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Originally published in 1520, The Freedom of a Christian is one of Martin Luther's most well-known and enduring treatises. In it, Luther examines Christian ethics and how justification by faith alone impacts the liberty of believers. He famously writes, "A Christian is a free lord of everything and subject to no one. A Christian is a willing servant of everything and subject to everyone." Luther also further develops ideas and doctrines that were key to the Reformation, such as the priesthood of all believers and union with Christ.

Second Sermon of the series by the renowned 17th century Genevan pastor/theologian, Francis Turretin. Turretin, who has grown popular in recent years due to the republishing of his magisterial sytematic theology: The Institutes of Elenctic Theology, is not known as a preacher by the English speaking world. This sermon series makes Turretin's preaching available in English for the first time. In these sermons, Turretin shows remarkable sensitivity to his church audience and a keen demonstration of the dictinction between the genres of preaching and systematic theology. In these sermons, ...

This book argues that Paul’s phrase “the elemental spirits of the world” (ta stoicheia tou kosmou) in Colossians and Galatians refers to a blend of hostile spiritual powers and the basic religious “ABC’s”—rules, rituals, and philosophies—through which those powers enslave people before Christ. 1. What stoicheia meant in the ancient world In classical Greek, stoicheia usually means elements or building blocks: letters of the alphabet, basic principles, or the four elements (earth, air, fire, water). In Jewish and Greco-Roman thought, these “elements” and the stars could ...

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Grace Alone: Audio Lectures includes high quality live-recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from...

"Hypothetical universalism," or "unlimited atonement," states that Christ's death is sufficient for the guilt of all people yet is only effectively applied to those with faith. This tradition, typified by the French Reformer Moïse Amyraut, has continued among Anglicans and Baptists for over four centuries, yet has been underexplored in Reformed systematic theology. Unlimited Atonement fills a gap in resources on atonement theology that begin with the unlimited love of God.

The purpose of this audiobook is to make the way of salvation as plain as day to men, women, and children, with the expectation that many of those who listen to the audiobook will see the way, will take it, will be saved at once, and will obtain eternal life. The audiobook goes out into the world for the same purpose that Jesus Christ came into it: To seek and to save that which was lost (Luke 19:10 AKJV). Jesus Christ came to save sinners. Do you want Jesus to take an interest in you and save you? Then you must take your place before him as a sinner.

The doctrine of providence is often too abstract, complex, or detached from real-life situations for introductory students. Drawing on years of experience in the classroom and the church, Adamson Co offers an introductory guide that uses the creation motif of the Bible to highlight the importance of providence for the Christian life.

In this work, John Bunyan addresses the issue of imputation in great detail. The imputed righteousness of Christ was of the highest importance to him, as the only way of salvation. He opposed any manifestation of self-righteousness among Christians, any any claim of justification built thereon.

This book offers a concise explanation of what the Bible means by the term "born again." The reader will be given Scriptural principles allowing them to "rightly divide the Word of Truth" (2 Timothy 2:15) and thereby gain proper insight into the Biblical plan of salvation. The author has used the lessons which make up the contents of this book to convert hundreds of pastors on multiple continents to the undeniable truths contained herein.

How does Jesus, through his life and death, save us? How do our beliefs about this affect our Christian walk and worldview? How does the Atonement reveal the character of God? These are some of the questions that are raised and answered in this book. What we believe about the meaning of Jesus' death matters, because of how it affects our views about God and the Christian life. You may be surprised to learn that the meaning of Jesus’ death as taught by many Christians is a fairly modern development in church history.

“Instintivamente no colocamos a Cristo en la misma clase con otras personas. Cuando uno encuentra su nombre en una lista que comienza con Confucio y termina con Goethe, sentimos que se trata de una ofensa a la ortodoxia tanto como a la decencia. Jesús no pertenece al grupo de los grandes de la historia. Que se hable de Alejandro el Grande, de Carlos el Grande, de Napoleón el Grande... Jesús está aparte. El no es Grande: es Único. Es sencillamente Jesús. Nada puede añadirse a este nombre... El desafía todo análisis. Confunde todos los cánones de la naturaleza humana. Obliga a ...

When a crisis hits, does doubt arise? Does uncertainty ever threaten your faith in God’s promises? Or do you sometimes wonder whether his promises can be trusted? Perhaps you know about God, but are you confident that you really know him? Without a Doubt is for anyone who wrestles with the certainty of their faith or if the promises of Christianity are true. Pastor Dean Inserra lays out what the Bible teaches about how to have saving faith in God. You’ll learn the clear truth about who a Christian is - and who a Christian is not.

What is the meaning of the Lord’s Supper? Jesus instituted the Supper to strengthen the faith of his followers by reminding them of his promises. More than an ancient church tradition or a complex doctrinal controversy, it has practical importance in the lives of Christians today. God has always made promises to his people through covenants, and along with them given signs and meals to point to and confirm his blessings. In this book, professor Guy Prentiss Waters defines and explores the unity of the covenants in the Old and New Testaments.

Despite our professions of belief, our baptisms, and our membership in the church, many of us secretly wonder, am I truly saved? But Greg Gilbert has a message for the anxious believer - be assured. Assured that your salvation experience was real. Assured that your sins - past, present, and future - are forgiven. Assured that everyone stumbles. Assured that Jesus is not your judge but your advocate. With deep compassion, Gilbert comforts listeners, encouraging them to release their guilt, shame, and anxiety to rejoice in and follow hard after the one who set them free.

Discover the true depth of what forgiveness is, what it demands of you, and how it sets you free. Forgiveness offers an alternative to an endless cycle of resentment and revenge that we often see in this world, but it can be difficult to understand its true power without first understanding...

Mary the Mother of God, the first volume in the series Sermons by Saint Gregory Palamas, is a collection of some of the greatest homilies on the Theotokos ever written, including the most celebrated of all Palamas’ writings, his sermon “On the Entry of the Mother of God into the Holy of Holies”.

Are you for Christ or are you against him? You know you are either one or the other, for he says so. We learn in Matthew 12:30 in the words of Jesus himself: He that is not with me is against me. Everyone is either with Jesus wholeheartedly, confessedly, and openly, or else they are against Jesus. Which are you? For Christ or against him?

". . . I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand." (1Pe 5:12) The first-century Christians to whom Peter wrote were standing in the doctrine of "the true grace of God." Are you? Most Christians think they are, but an examination of their doctrine will almost always reveal that the "grace" they espouse is an admixture of grace and works. God does His part, and they do theirs. While the Bible teaches that faith is an evidence of eternal life (Joh 5:24), both Arminians and Calvinists have turned it into a sacrament which procures ...

Once a person really admits their helpless, sinful condition and accepts Christ as their Savior, can that person ever lose their relationship with Christ? The difference between Ironside's treatment of the subject is that after making his case for the Eternal Security of the Believer, he deals carefully with verses in the Bible which would seem to teach otherwise.

We humans are prone to failure. We’re experts at muddying, mixing, and messing up our lives. Who among us hasn’t looked up from the bottom of a pit and realized he dug it himself? Who hasn’t fallen so far, messed up so badly that she thought there was no hope? And it’s at these low...