Saved from What?
Christians speak of “being saved,” but all too often don’t follow the phrase to its logical reply: “Saved from what?” How do we answer this question when we share the gospel with others? Far from being a matter of semantics, the issue holds critical importance for believers and non-believers alike. Is it really sufficient to say that we are saved from our sins?
R. C. Sproul uses Scripture to show that the question, in its most important sense, should be phrased, “Saved from whom?” The answer: God himself. God, in righteous wrath, stands against us in our sin. But the glory of the gospel is that the one from whom we need to be saved is the very one who saves us. It is when we truly grasp the significance of Christ’s redeeming work that we begin to understand the serious demands and joys of repentance. Thoughtful readers will be strengthened and challenged by this insightful volume.
Top Highlights
“What do we need to be saved from? We need to be saved from God—not from kidney stones, not from hurricanes, not from military defeats. What every human being needs to be saved from is God. The last thing in the world the impenitent sinner ever wants to meet on the other side of the grave is God. But the glory of the gospel is that the One from whom we need to be saved is the very One who saves us. God in saving us saves us from Himself.” (Page 25)
“The Bible says that on that day the unbeliever will scream to the mountains to fall upon him, to the hills to hide him. People will be looking for refuge from nature itself, crying, ‘Cover me! Give me a shield!’ But there is only one Shield that can protect anyone from the wrath that is to come. It is the covering of the righteousness of Christ.” (Pages 25–26)
“The ultimate salvation that any human being can ever experience is rescue from the wrath that is to come” (Page 22)
“salvation’ means being rescued or delivered from some calamity or catastrophe.” (Page 20)
“Christians get excited about the return of Jesus. Oh, happy day! Yes, it is a happy day for the saved, but for the unsaved the return of Jesus is the worst of all conceivable calamities.” (Page 24)
- Title: Saved from What?
- Authors: Lane T. Dennis, R. C. Sproul
- Publisher: Crossway
- Print Publication Date: 2002
- Logos Release Date: 2011
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Redemption
- Resource ID: LLS:413C727E49489329DC66249756B8D9F7
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-18T17:17:38Z