Adam Clarke's Commentary

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Summary: Arminian
Review: Adam Clarke's commentary is very unique. He believed in total sanctification and makes a very cogent argument for it. He is very scholarly , but very accessible. He takes the greek words and shows what they meant in greek works, like the Iliad,etc. He was not afraid to change the meaning of a verse when he thought that verse was inconsistent with the corpus of orthodoxy and to me, at least, it gives a much different interpretation than what i was taught..but he always backs up his interpretations with lucid commentary..would highly recommend..a definite call to holiness.

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Summary: a very thought provoking commentary
Review: Adam Clarke's commentary is very unique. He believed in total sanctification and makes a very cogent argument for it. He is very scholarly , but very accessible. He takes the greek words and shows what they meant in greek works, like the Iliad,etc. He was not afraid to change the meaning of a verse when he thought that verse was inconsistent with the corpus of orthodoxy and to me, at least, it gives a much different interpretation than what i was taught..but he always backs up his interpretations with lucid commentary..would highly recommend..a definite call to holiness.

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Summary: Shame On This Abridgement!
Review: As a student of the Bible for over a decade, I've read countless commentaries on the Old and New Testaments. Most of these great authors kept quoting Dr. Adam Clarke. The information always quoted from Dr. Clarke was to say the least awe-inspiring, so I knew I had to purchase this commentary one day. The unfortunate news is that the abridger Ralph Earle has removed extremely important information such as the correct order of chapters of Jeremiah (which are incorrect in our current Bibles), as well as the 39 verses in 1 Samuel which are of doubtful authenticity, and should not have been included in the Holy Bible account. The book get three stars because I wanted to give Dr. Adam Clarke his deserved praise, but not a five star rating because of the irresponsible job done by Ralph Earle. We should all seek out the original 3-book series, or if out-of-print, search for the unabridged version on CD-Rom.

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Summary: Arminian
Review: Clarke is an Arminian, that is he denies the doctrines of protestant reformed theology as taught by Luther, Calvin and all the great names of the protestant reformation. As such, I can't recommend this biased work to the church.

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Summary: Clarke, a man of God
Review: Mr. Clarke was an awesome writer, even Spurgeon was quoted as saying Mr. Adam Clarke was one of the finest writers he had ever read. BUY THIS BOOK!!! Simple to read and filled with brilliant writing concerning the Gospel. The eternal security doctrine has been wrongly titled, it is a doctrine of demons, which gives man the false sense of security and contradicts the Holy Scriptures! Read James 2:1-26. James 2:26 clearly states, "For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead." To believe in a once saved always saved mentality leads to a true false sense of security, and a license for many to openly sin and not worry about being held accountable. If you believe that you can do whatever you want after repeating the words another told you to say, then later turn your back on Christ for the rest of your life and still make it to heaven you are sadly mistaking dear friend. Don't fall for this demonic doctrine! Calvin studied humanism before his misguided Christian writings were popular, and was involved in a tragic murder, and was he really secure if he never repented of it? Scriptures open state that no unrepeated murder will have a place in heaven. (Calvinists, I challenge you to read: Hunted heretic; the life and death of Michael Servetus at http://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/ashes.htm .... Martin Luther stated that the book of James And Jude was "uninspired" (by the Holy Spirit) and worth only of fire! "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work."(2 Timothy 3:16-17, NKJV) Charles Stanley, and many other well intended Calvinistic men and women are misleading millions down the highway to Hell! My sincere prayer is that you BUY THIS BOOK! and visit http://www.evangelicaloutreach.org for the truth concerning many topics. I hope and pray that more will take note as Mr. Clarke did, and do as the Bereans did. Study to show ones self approved my brothers and sister! As the scriptures also state, "Work out your salvation with fear and trembling!" Christ Blessings! BUY THIS BOOK!