Westminster Foundations: God's Glory as an Integrating Perspective on Reformed Theology

“Dr. Yates' Foundations book represents an exciting and useful contribution to creative orthodoxy—theological creativity exercised in a way that respects the faith delivered once and for all to the saints. It shows how systematic connections in theme link the attributes of God not only to Christology and salvation but to practical Christian living. It thereby contributes to bringing the God-centered character of the biblical message into fruitful contact with many areas of need, such as parenting, counseling, and victory over sin.”

“The work of theology is largely the work of understanding relationships: relationships between biblical teachings, and relationships between those teachings and every facet of human life. I have tried, in various books and articles, to understand these relationships by reference to the Triune God (Father, Son, and Spirit) and the consequent attributes of divine LORDship (authority, control, presence). The threes make this outlook “tri-perspectival.” But now Tim Yates has sought to present a more detailed analysis he calls “Frame on steroids.” While I present a threefold understanding, Tim presents [a ten-fold analysis, a deca-perspectivalism]. This blows me away! Well, each generation of biblical scholars has the right, and the responsibility, to expand the church’s level of vision. And I’m delighted that Tim’s thought is not primarily directed toward Euro-American academic theorists, but first to the churches of Asia and those who labor among them. For all its deep content, this book is a document of the Great Commission, and I pray that God will empower it by his Spirit to bring insight and Christian growth.”

“Westminster Foundations: God's Glory as an Integrating Perspective on Reformed Theology shows that systematic theology and practical Christian living can be connected through a careful reading of Scripture, and engaging theological reflections that leads to a living orthodoxy that is biblical, confessional, and relational. Spirit wrought, Christ-centered, and God glorifying theological thinking marks Dr. Yates’ work—a book that will assist the church and academy, theologically, and in counseling”