*The Jesus Creed 2017 Book of the Year* *The Englewood Review Best Books of the Year* We are saved by faith when we trust that Jesus died for our sins. This is the gospel, or so we are taught. But what is faith? And does this accurately summarize the gospel? Because faith is frequently misunderstood and the climax of the gospel misidentified, the gospel's full power remains untapped. While offering a fresh proposal for what faith means within a biblical theology of salvation, Matthew Bates presses the church toward a new precision: we are saved solely by allegiance to Jesus the king. Instead of faith alone, Christians must speak about salvation by allegiance alone. The book includes discussion questions for students, pastors, and church groups and a foreword by Scot McKnight.

Salvation by Allegiance Alone

Religion & Spirituality

Matthew W. Bates

Christian Books & Bibles

Baker Academic

Beyond the Salvation Wars: Why Both Protestants and Catholics Must Reimagine How We Are Saved

Brazos Press

Gospel Allegiance

Is faith in Jesus enough for salvation? Perhaps, says Matthew Bates, but we're missing pieces of the gospel. The biblical gospel can never change. Yet our understanding of the gospel must change. The church needs an allegiance shift. Popular pastoral resources on the gospel are causing widespread confusion. Bates shows that the biblical gospel is different, fuller, and more beautiful than we have been led to believe. He explains that saving faith doesn't come through trust in Jesus's death on the cross alone but through allegiance to Christ the king. There is only one true gospel and one required response: allegiance. Bates ignited conversation with his successful and influential book Salvation by Allegiance Alone. Here he goes deeper while making his acclaimed teaching on salvation more accessible and experiential for believers who want to better understand and share the gospel. Gospel Allegiance includes a guide for further conversation, making it ideal for church groups, pastors, leaders, and students.

Gospel Allegiance: What Faith in Jesus Misses for Salvation in Christ

The Hermeneutics of the Apostolic Proclamation: The Center of Paul's Method of Scriptural Interpretation

The Hermeneutics of the Apostolic Proclamation

Baylor University Press (LONGLEAF)

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