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Title: Faith Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification by R. C. Sproul ISBN: 0-8010-5849-X Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: January, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.56 (27 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good book, but I don't buy it
Comment: I am Catholic, lemme make that clear from the get-go. I do not believe in what Sproul is writing, in fact I bought this book to better understand the Reformed position. It is a decent defense, lacking in some areas, but quite full in others. He exhibits slight misunderstandings about Catholic doctrine, but is fairly accurate. For a great exposition of the Catholic side, read "Not By Faith Alone" by Robert Sungenis.
Rating: 5
Summary: A gift you have to work for isn't a gift!
Comment: This is a fine book which should help the reader understand the gospel and the true relationship between faith and works. It deals in part with the "Evangelicals and Catholics Together" dialogue as well as "Lordship salvation". It's sad how gullible people fall for the inane argument that James taught salvation by faith AND works. If James did, then he absolutely contradicted Paul and the rest of the NT. The "faith alone" that doesn't justify according to James is the (intellectual) faith that demons have who simply believe there is one God. (James 2:19). James speaks of being considered righteous before men (2:18) whereas Paul speaks of how a sinner is acquitted and declared righteous at the judgment seat by God. Paul says unequivocally that Abraham (and Christians) are justifed before God by faith, APART FROM WORKS. (Rom. 4:1-6) which can mean nothing other than by faith alone!
Justification/salvation is FREE and is a GIFT (Eph. 2:8-9, Rom. 3:21-24) received through simple faith/trust in Christ. If one is still trying to partially merit it, then he is really not trusting 100% in the sufficiency of Christ and therefore does not possess saving faith at all--there is no middle ground. Christ fully saves those who trust 100% in him--not those who trust 50% in him and 50% in their own righteousness. Christ doesn't give a person an unmerited job and train him to become righteous through sacraments and works so he can save himself. Such a salvation would NOT truly be FREE, nor be GRACE (meaning unmerited favor), nor be the gospel (Rom. 1:16-17). If you are broke and someone gives you $10,000 and it's free that is a gift; if he says, oh by the way you have to paint my house to get the money, then that's not a free gift IT'S A JOB.
When the pope went to Israel recently, Larry King, on his cable show, asked two Catholic priests what the fate of a person would be who had works but NO faith. They replied and said he would be saved. Modern Catholicism also teaches Muslims and Jews will be saved and has wandered so far from the gospel as to make Christian faith unnecessary. Compare this to Acts 4:12: "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."
Rating: 5
Summary: Dr. Sproul is an apt teacher
Comment: this is one of the finest introductory books on the historical doctrine that split rome with the reformers... the book is concise and easy to read coming from an apt teacher who always seems to make difficult concepts easy to understand which is the true art of a teacher...this book should be read by all christians, especially evangelicals who have departed from their reformation heritage...this doctrine is, as luther said, that which the church stands or falls on.
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Title: Getting the Gospel Right: The Tie That Binds Evangelicals Together by R. C. Sproul ISBN: 0801011884 Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.99 |
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Title: Willing to Believe: The Controversy over Free Will by R. C. Sproul ISBN: 0801064120 Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Essential Truths of the Christian Faith by R. C. Sproul ISBN: 0842320016 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: 01 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Chosen by God by R. C. Sproul ISBN: 0842313354 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: October, 1994 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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Title: The Mystery of the Holy Spirit by R. C. Sproul ISBN: 0842343784 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: October, 1994 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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