The Perfection of Justification
The Perfection of Justification

Author: John Simpson

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2018-08-23

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 0359043909

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From the Preface: Reader, the Author preached and printed the Works out of which this is extracted, many many years ago, and by them, he, though dead, yet speaketh. And however strange the Doctrine herein contained, may be, {to those who build their hopes upon inherent righteousness, } yet it is none other than the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Doctrine of the Reformation, and the only Doctrine that tends {contrary to the judgment of carnal reason} to uprightness of heart and life, and whoever conceives otherwise of this Doctrine understands it not. It is founded upon this principle, that we must discover God's Love to us in Christ Jesus, that he has already saved us, before we can truly love God or our Neighbor. This our Saviour inculcates to Simon the Pharisee in the Parable of the two Debtors, Luke 7:41, and in many other Places of Scripture. May he sprinkle this with his Blood; and explain it by his Spirit to the Heart of every Reader

Justification
Justification

Author: J. V. Fesko

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781596380868

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Topics IncludeChurch history - Imputation - Union with Christ - Redemptive history - Sanctification - The covenant of works - Final judgment - The work of Christ - The church - Roman Catholicism - Justification by faith - The new perspective on Paul - Eastern Orthodoxy

A Plain Account of Christian Perfection
A Plain Account of Christian Perfection

Author: John Wesley

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2023-11-17

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13:

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A Plain Account of Christian Perfection by John Wesley is about the theory of perfection according to Christian theology. Excerpt: "1. WHAT I purpose in the following pages is, to give a plain and distinct account of the steps by which I was led, during the course of many years, to embrace the doctrine of Christian Perfection. This I owe to the serious part of mankind; those who desire to know all the truth as it is in Jesus. And these only are concerned with questions of this kind. To these I would nakedly declare the thing as it is, endeavoring all along to show, from one period to another, both what I thought, and why I thought so."

The Faith of Jesus Christ
The Faith of Jesus Christ

Author: Richard B. Hays

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9780802849571

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In this important study Hays argues against the mainstream that any attempt to account for the nature and method of Paul's theological language must first reckon with the centrality of narrative elements in his thought. Through an in-depth investigation of Galatians 3:1-4:11, Hays shows that the framework of Paul's thought is neither a system of doctrines nor his personal religious experience but the "sacred story" of Jesus Christ.

Counted Righteous in Christ?
Counted Righteous in Christ?

Author: John Piper

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2002-11-15

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1433516438

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Are Christians merely forgiven, or do they possess the righteousness of Christ? Recently the time-honored understanding of the doctrine of justification has come under attack. Many question how-or if-we receive the full righteousness of Christ. Martin Luther said that if we understand justification "we are in the clearest light; if we do not know it, we dwell in the densest darkness." And now, in this new and important book, John Piper accepts Luther's challenge. He points out that we need to see ourselves as having been recipients of the imputation of Christ's righteousness and therefore enjoy full acceptance with God and the everlasting inheritance of life and joy. Piper writes as both a pastor and a scholar. His pastor's heart is shown in his zeal for the welfare of the church. His careful scholarship is evident in each explanation and undergirds each conclusion.

Richard Hooker and his Early Doctrine of Justification
Richard Hooker and his Early Doctrine of Justification

Author: Corneliu C. Simut

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-10-01

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1351150022

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Richard Hooker and his Early Doctrine of Justification explores the doctrine of justification, the doctrine of faith and grace, and the doctrine of Scripture and use of reason in the early theology of Richard Hooker. In order to prove that Hooker was a Protestant Reformed theologian, Simuþ concentrates on Hooker‘s doctrine of justification as reflected in his Learned Discourse of Justification, which is the most important work of his early theology. Unlike previous books on Hooker which use primarily the theology of Luther and Calvin to draw conclusions, this book brings together quotations and ideas from the works of Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli, Bucer, Calvin and Beza to show that Hooker was a Protestant Reformed theologian. Simuþ also discusses the theological context of Hooker‘s career by offering an analysis of the doctrine of justification in the theology of John Jewel, John Whitgift (Hooker‘s patrons), and Thomas Cartwright and Walter Travers (Hooker‘s Puritan opponents).

The Deliverance of God
The Deliverance of God

Author: Douglas A. Campbell

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2009-08-07

Total Pages: 1250

ISBN-13: 0802831265

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This book breaks a significant impasse in much Pauline interpretation, pushing beyond both " Lutheran" and "New" perspectives on Paul to a non-contractual , "apocalyptic" reading of many of the apostle's most famous, and most troublesome, texts. His strongly antithetical vision identifies "participation in Christ" as the sole core of Pauline theology and produces the most radical rereading of Romans 1-4 for more than a generation. Even those who disagree will be forced to clarify their views as never before.