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Title: So Great Salvation: What It Means to Believe in Jesus Christ by Charles C. Ryrie ISBN: 0-8024-7818-2 Publisher: Moody Publishers Pub. Date: 01 July, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.18 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Must Read for All Christians
Comment: Many do not seem to understand that when writing a book, the author must write to his audience. Dr. Ryrie does this beautifully. This book can be read by the newest of Christians as well as seminary students.
Dr. Ryrie does not give compromise the Gospel with his teaching on salvation. Some have said that the Theology has been kept short in this book: that is the point. Dr. Ryrie does not endeavor to write another Systematic Theology, rather, he is teaching on a subject through the medium of the written word.
I am immensely grateful for this book. Thank you Dr. Ryrie.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Great Book
Comment: Unlike so many of his critics, Charles Ryrie with grace and class demonstrates in "So Great a Salvation" why salvation is a free gift received by simple faith alone in Christ alone. He demonstrates this biblically and theologically. In addition, he explains why the terminology used in explaining the Gospel is so important.
Charles Ryrie also looks at the implications of "lordship salvation." He demonstrates convincingly in this book, that "lordship salvation" does not make sense biblically or theologically. He examines many of the straw man arguments that lordship teachers like to use with regards to Free Grace teaching and many of the misnomers used to label Free Grace teaching (eg. "easy-believism", "cheap grace").
Ryrie also brings up key questions for the reader to ponder. For example, when he once was interacting with those of a lordship persepective he asked this question to them about a hypothetical person who wanted to be saved but smoked and knew it was bad for him, "Can he not be saved until either he gives up smoking or is willing to give up smoking? (page 113)" The reader then can see that if the answer is "yes", then one has introduced a condition other than faith in Christ to receive the gift of eternal life. Yet, unfortunatley, this is what those of a lordship salvation perspective teach.
I found this book to be a great up in clearing up much of the confusion surrounding the Gospel.
Rating: 1
Summary: I'm sorry Dr. Ryrie but genuine faith perseveres
Comment: It is a sad thing when a well-respected and godly evangelical theologian fails miserably on a certain theological issue. Dr. Ryrie states that a true believer can stop believing! The Bible states that those who persevere in faith will be saved (Matt 24:13) and that those who do persevere are true believers (cf. Hebrews 3:14 and 1 John 2:19). However, it is granted that Ryrie is responding to some of the unbiblical excesses (e.g., MacArthur) of the biblical Reformed view, but a theological view should be based on solid Scriptural foundation. This critical review is not about the integrity and character of Dr. Ryrie (like I said, he is a well-respected and godly theologian). However, when someone like Ryrie teaches this error it must brought to light. I'm sure that Ryrie had the best of intentions when writing this book (to accuse him of being an antinomian immoralists is pure slander) but this book falls short of good exegesis and theology.
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Title: Gospel According to Jesus, The by John F. MacArthur ISBN: 0310394910 Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company Pub. Date: 18 March, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Absolutely Free: A Biblical Reply to Lordship Salvation by Zane Clark Hodges ISBN: 0310519608 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 October, 1989 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Basic Theology: A Popular Systematic Guide to Understanding Biblical Truth by Charles Caldwell Ryrie ISBN: 0802427340 Publisher: Moody Publishers Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Confident in Christ: Living by Faith Really Works by Robert N. Wilkin, Bob Wilkin ISBN: 0964139235 Publisher: Grace Evangelical Society Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Dispensationalism by Charles C. Ryrie ISBN: 0802421873 Publisher: Moody Publishers Pub. Date: 01 February, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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