The

Cross

and

Salvation

Foundations of

Evangelical Theology

The Doctrine of Salvation

Bruce

Demarest

John S. Feinberg, General Editor

Crossway Books • Wheaton, Illinois

A Division of Good News Publishers

The Cross and Salvation

Copyright © 1997 by Bruce Demarest

Published by Crossway Books
a division of Good News Publishers
1300 Crescent Street
Wheaton, Illinois 60187

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Other Scripture quotations are taken from the New Revised Standard Version, the New American Standard Bible, the New English Bible, the Authorized Version, the Moffat translation, and the Phillips version.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Demarest, Bruce A.

The cross and salvation / Bruce Demarest.

p. cm. — (Foundations of evangelical theology ; vol. 1)

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN 0–89107-937–8 1. Salvation. I. Title. II. Series.

BT751.2.D46 1997

234—dc21 96-47760

To the late Frederick Fyvie Bruce,

my mentor at Manchester University,

for the powerful example of

his superb scholarship,

winsome personality,

and godly life.

Contents

Introduction by General Editor

Preface

List of Abbreviations

part one:
the plan of salvation