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Romans: Celebrating the Good News
A series of Bible study guides following the format and content of the NIV Application Commentaries Series. Each study looks at the original meaning, bridging contexts, and contemporary significance of the text, and offers small group participants a better understanding and relevant application of the biblical material to their daily lives.
- GenresTheology
160 pages, Paperback
First published July 29, 2008
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Douglas J. Moo
100 books86 followersDouglas J. Moo (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is Kenneth T. Wessner Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School in Wheaton, Illinois. He is the author of commentaries on Romans, James, 2 Peter and Jude, and Colossians and Philemon and coauthor of An Introduction to the New Testament. He also headed the committee on Bible translation for the NIV revision.
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January 14, 2012
"Romans: Celebrating the Good News" by Douglas J. Moo is a book that I would not recommend to a new believer. It takes a lot of discernment to get through it. There are many views expressed by Moo that do not support Gods view in the Bible on many issues. One for instance is infant baptism. Moo believes that infants should be baptized without fist coming to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Is he saying that baptism comes before salvation?
There is also another issue that is a major concern when you follow Gods plan of salvation concerning the Jews from Moo point of view. He has taken the stance that there will be a particular number of Jews who will be given entrance into heaven regardless of whether God has done a work in their heart or not. I can see where he might think this is true because of Revelations seven. John 14:6-7 "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him" Moo's view is lethal to the gospel and the glory of God.
I feel that Moo's questions were not phrased the right way. They were very confusing. His study on Romans is very fast paced, a fact that seems dangerous when so many of God's truths are displayed in important ways. The group activities seemed, in some ways, kind of creepy.
In conclusion I was not pleased with this study. I felt that Moo took the easy way out when Paul was talking about God's judgment on the wicked and those who have never heard the gospel. This book did teach me how to watch out for false doctrine and a "works", legalistic, based religion. There were some parts of the book that I did find helpful and encouraging but not so many that I would recommend this to a friend.
There is also another issue that is a major concern when you follow Gods plan of salvation concerning the Jews from Moo point of view. He has taken the stance that there will be a particular number of Jews who will be given entrance into heaven regardless of whether God has done a work in their heart or not. I can see where he might think this is true because of Revelations seven. John 14:6-7 "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him" Moo's view is lethal to the gospel and the glory of God.
I feel that Moo's questions were not phrased the right way. They were very confusing. His study on Romans is very fast paced, a fact that seems dangerous when so many of God's truths are displayed in important ways. The group activities seemed, in some ways, kind of creepy.
In conclusion I was not pleased with this study. I felt that Moo took the easy way out when Paul was talking about God's judgment on the wicked and those who have never heard the gospel. This book did teach me how to watch out for false doctrine and a "works", legalistic, based religion. There were some parts of the book that I did find helpful and encouraging but not so many that I would recommend this to a friend.
June 21, 2011
This book had some great, thought-provoking questions that really stimulated conversation in our Small Group. However, there were some questions that didn't make sense or were a little offensive. I don't know if I would purchase another study from this particular author in the future.
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