Salvation

by Thomas R. Schreiner, Christopher W. Morgan (Editor), David S. Dockery (Editor)

Chris Morgan and Thomas Schreiner’s Salvation examines the doctrine of salvation through in-depth explorations of the different aspects of God’s salvific plan for believers. Through in-depth biblical and theological studies of election, calling, regeneration, justification, sanctification, and more, Schreiner and Morgan demonstrate how each part of our salvation is not only for our good but also for God’s glory. 

Genres: Theology, Christianity

528 pages, Hardcover

Published January 15, 2024

About the author

Thomas R. Schreiner (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including New Testament Theology; Magnifying God in Christ; Apostle of God's Glory in Christ; and Romans in the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament.

Reviews

[Mike Collins · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most thorough treatments I’ve seen on the various doctrines of the application of salvation. The book covers each facet of redemption’s application, covering OT foundations, exegeting many NT passages, tracing historical development, and a systematic treatment of it. Schreiner is always a good read and has solid exegesis, though I still wonder about a small handful of his conclusions.

If someone doesn’t want to read an entire 400 page volume on this, their 75 page chapter on salvation’s theological themes is a great primer and repeats several of the book’s key arguments.

[William Horton · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a very thorough treatment of the order of salvation, but I wish they included more about the actual accomplishment of salvation in the atonement. This book seemed entirely focused on the application of salvation to believers and so they left out some important subjects. I also get that they’re Calvinist, but they had to do some pretty wild mental gymnastics at a few points to get certain passages to fit in their order of salvation and they had to ignore quite a few passages that don’t fit their system. The chapter that saved this book’s rating for me is the one on justification where they spent a considerable length of time refuting the New Perspective on Paul’s view of justification. I was frustrated about their treatment of other things but at least you can always count on a Calvinist to sniff out a bad view of justification.

[Michael Brooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Didn't read each section but took in a majority of this resource.

Pros
- Very accessible and yet deep enough to be effective in advanced lay ministry contexts.

- Good insights while reviewing well-trodden historic paths engaging these wonderful truths.

- Well organized and rich with Scripture.

- An effective tool that delivered on most of its stated goals.

Cons
- Not enough application of the doctrines in the life of the church and believer.

- Did not consult historic sources outside of reformed/Evangelical sources, very narrow historic reference.

- Dual authorship has its advantages and disadvantages. In this case the writing was at times uneven and the depth of contemplation/insight was uneven as well.