CREATIVE SCHOLARSHIP

 

The germination of a scholarly book takes time. Seeds were planted during the process of writing a doctoral dissertation at Dallas Seminary in 1999. Growth came through the development of a presentation for the MacDonald Lectures at Central Baptist Seminary and the preparation of articles published by Shepherd’s Seminary, the Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal, and Gloria Deo Journal of Theology.

Now the full plant has emerged in the form of a new book called My Sheep Follow Me, published by Kregel Academic.

Dr. Jon Pratt explained the process in an interview with Micah Tanis on the Central Seminary Podcast Videos, episode 79, which can be viewed on You Tube.

The subtitle for Dr. Pratt’s book is “A Study of Perseverance and the Threat of Antinomianism.” The book surveys New Testament teachings about sanctification. It explores what progress toward holiness looks like and reminds Christians that all those who belong to Christ, who are His sheep, will follow Him by living holy lives.

In his discussion of antinomianism, Pratt examines how Free Grace, Radical Grace, and Hyper-Grace oppose the biblical doctrine of perseverance.

Dr. Pratt serves as academic dean and professor of New Testament at Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis. When asked about the process of writing a book he said, “Writing this book has served as a means to organize my thoughts coherently so that others can understand. I have always known this, having written many essays, but doing this for a book has enlarged my capacity to consider the bigger picture, and for this I am grateful to God.”