangelist, author, and teacher of the Word of God for over fifty years continues to enlighten and encourage you, the reader, to explore and understand the truth of Gods Holy Word. 
Election is one of the most maligned and misunderstood truths of Scripture. In this important work, Pastor Reisinger demonstrates with great clarity that the doctrine of election is indeed most clearly taught in the Bible. It is taught in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments; it is taught by Peter, Paul andperhaps to some, surprisinglyJesus. 
John teaches that election is not a doctrine to be feared, but rather one to be embraced and taught so that the people of God might be encouraged to learn that they are brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth (2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 NIV).

Chosen In Eternity

John G. Reisinger, noted evangelist, author, and teacher of the Word of God for over fifty years begins this book by stating: “There are basically only two religions in the whole world. The one begins with the free will of man and the other begins with the sovereignty of God. The first tells what “You must do” for God, and the second declares what “God has done for you” that you could not do for yourself. The religion of ‘free will’ pictures salvation as a possibility for all men if they are willing to cooperate with God by believing. The religion of ‘free grace’ presents salvation as a certainty for all of the elect of God because God gives faith as a gift. 
In this book, John investigates and answers, “What does the phrase Total Depravity mean?” and comes away with the clear, biblical answer to man’s great need for a great Savior.

Total Depravity

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