"[John Frame's] wisdom . . . fundamentally shaped my understanding."
-David Powlison, CCEF

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Previous volumes in John Frame's Theology of Lordship series have been greeted with acclaim. The Doctrine of God receiving the Gold Medallion Award in the category of theology and doctrine from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. This third volume in the series treats biblical ethics in its manifold relations to current issues and personal decisions.

In an age of ethical relativism and suspicion of authority, how can we know what is good, virtuous, or just? Frame surveys non-Christian ethical traditions before setting forth a solidly Christian ethical method. By clarifying biblical norms, life situations, and personal dimensions, he presents a model for decision making that honors God in all aspects of life.

Discussions range from natural law and conflict of duties to detailed explorations of the Ten Commandments in connection with questions surrounding worship, the Sabbath, church and state, respect for life and truth, sexuality, and the relation of Christ to culture.

Dennis Johnson writes, "This insightful exploration of the implications and applications of each of the Ten Commandments in the context of the whole Bible's direction for our motives, goal, and conduct will be a rich resource . . . even when readers reach different conclusions on some of the thorny dilemmas that Frame ventures to address."

David Powlison adds, "I took John Frame's class on Christian ethics 30 years ago. His wisdom then fundamentally shaped my understanding. It is such a pleasure now to revisit, in print, the fruits of his continued thinking about how we are to live."

1104 Pages
Published: May 2008

About the Author: John M. Frame (B.D., Westminster Theological Seminary; A.M. and M.Phil., Yale University; D.D., Belhaven College) is professor of systematic theology and philosophy at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando campus. He previously taught theology and apologetics at Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia) and at Westminster Seminary California. Frame's published works include The Doctrine of the Knowledge of God and The Doctrine of God in the Theology of Lordship series, as well as Apologetics to the Glory of God, No Other God: A Response to Open Theism, Cornelius Van Til: An Analysis of His Thought, and Salvation Belongs to the Lord.