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The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way is unavailable, but you can change that!

Michael Horton’s highly anticipated The Christian Faith represents his magnum opus and will be viewed as one of—if not—the most important systematic theologies since Louis Berkhof wrote his in 1932. A prolific, award-winning author and theologian, Professor Horton views this volume as “doctrine that can be preached, experienced, and lived, as well as understood, clarified, and articulated.” It is...

the motivating cause of our election in Christ (Eph 1:5, 9 NIV), and eudokia is also employed in Matthew 11:26 and Luke 2:14. According to Paul’s argument in Romans 9, God’s prerogative to elect whom he will and to leave the rest in their just condemnation has been exercised all along, even within Israel. In this chapter, Paul clearly teaches that election is not based on anything in or foreseen in those who are chosen (vv. 9–13). Yet God is not unfair, since everyone is in a state of condemnation,
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