Gospel Truth of Justification: Proclaimed, Defended, Developed

Gospel Truth of Justification: Proclaimed, Defended, DevelopedClick to look inside AD 2017 marked the five hundredth anniversary of the Reformation of the church of Jesus Christ. In 1517 the Reformer Martin Luther affixed the ninety five theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany, the act by which Jesus Christ began his reformation of his church. Essential to this Reformation was the gospel truth of justification by faith alone. This book on justification is intended by the Reformed Free Publishing

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AD 2017 marked the five-hundredth anniversary of the Reformation of the church of Jesus Christ. In 1517 the Reformer Martin Luther affixed the ninety-five theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany, the act by which Jesus Christ began his reformation of his church. Essential to this Reformation was the gospel-truth of justification by faith alone. This book on justification is intended by the Reformed Free Publishing Association and the author to celebrate that glorious work of Christ.

But the purpose is more than a celebration of the beginning of the Reformation. It is to maintain, defend, and promote the Reformation in the perilous times for the church at present. The doctrine of justification by faith alone is so fundamental to the gospel of grace that an exposition and defense of this truth are in order always. The true church of Christ in the world simply cannot keep silent about this doctrine. To keep silent about justification by faith alone would be to silence the gospel.

What others are saying about this book:

"I strongly recommend this book. It will most certainly challenge even Reformed readers to more thoroughly work out their understanding of the doctrine of justification." - Douglas Douma

"Thoroughly grounded and rooted in Scripture is Gospel Truth of Justification by David J. Engelsma. The book presents a strong and beautiful garden for every lover of the grace of God to enjoy. This is not a garden of flowers that live and die according to their seasons, but it is a garden of a tree of life that yields all manner of fruit. Deliciously sweet and nutritious are many kinds of fruits in this garden. Fruits abound of confidence, of comfort and assurance, of good works, and of everlasting peace with God. It is a garden to live in, and a garden to die in." - Martin VanderWal

"Firstly, the book is exegetical: Engelsma not only offer[s] coherent and sound exegesis of the relevant Scriptural passages, but he also inflicts deadly blows not only to the Roman Catholic interpretations of those Biblical places, but also the more nominally Protestant versions of justification by faith and works, such as the unbiblical teaching of the Federal Vision and the New Perspective on Paul...Secondly, the book is outstandingly theological in that it interacts not only with the Protestant confessions and creeds but also with a wide range of orthodox (and unorthodox) sources. Thirdly, the book is pastoral. Engelsma rightly recognizes the vital role of justification by grace alone through faith alone both for the preservation of the instituted church of Christ and for the spiritual health and comfort of the believers. I do not hesitate to say that the love for the church and for the individual believer is the main reason that led Engelsma to write this book...In this latest regard, the book is also repetitive, and this is meant in a good way, namely, in the same sense that Luther's commentary [on Galatians] is repetitive: the author regularly reminds the needy believer of the gospel of grace alone through faith alone. Engelsma's book also treats other important theological doctrines (such as God's unconditional covenant of grace with his elect people) and, with its polemics against modern distortions of justification, it makes a great couple with Luther's commentary [on Galatians]." - Dr. Marco Barone

Read reviews by Douglas Douma (A Place for Thoughts), John Marcus, Martin Vanderwal (the Standard Bearer). Dr. Marco Barone (Philosophy of the Cross), and Aaron Cleveland.

David J. Engelsma served as minister to several Protestant Reformed congregations until he was appointed to the Protestant Reformed Seminary in 1988 as professor of Dogmatics and Old Testament studies. He also served as editor of the "Standard Bearer" from 1988-2002. Prof. Engelsma has lectured and preached throughout the British Isles on behalf of the British Reformed Fellowship, which is devoted to the spread and defense of the Reformed faith in the United Kingdom. He lives in Grand Rapids, MI, with his wife and is the father of 9 children. He has authored many RFPA books.

• 528 pages
• hardcover
• ISBN 978-1-944555-18-4
• Release date: April 21, 2017

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