The Bible uses the analogy of physical birth and growth in order to illustrate how one becomes a child of God, and how as such, spiritual growth and development then become possible. Dr. Hudson expounds systematically how the biblical principles in the analogy should be understood and applied. His discussion of Diet and Discipline, under the regimen of faith, carry over into steady spiritual growth and development. He invites all Christians to consider what is expected of them, even in their daily living, if they expect to bring glory to God. He does not pull any punches, but lets his reader...

"Going beyond the common "text-in-context" approach to Paul's letter to Timothy, Dr. Henry T. Hudson introduces "pretext-and-subtext" into his exposition. He does this in order to bring home to the hearts of contemporary Christians what lay at the center of Paul's concern for the challenges that were before Timothy as he took over the leadership of the Church. Paul was in prison in Rome and was awaiting execution. The madman Nero was emperor. There were many false prophets abroad, and Christians everywhere were suffering persecution. Paul even told Timothy that "in the last days perilous...