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TH351 Perspectives on Justification by Faith: Five Views on Its Meaning and Significance is unavailable, but you can change that!

The doctrine of justification is central to the Christian faith. However, believers from different backgrounds have a variety of different understandings of what exactly being “justified by faith” means. In this course, five preeminent theologians present their perspectives on justification: • D.A. Carson—A Biblical-Theological Perspective • Edith M. Humphrey—An Eastern Orthodox...

The propositions must be true (that’s the first point), but in the second place, there must be a self-abandonment to God. It has a kind of repentance built into it. It’s the very nature of faith to abandon myself to God and His word and His promises, or it’s not saving faith. So when Paul says to the Philippian jailer, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved,” he certainly means something more than “Believe that Jesus rose from the dead, and you will be saved.” That you might almost