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JUSTIFICATION: BEING MADE RIGHT WITH GOD
Waters, Guy
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Publisher:
Christian Focus
ISBN:
9781845506155
Item #:
10065
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Binding:
Paper
Chapters:
3
Page Count:
95
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Could you explain Justification if asked to? For many of us, the whole concept of justification is as mystifying as a foreign language, but yet Christians down the ages have fought to defend it - seeing it quite rightly as a vital element of how we are saved.
But justification is not a relic of the past - it has direct relevance to us as Christians today. We often struggle with the thought of justification because of human pride; "I can't be that bad" and so justification is often undermined, wrongly presented or just plain ignored. Scripture though, is brutally clear: we have a real problem - the prospect of our lives marred by wrong-doing being laid out before an almighty God who is pure and will not forever let wrong go unpunished.
We can't earn our way out of our predicament - as this is just "rubbish" according to the apostle Paul. We need something else, someone who can take the hit we so richly deserve - leaving us to be declared innocent instead. This little book will help you grasp a truth that when understood correctly is explosive, transformational and utterly liberating.
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Publication Date:
2010
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In light of the above book The New Perspectives of Paul, if you would like to read a briefer treatise on the topic and better understand the doctrine of justification and how it impacts our Christian life then Justification, Being Made Right With God is the book to read.
Waters is in agreement with Barcley and Duncan and writes from that same understanding. Both books will help you better understand and articulate your understanding of saving faith.
Waters seeks to make clear that while N. T. Wright might believe in “Spirit-enabled works of the Christian to be justifying,” that is not what the Bible nor the Reformed tradition has understood. He underscores that righteousness does not come from within us. It is imputed to us by Christ. We stand in his righteousness alone before a holy God.
Waters concludes with several strategic questions. Does Wright depart from Scripture? Does Scripture teach that the works of the Christian are justifying? Is our justification presently complete or incomplete? He concludes by reminding us that while works are important in that they evidence saving faith, they are not the cause of our salvation. Anything less than that diminishes the grace of God by which we are saved.
This is a good book powerfully and clearly written. It would be good to pass on to someone seeking to understand salvation in Christ.
~ Charles Dunahoo
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