John: 2 Volume Set (Reformed Expository Commentary) by Richard D. Phillips

Reformed Expository Commentary

by Richard D. Phillips

Practical, devotional, and expositional, these two volumes examine the apostle Johns focus on salvation through faith in Jesus, Christs deity, and the churchs witness. Useful for pastors or group leaders.

Unknown Binding

First published August 1, 2014

About the author

Richard D. Phillips (MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary) is the senior minister of Second Presbyterian Church of Greenville, South Carolina. He is a council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, chairman of the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology, and coeditor of the Reformed Expository Commentary series.

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this commentary helpful.

[Sean McGowan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought that this was a helpful commentary on the gospel of John.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Note: This review is based only on the first chapter of each vol.

Richard Phillips has finally published an expository preaching commentary on John. After reading his book, Jesus the Evangelist, I was looking forward to see how he will expound on the whole gospel of John, and now it has come.

As with every commentaries within the Reformed Expository Commentary Series, this is no exception. Phillips handles the text carefully, each verse is explained and expounded, and he does not skim over the text, unlike many preachers today who are pretty fond of doing this. He patiently explains difficult and hard verses unhurriedly, allowing the readers to join in the conversation, and think along with him.

Richards shows the readers how he does his exegesis by explaining his how he derives his point from the verse. It is truly expository preaching, with at least one or two applications for each sermon. I anticipate that this commentary would certainly be of help for preachers who wishes to preach through the whole of the gospel of John, and also for readers who wishes to have a devotional reading of the bible passage in a systematic way.

Rating: 4 / 5

Disclaimer: I was given this book free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

[Jonathan · Rating 1 out of 5]

This commentary is not heretical but I do feel he went a bit far from the authors intended point on many of the texts. Richard Phillips should have placed more emphasis on authorial intent rather than creative application. I do not recommend this commentary.