Examines traditional treatments of faith, works and justification.
Every child of God begins his or her spiritual pilgrimage as a babe in Christ. But it is one thing to "be" in Christ, and quite another to become all that he has created us to be. God's power is at work in you, transforming, developing, and helping you to grow. Anderson and Saucy describe both what this means and how it happens: A changed relationship with God; Making the new "you" real; God's part and yours in spiritual growth; Renewing your mind; Growing in holiness; Spiritual growth and spiri...
The first of a two-volume project delving into the doctrine of justification. Michael Horton seeks not simply to recover a clear message of its role in modern Reformed theology, but also to bring a fresh discovery of the gospel in a time when contemporary debates around justification have reignited. The doctrine of justification stands at the center of our systematic reflection on the meaning of salvation and grace as well as our piety, mission, and life together. And yet, within mainline Prote...
Walther and the Predestination Controversy
by Lutheran Librarian and George Henry Schodde
What can we learn from early Christian imagery about the theological meaning of baptism? Robin Jensen, a leading scholar of early Christian art and worship, examines multiple dimensions of the early Christian baptismal rite. She explores five models for understanding baptism--as cleansing from sin, sickness, and Satan; as incorporation into the community; as sanctifying and illuminative; as death and regeneration; and as the beginning of the new creation--showing how visual images, poetic langua...
The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel (American Lutheran Classics, #7)
by Charles Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther
Divine healing is the essential marker of the global phenomenon of Pentecostal and charismatic Christianity. But although we know that healing is central in these movements, we know surprisingly little about how divine healing beliefs and practices reflect the interplay of local and global patterns of cultural development. The essays in this collection seek to discover what is the same and what is different about such beliefs and practices in diverse contexts, trace formal and informal lines of...