{"product_id":"faith-alone-the-doctrine-of-justification-what-the-reformers-taught-and-why-it-still-matters","title":"Faith Alone---The Doctrine of Justification: What the Reformers Taught...and Why It Still Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRenowned biblical scholar Thomas Schreiner looks at the historical and biblical roots of the doctrine of justification and offers an updated defense of this pillar of Reformed theology. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReinvigorating one of the five great declarations of the Reformation--\u003cem\u003esola fide\u003c\/em\u003e--Schreiner: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummarizes the history of the doctrine, looking at the early church and the writings of several of the Reformers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalks readers through an examination of the key biblical texts in the Old and New Testament that support the Reformed understanding of justification.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses whether justification is transformative or forensic and introduces readers to some of the contemporary challenges to the Reformation teaching of sola fide, with particular attention to the new perspective on Paul.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive hundred years after the Reformation, the doctrine of justification by faith alone still needs to be understood and proclaimed. In \u003cem\u003eFaith Alone\u003c\/em\u003e you will learn how the rallying cry of \"sola fide\" is rooted in the Scriptures and how to understand this doctrine in a fresh way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--THE FIVE SOLAS--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorians and theologians have long recognized that at the heart of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation were five declarations, often referred to as the \"solas.\" These five statements summarize much of what the Reformation was about, and they distinguish Protestantism from other expressions of the Christian faith: that they place ultimate and final authority in the Scriptures, acknowledge the work of Christ alone as sufficient for redemption, recognize that salvation is by grace alone through faith alone, and seek to do all things for God's glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eFive Solas Series\u003c\/em\u003e is more than a simple rehashing of these statements, but instead expounds upon the biblical reasoning behind them, leading to a more profound theological vision of our lives and callings as Christians and churches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchreiner, Thomas R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eThomas R. Schreiner (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament and associate dean of Scripture and interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. The author of numerous books, he is the preaching pastor of Clifton Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarrett, Matthew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMatthew Barrett is Tutor of Systematic Theology and Church History at Oak Hill Theological College in London. He is the executive editor of \u003cem\u003eCredo Magazine, \u003c\/em\u003eas well as the author and editor of several books, including \u003cem\u003eSalvation by Grace, Four Views on the Historical Adam, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eOwen on the Christian Life. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarrett, Matthew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMatthew Barrett (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is associate professor of Christian theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as executive editor of \u003cem\u003eCredo Magazine. \u003c\/em\u003eHe is the editor of The Five Solas Series and the author of several books, including \u003cem\u003eGod's Word Alone\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eReformation Theology, Salvation by Grace, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eOwen on the Christian Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zondervan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50319161458962,"sku":"9780310515784","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6283a5c2-6043-44a2-98cb-a84a0daf9bdd.jpg?v=1727565141","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/faith-alone-the-doctrine-of-justification-what-the-reformers-taught-and-why-it-still-matters","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}