Salvation Is More

Complicated

Than You Think

A Study On the Teachings of Jesus

alan p. stanley

colorado springs • london • hyderabad

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Salvation Is More Complicated Than You Think

ISBN-13: 978-1-934068-02-1

ISBN-10: 1-934068-02-0

Copyright © 2007 by Alan P. Stanley

Published in 2007 by Authentic

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. Emphases added are in italics.

Scripture quotations marked esv are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Stanley, Alan P.

Salvation is more complicated than you think: a study on the teachings of Jesus / Alan P. Stanley.

p. cm.

ISBN-13: 978-1-934068-02-1

ISBN-10: 1-934068-02-0

1. Salvation--Christianity. 2. Jesus Christ--Teachings. I. Title.

BT751.3.S89 2007

234--dc22

2007041658

Editorial team: Mike Morrell, Betsy Weinrich

To my father-in-law

Who was the first to encourage me to write this book

and has sacrificed much time and money to ensure it got done.

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Chapter One

JUST WHO WILL BE SAVED?

Chapter Two

GRACE AND WORKS: ARE THEY OPPOSED?

Chapter Three

FAITH AND SALVATION: DO THEY ALWAYS GO TOGETHER?

Chapter Four

APART FROM ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING

Chapter Five

I CHOSE YOU TO BEAR FRUIT

Chapter Six

CAN I BE SAVED AND NOT LOVE OTHERS?

Chapter Seven

CAN I BE SAVED AND BE WEALTHY?

Chapter Eight

CAN I BE SAVED AND NOT PERSEVERE?

Chapter Nine

WILL GOD’S JUDGMENT AFFECT MY SALVATION?

Chapter Ten

SOME PASTORAL REFLECTIONS

FOREWORD

For human beings there is not a more paramount question than what must we do to be saved. This question arises with special urgency in the context of religion, especially within the context of Christianity. If God has called us into existence out of nothing to have fellowship with him as our reason for being then we would do well to find out what he requires of us. Moreover if what is at stake in this present life is whether at its end we shall be granted a permanent, eternal relationship with God, or shall suffer everlasting exclusion from the presence of him who is the sole source of all good, then we would do well to find out what he requires of us.

The Bible lays out a clear answer. ...

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About Salvation Is More Complicated than You Think: A Study on the Teachings of Jesus

A set of common questions arises when it comes to matters of salvation:

• Do I have to live a godly life to be saved?

• Can anyone be sure of salvation?

• What happens if I fall into sin or turn away completely?

• How did Jesus answer these questions?

Not, according to Alan Stanley, in the way that we often do!

In this powerful and deeply challenging book, Stanley argues that the notion of salvation found in many churches falls short of what Jesus and the rest of the Bible teaches. In particular, Jesus taught that our salvation is related to the godliness of our lives.

The contemporary church needs to take Jesus’ teaching on salvation far more seriously than it does. Stanley shows that a proper understanding of salvation by faith and apart from works does not mean that our works are not critical for our salvation.

This book will be an important resource for any Christian seeking to understand more of what God requires of those on the narrow road. Pastors and teachers, too, will benefit from a comprehensive biblical theology on salvation.

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