God's Word Alone---The Authority of Scripture: What the Reformers Taught.and Why It Still Matters (The Five Solas Series)

Matthew Barrett

ISBN 10: 0310515726 / ISBN 13: 9780310515722

Published by Zondervan, 2016

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The Five Solas Series offers readers a look back to the five rallying cries of the Reformation---the solas---while seeking to apply them in a fresh way to the contemporary church. Series: The Five Solas Series. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC9; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 30. Weight in Grams: 378. . 2016. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: God's Word Alone---The Authority of Scripture: What the Reformers Taught.and Why It Still Matters (The Five Solas Series)
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0310515726
• ISBN 13: 9780310515722
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Scholar and pastor Matthew Barrett retraces the historical and biblical roots of the doctrine that Scripture alone is the final and decisive authority for God's people. God's Word Alone is a decisive defense of the Bible as the inspired and inerrant Word of God.

Revitalizing one of the five great declarations of the Reformation—sola Scriptura—Barrett:

• Analyzes what the idea of sola Scriptura is and what it entails, clarifying why the doctrine is truth and why it's so essential to Christianity.
• Surveys the development of this theme in the Reformation and traces the crisis that followed resulting in a shift away from the authority of Scripture.
• Shows that we need to recover a robust doctrine of Scripture's authority in the face of today's challenges and why a solid doctrinal foundation built on God's Word is the best hope for the future of the church.

This book is an exploration of the past in order to better understand our present and the importance of reviving this indispensable doctrine for the Christian faith and church today.

—THE FIVE SOLAS—

Historians and theologians have long recognized that at the heart of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation were five declarations, often referred to as the "solas." These five statements summarize much of what the Reformation was about, and they distinguish Protestantism from other expressions of the Christian faith: that they place ultimate and final authority in the Scriptures, acknowledge the work of Christ alone as sufficient for redemption, recognize that salvation is by grace alone through faith alone, and seek to do all things for God’s glory.

The Five Solas Series is more than a simple rehashing of these statements, but instead expounds upon the biblical reasoning behind them, leading to a more profound theological vision of our lives and callings as Christians and churches.

About the Author

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