{"product_id":"beyond-the-salvation-wars-why-both-protestants-and-catholics-must-reimagine-how-we-are-saved-9781540961730","title":"Beyond the Salvation Wars: Why Both Protestants and Catholics Must Reimagine How We Are Saved","description":"God has provided salvation, but when does it begin? What is required of us? Can we lose it? These and other disputed questions have divided Christians for centuries. Matthew W. Bates has already shown that the gospel is about King Jesus and that faith includes allegiance. In \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Salvation Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, he unpacks additional truths from the Bible and the early church to describe how salvation happens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBates offers a new model, encouraging Protestants and Catholics toward long-term unity. But his proposal contains strong medicine: it doesn't sugarcoat current Protestant and Catholic errors but diagnoses with precision for the future health of the church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy using accessible writing and stories, Bates shows what Scripture teaches about baptism, election, regeneration, assurance, and justification. A companion to his previous book, \u003ci\u003eGospel Allegiance: What Faith in Jesus Misses for Salvation in Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, this book will appeal to those who want to discover core truths about how we are saved--for their personal journey as well as for final Christian unity. A discussion guide with questions for classes and groups will be available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew W. Bates\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is a professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGospel Allegiance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalvation by Allegiance Alone\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhy the Gospel?\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a 2024 \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award and was named the 2024 Resource of the Year by \u003ci\u003eOutreach\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Bates also cofounded and cohosts the popular Bible and theology podcast \u003ci\u003eOnScript\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his family in Quincy, Illinois.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brazos Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51184913580306,"sku":"9781540961730","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9668dd5f-1044-4bce-b041-2002ed3213ff.jpg?v=1744582275","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beyond-the-salvation-wars-why-both-protestants-and-catholics-must-reimagine-how-we-are-saved-9781540961730","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}