Ron Julian

Ron Julian has been a teacher at McKenzie Study Center, an institute of Gutenberg College, since 1982. He is also a tutor at Gutenberg College, the author of Righteous Sinners, and a co-author of The Language of God: A Commonsense Approach to Understanding and Applying the Bible. He has a B.A. in linguistics and an M.A. in religion. His focus is biblical exegesis and communicating the gospel. Other interests include biblical languages, film, music, literature, and computer technology.

Below you will the following materials by Ron:

Articles

  • Joy. Looks at the biblical evidence for the nature of joy as a fruit of the Spirit. (8/07)
  • A Dialogue. Explores Christianity’s claims as a valid and coherent worldview. (4/06)
  • Bad Guilt. Discusses the importance of knowing God's merciful grace and believing in His promise of forgiveness while acknowledging "true guilt." (4/05)
  • Is the Gospel Anti-Semitic?. Repudiates the thesis of inherent New Testament anti-Semitism by examining the unique relationship between God, the Nation of Israel, and individual Jews. (4/04)
  • Examining the Purpose-Driven Life. Examines Rick Warren's popular book, The Purpose-Driven Life. (8/05)
  • Giving Thanks. Looks at the importance of gratitude. (11/03)
  • Is Goodness Boring?. Shows how "virtue" suffers in two book-to-movie stories. (5/03)
  • Fundamentalism and Biblical Interpretation. Looks at the impact of Christian fundamentalism on how we understand and apply the Bible's teaching. (11/02)
  • Waiting for God. Discusses the biblical virtue of patience. (10/02)
  • Osama & Me. Responds to society's growing intolerance to the truth claims of Christianity. (4/02)
  • The Thief in the Night. (Matthew 24: 42-51) Discusses what should be our attitude toward end-time events. (12/01)
  • Answers to Chapter One. (2/02)
  • Answers to Chapter Four. (2/02)
  • Longing for Glory. (I Corinthians 3:18) Defines the "glory" that is the hope of every believer. (6/00)
  • The Prayer of Jabez. Examines the popular book "The Prayer of Jabez" (7/01)
  • The Lord is My Shepherd. (Psalm 23) Explains the life and death issues involved in Psalm 23. (7/97)
  • The Power of the Parables. (Matthew 13) Presents the dynamic manner in which the parables of Jesus communicate. (4/93)
  • Testing God. (Matthew 4:5-7) Looks at the prohibition against "testing God" found in the second temptation of Jesus. (2/98)
  • Counting the Cost. (Luke 14:26-33) Proposes that we OUGHT to be like the man who doesn't build a tower and the king who doesn't go to battle. (8/94)
  • The Prayers of Paul. Holds up the great prayers of Paul as a mirror in which to examine our fundamental commitments. (2/96)
  • In Defense of God's Love. (Romans 5:1-11) Uses Romans 5 to describe and clarify the enigmatic love of God. (2/97)
  • My Next Mid-life Crisis. (I Corinthians 12, 13) Presents I Corinthians 12 and 13 as the ultimate answer to a believer's "mid-life crisis." (9/91)
  • The Next Time I Study Revelation. (Revelation) Sheds light on the nature of the Bible's most enigmatic book. (8/98)
  • Biblical?. Asserts that "doing what the Bible says" is not always biblical. (1/01)
  • Chosen for Glory. Explores the way in which the Bible's teaching on the Christian life can only be understood in the light of God's sovereign control of His creation. (2/93)
  • Drawing the Line. Proposes a biblical model for deciding when to "draw the line" over doctrinal disagreements. (9/90)
  • The Most Important Things in Life. Examines the nature of the true wisdom which arises from Christian faith. (9/87)
  • What Sort of People?. Exhorts believers to personally wrestle with and embrace the gospel. (3/97)
  • Practically Speaking. Asserts that often the most valuable and "practical" teaching is the most theoretical. (4/99)
  • A Little Light Reading. Presents a personal appreciation of Christian values in the arts, as seen in the Father Brown stories. (6/92)
  • How the Story Ends. Reviews three movies that highlight our culture's semi-biblical view of death. (8/99)
  • Why We Are (gulp!) Home Schooling. Presents the issues that led one family to home school their children. (11/93)
  • Money and Contentment. Explores the connection between genuine Christian faith and our attitudes about money. (8/95)

Audio Series

Audio series with talks given by Ron. Instructions: Clicking on the link will play the file in your browser. To download the file to your computer, right-click (Macintosh: ctr-click) and choose "Save this link."

  • Coming to Truth. A Wednesday Night Class where Gutenberg tutors and others within the Gutenberg College community describe the intellectual journey that led them to conclude that Christianity is true.
  • II Corinthians. Talks by Ron Julian on II Corinthians, given at Reformation Fellowship.
  • Miscellaneous Talks. Individual talks given by various teachers on a variety of topics.
Ron Julian

Books

Righteous Sinners
The Language of God

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Audio

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