The Doctrines of Grace (Classic Reprint): And Kindred Themes - Couverture souple

George Sayles Bishop

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331369568 ISBN 13 : 9781331369561

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Why this book matters: the case for God’s sovereign grace in salvation

This volume presents a strong defense of the Doctrines of Grace, arguing that divine election and sovereign mercy shape the entire Christian story. It contrasts free will with God’s free grace and explains why grace, not human effort, is at the ground of salvation.

The author gathers centuries of Christian thought to show how God’s sovereignty underpins faith, prayer, and the transformation of lives. It uses biblical analysis and practical implication to argue that regeneration comes from God alone, and that human effort cannot override divine mercy.

Read to understand how the gospel centers on God’s initiative, how the Bible supports a covenantal view of salvation, and how these ideas influence worship, ethics, and church life today.

• Key arguments for divine election over human choice
• Explicit connections between original sin, imputation, and salvation
• Historical and biblical grounds for the sovereignty of God in redemption
• Examples and explanations that connect doctrine to daily faith and practice

Ideal for readers interested in Reformed theology, doctrinal study, and the lasting question of how grace saves.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

It is by many assumed and indeed most confidently asserted that the Doctrines of Grace; as preached by A ugustine, A nselm, Calvin and the great Reformers have had their day are superseded by the breadth of modern thought are held, in their original integrity, by no one now; nor can they now be put, as they were put four hundred years ago, with hope of conviction or chance of success. It is in honest and earnest dissent from such an opinion an opinion sufficiently confuted by the marvelous power and success of men like Charles H. Spurgeon, Caesar Malan, Robert Murray Mc Cheyne and the great leaders of the Scottish Free Church Disruption that the following discourses are republished, as they and others have been delivered during a ministry of more than forty years, to the edification of thousands and the conversion of scores and hundreds of souls. There are but two religions on earth. One based upon the postulate of Free Will; the other upon that of Free Grace. The two mutually annihilate and replace one another. For, if a man is saved in any way, either in whole or in part, by the exercise of his own will, he is not saved only by God swill; and if he is saved only by God swill i. e., of pure grace, he is not saved by his own. Divine Election, therefore, underlies religion as it underlies Revelation. It is, says Toplady, the golden thread which runs through the whole Christian System. For, what Cicero asserts of human learning when he says; Omnes artes quae ad humanitatem pertinent, habent quoddam commune vinculum, et quasi cognatione quadam inter se continentur. The whole circle of the arts has a kind of mutual bond and connection, and by a certain reciprocal relationship are they held and interwoven together can be more exactly asserted of Divine Election. It is the one bond which unites and keeps together the entire Christian System; without which, it were
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331369568
• ISBN 13: 9781331369561
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 517
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