So Great Salvation: What It Means to Believe in Jesus Christ
Overview
What is salvation? How does God work this miracle in our lives? One of the greatest themes that challenges the mind is that of salvation. It is not a trivial subject; it is a matter of life and death. Many pastors and authors have attempted to expound upon it. Yet how difficult it is to comprehend God’s grace that forgives all our sins every day and night, without preconditions, without works. Scholar and theologian Charles Ryrie writes on the subject of salvation with humility and compassion. He brings clarity where there is confusion. While he quotes carefully and accurately from a wide range of authors, his final authority is the Word of God. The gospel is the good news of the grace of God to give forgiveness and eternal life. So Great Salvation shows us that we can be confident of our salvation, certain we are forgiven by God, and sure we are destined for heaven.
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Top Highlights
“Third, it is not easy to believe someone who offers grace.” (Page 16)
“Second, this does not mean that a certain person’s fruit will necessarily be outwardly evident.” (Page 42)
“First, this does not mean that a believer will always be fruitful.” (Page 41)
“The only kind of repentance that saves is a change of mind about Jesus Christ.” (Page 85)
“Second, grace is not cheap. Grace is expensive. It is free to the recipient but costly to the donor” (Page 16)
Product Details
- Title: So Great Salvation
- Author: Charles C. Ryrie
- Publisher: Moody
- Publication Date: 1997
- Pages: 160
Charles Caldwell Ryrie (1925–2016) was a renowned author and scholar and key figure in the theology of dispensationalism. He received degrees from Haverford College, Dallas Theological Seminary, University of Edinburgh, and Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
Ryrie served as professor of systematic theology and dean of doctoral studies at Dallas Theological Seminary and professor at what is now Cairn University.
Along with frequently contributing to Bibliotheca Sacra, Ryrie authored over 25 books including Dr. Ryrie’s Articles, Transformed by his Glory, Nailing Down a Board: Serving Effectively on the Not-for-Profit Board, The Basis of Premillennial Faith, and Neo-orthodoxy.
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Reviews
2 ratings
Dr. Steven R. Cook
2/11/2023
An excellent book. Solid biblical analysis, concise, and easy to read. Should be on every Christian's book shelf.
Andy Anderson
3/9/2013
So Great Salvation received the Gold Medallion Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Whether you are from the Lordship Salvation Viewpoint or not, Dr. Charles Ryrie should be given his due. I love the way that he calmly expounds the Word of God, and brings such clarity to this topic of Salvation. The forward written by Warren Wiersbe sheds considerable light upon this book; Dr. Ryrie writes with humility and compassion. He has not overreacted to what some extremists have written. Rather, he calmly and logically expounds the Word of God and seeks to bring clarity where there may be confusion, and gentleness where there may be harsh dogmatism. He seeks to obey the words of 2 Timothy 2:24, 25: And the Lords bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition. I highly recommend this significant work for your reading and your library! 5 Stars!
