I know this may come across as a shameless plug, but I want to encourage our readers to check out this rich new resource of apologetics texts from the whole history of the Christian church. The first volume of a multi-volume set has been released from Crossway Books and is entitled Christian Apologetics: Past & Present and can be found here. The handsome and useful volume has been ably edited by William Edgar and Scott Oliphint, esteemed professors of apologetics at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. I had the privilege of assisting the editors with the production of the book prior to its submission to the publishers. And we just finished work on what will be the second (and possibly the third) volume of the set. Vol. 1 takes the reader from the New Testament right up to the cusp of the Reformation. The book includes introductions to each of the authors included in the text and helpful overviews of the period and thoughtful diagnostic questions. There really is nothing quite like this in the English language.
I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naïve. (Romans 16:17-18)