Whomever He Wills - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0984949801 ISBN 13: 9780984949809

Publisher: Founders Press, 2012

Synopsis

In Romans 9:16 and 18 Paul states, "So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.... So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills." Regretfully, many today promote a theology that argues the exact opposite. Salvation is made to depend on the human will, rather than on God's mercy. In contrast, the authors of Whomever He Wills defend the biblical affirmation of God's sovereign choice in salvation. God reigns supreme over all things and he will accomplish his purpose in saving his people without fail.

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From the Author

"The essays here do represent a serious engagement by a team of thoughtful Baptist pastors and theologians to come to grips with a major tension inherent in the Christian Gospel itself. As such, it deserves to be read, discussed, and responded too."
-- Timothy George, Dean, Beeson Divinity School; author of Theology of the Reformers
 
"The issues in this book are essential to a consistent Theism. They are essential to any confession of divine rescue. They are an essential part of the very fabric of the biblical revelation of divine salvation. They are essential to a right understanding of the gospel. They are essential to a worship that would rightly acknowledge God as the savior of sinners. And they are basic to a realized joy in God's salvation."
-- Fred Zaspel, author of The Theology of B. B. Warfield; Pastor, Reformed Baptist Church of Franconia, PA
 
"The doctrines of grace, which form the subject matter of this book, have often proven to be the stuff of controversy in the church's history. What I deeply appreciate about these studies of these precious truths, though, is the irenicism that informs them. And this is as it should be. To paraphrase the Apostle: here we find the speaking of the truth about divine grace in love."
-- Michael A.G. Haykin, Professor of Church History, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

About the Author

Matthew Barrett is Associate Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as the founder and executive editor of Credo Magazine. He is the author of several books, including Salvation by Grace, Owen on the Christian Life, God's Word Alone: The Authority of Scripture, and Reformation Theology: A Systematic Summary. Currently, he is the series editor of The 5 Solas Series with Zondervan. You can read more at MatthewMBarrett.com.

Thomas Nettlesis widely regarded as one of the foremost Baptist historians in America. He came to The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary from the faculty of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where he was Professor of Church History and Chair of the Department of Church History. He previously taught at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. Along with numerous journal articles and scholarly papers, Nettles is the author and editor of nine books. Among his books are By His Grace and For His Glory; Baptists and the Bible,  which he co-authored with L. Russ Bush; Why I Am a Baptist; and James Petigru Boyce: A Southern Baptist Statesman.

About this edition

• Publisher: Founders Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0984949801
• ISBN 13: 9780984949809
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 434
• Editor: Barrett Matthew M, Nettles Thomas J