Whatever Happened to The Gospel of Grace?: Rediscovering the Doctrines that Shook the World - Hardcover

Boice, James Montgomery

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1581342373 ISBN 13: 9781581342376

Publisher: Crossway Books, 2001

Synopsis

We don't like to admit it, but anyone who honestly evaluates the church's life and outlook will understand that these are not good days for evangelicalism. We've achieved success, but in a worldly sort of way--big numbers, big budgets, and big outreaches. Yet church attendance is actually down and alleged "born again" believers do not differ significantly in their worldview from their neighbors. Why? We have forgotten our theology and, consciously or not, have pursued the wisdom of the world, accepted its "doctrines," and utilized its methods.

Pastor James Montgomery Boice believed that our ignorance of God and neglect of the gospel of grace is the root of the problem. Here he identifies what's happening within the church and explains how the five doctrinal truths that transformed the world during the Reformation not only offer the solution but can shape a renewal today.

By offering people what they desperately lack--the Word of God and salvation through Christ--rather than giving them an imitation of what they already have, we will see Christianity thrive once again. And in holding fervently to the foundational truths of the gospel, we will know the power of spiritual renewal in our churches.

"Without these five confessional statements--Scripture alone, Christ alone, grace alone, faith alone, and glory to God alone--we do not have a true church, and certainly not one that will survive for very long. For how can any church be a true and faithful church if it does not stand for Scripture alone, is not committed to a biblical gospel, and does not exist for God's glory? A church without these convictions has ceased to be a true church, whatever else it may be." --James Montgomery Boice

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About the Author

James Montgomery Boice (1938-2000) was, until his death, the pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, the teacher on The Bible Study Hour radio program, and chair of the board of City Center Academy. He held a BD from Princeton Theological Seminary and a doctor of theology from the University of Basel in Switzerland. In addition to authoring numerous journal articles, he was a consulting editor for the Expositor's Bible Commentary. His books and commentaries include Foundations of God's City and the five-volume work The Gospel of John.

Review

"Boice was right to point out that to mischaracterize worldliness 'is to trivialize what is a far more serious and far more subtle problem.'"
—Burnside Writer's CollectiveBurnside Writer's Collective

"Boice explains how the five doctrinal truths that transformed the world during the Reformation not only offer the solution but can shape a renewal today among God's people."
—WRGN NetworkWRGN Network

Edition details

• Publisher: Crossway Books
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1581342373
• ISBN 13: 9781581342376
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224