ALLEGIANCE ALONE
Rethinking Faith, Works, and the Gospel of Jesus the King
Matthew W. Bates
Baker Academic
a division of Baker Publishing Group
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Published by Baker Academic
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P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Bates, Matthew W., author.
Title: Salvation by allegiance alone: rethinking faith, works, and the gospel of Jesus the King / Matthew W. Bates.
Description: Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016039060 | ISBN 9780801097973 (pbk.)
Subjects: LCSH: Salvation—Christianity.
Classification: LCC BT751.3 .B38 2017 | DDC 234—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016039060
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture translations are the author’s own.
Scripture quotations labeled ESV are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2011
Scripture quotations labeled NRSV are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations labeled KJV are from the King James Version of the Bible.
With gratitude and love to my marvelous parents,
Michael G. Bates and Linda K. Bates
Foreword by Scot McKnight
2. Loyalty and the Full Gospel
5. Questions about Allegiance Alone
6. Resurrection into New Creation
8. Justification and Allegiance Alone
Scripture and Ancient Writings Index
“The Church’s one foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord,” proclaims the hymnist Samuel Stone. Upon the absolutely secure foundation of Jesus, the true gospel sits as a secondary substructure, undergirding the universal church. So when the gospel is compromised, despite its unshakable foundation, the building leans, sways, and slides. Unfortunately the gospel preached in much of the Western world has corroded and destabilized the church—and the deconstruction continues at an alarming pace. But the problem is not just the pseudogospel that is being preached. It runs deeper. How so? The gospel message also includes a proper response, and misunderstandings ...
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About Salvation by Allegiance Alone: Rethinking Faith, Works, and the Gospel of Jesus the KingWe are saved by faith when we trust that Jesus died for our sins. This is the gospel, or so we are taught. But what is faith? And does this accurately summarize the gospel? Because faith is frequently misunderstood and the climax of the gospel misidentified, the gospel’s full power remains untapped. While offering a fresh proposal for what faith means within a biblical theology of salvation, Matthew Bates presses the church toward a new precision: we are saved solely by allegiance to Jesus the king. Instead of faith alone, Christians must speak about salvation by allegiance alone. The book includes discussion questions for students, pastors, and church groups and a foreword by Scot McKnight. |
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