Not Ashamed of the Gospel

Rev. Cripe gives an interpretation of Romans which rises from the orthodox precept that revelation, not reason, is the test of truth.  He sees faith, not intellect, as the link between man and God; the Word of God as the medium of communica­tion, and the Holy Ghost as the Communicator.  In his comprehensive commentary, Rev. Cripe disdains the intimidation of modem religious tradition and humanism.   His commitment to the text and the context is immediately apparent to those who, like the Bereans, read with all readiness of mind and let the Scriptures distinguish the true from the false.  With the clear, clarion voice of a prophet, Rev. Cripe in­corporates independent and original thought with orthodox doctrinal disciplines that brush aside the stifling and misleading errors of rationalism.  The childlike simplicity of the explanations in this book brings the mighty and timeless riches of Romans back into the reach of sincere Christians who seek the reality and vitality of the victorious Christian life evidenced by the Apostles and the Church of the first century.  "The Epistle to the Romans furnishes us with the foundation stones of the Gospel," he says.  Not Ashamed of the Gospel puts those foundation stones into their proper place.

D. Earl Cripe has been a pastor, writer, and fea­tured speaker on the radio and on television for more than forty-three years.  Two series, God's Point of View and The Table Mountain Chapel Hour have been heard throughout the world.  He has also been a guest speaker on Conference Echoes and in Christian conferences at home and in Europe.  He writes articles for several Christian magazines.  His first book, What, When and Where Is The Kingdom Of God?, is a systematic theo­logical treatment of the subject of the Kingdom from Genesis through Revelation. His second book, Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver, is a layman's theological dictionary.  His fourth book, Seven Trumpets Asounding is a verse by verse examination of Revelation in the historic tradition of the Christian Church.  His fifth book, The Other Side of Jordan, is a commentary on the Book of Hebrews.

Dr. Cripe is now an emeritus pastor and an elder, having retired from a senior pastorate of 40 years at Table Mountain Chapel, a interdenominational church in the Sierra Ne­vada foothills of Northern California.  He is currently involved in media ministry, pastor and church counseling, and writing articles, papers and commentaries.