I’m so excited to announce that I have published my commentary, which is freely available on this site, in paperback form! I’ve been working on it for quite some time. At first, I just wanted to have the content in book form. And then I began thinking that it may be beneficial for others to publish it on paper. I’ve also received questions from various people if I was planning on publishing it. After I was convinced to publish, I started searching for publishers. I’ve emailed many of them but received only one response and that particular publishing company wanted to publish the book in 8 volumes. I didn’t even want 2 volumes, but I couldn’t go over the 700 page limit of the company I first printed my book with. From then, the book was split into 2 volumes, but 8 volumes of ~ 200 pages each was absolutely out of the question. I was discouraged and abandoned the project for a while until I started looking into Amazon and publishing. Seeing that it is independent, it was much easier to manage than with a publishing company, so I started working to publish it with Amazon and the two volumes have finally been published now!
The majority of the content is the same as you will find on this website, but with corrected grammar (I hope) and some expanded sections on eschatology, the person of Christ, the Trinity among others.
The title is a mouthful but I believe accurate: A Layman’s Systematic and Biblical Exposition of the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith. I’m not a trained theologian. I’m a software engineer and I’m a theology nerd. I’m a layman who loves the Word of God and the God of the Word. I started working on this project because I wanted to understand my faith better. My objective was to look at various topics holistically and in light of Scripture, taking that as my guide and seeing if it agrees with the Confession. That justifies the adjectives systematic and biblical.
This book wouldn’t be a reality without the help of a lot of dead guys with their books and commentaries in the public domain. I love reading new books, but when I was a student (the time when I was writing the commentary) I couldn’t just afford expensive commentaries on every book of the Bible, and I still believe that there is much to be valued in those old dead guys’ books and commentaries.
For those wishing to buy the books, go to your favorite Amazon and search for “A Layman’s Systematic and Biblical Exposition of the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith”, or:
| Distributor | Books |
|---|---|
| Amazon.com | Vol. 1 - Vol. 2 |
| Amazon.nl | Vol. 1 - Vol. 2 |
| Amazon.de | Vol. 1 - Vol. 2 |
| Amazon.co.uk | Vol. 1 - Vol. 2 |
| Amazon.ca | Vol. 1 - Vol. 2 |
| Amazon.fr | Vol. 1 - Vol. 2 |
| Amazon.es | Vol. 1 - Vol. 2 |
| Amazon.it | Vol. 1 - Vol. 2 |
| Amazon.co.jp | Vol. 1 - Vol. 2 |
As always, Soli Deo Gloria.
Here are a few samples. From Vol. 1 (chapters 1-18 of the Confession)
From Vol. 2 (chapters 19-32 of the Confession)
