The Gospel Under Siege: Faith and Works in Tension

by Zane C. Hodges

What is the relationship between faith and works? Some have erroneously concluded that faith includes works or that "true" faith guarantees a life-long pattern of good works. The result of this teaching has caused many to seek assurance of their salvation by examining their good works. Many have become trapped by dwelling on the question, "Have I shown enough good fruit in my life to prove that I am really saved?"The Gospel Under Siege looks at many passages which are mistakenly thought to teach these ideas. Few, if any, books deal with a larger selection of debated texts than does this book. The already ample number of these (e.g., James 2, 1 John 3:6 and 9, Acts 2:38, Hebrews 6 and 10) has been increased in this new edition with such passages as Romans 2:7, 10, 13 and 2 Corinthians 13:5.Based on clear analysis of these passages, Zane Hodges demonstrates that these passages are meant for Christian readership. The Gospel Under Siege shows that the rock solid promises of God's Word is where one needs to look to find true biblical assurance. In many of these misunderstood passages, Christians are warned about the possibility of failure in the Christian life and not about the possibility of finding out that they were not really saved in the first place.If you have ever run across passages that made you wonder whether works are necessary for salvation or made you wonder whether you were "really" saved, then this book is for you!

266 pages, Paperback

Published July 20, 2017

Reviews

[Scott Torok · Rating 2 out of 5]

Many problems

This book under minds the Gospel by using the Cultists term: Saving Faith

The Bible does not say Saving Faith.

The Bible says Believe on Jesus to be Saved.

It takes faith to believe in anything. When people drive in their car they have faith that their breaks will work for example.

The Bible does not say it takes a special amount of "Saving" Faith to believe on Jesus.

The Bible only says to Believe on Jesus. If a person Believes on Jesus only to Save them from the penalty of their sins than they are saved.

Putting a quantity of required faith necessary for Salvation is adding to Salvation. "You are lost because you did not have the right amount of Faith to Save you."

[Carlos A Ollison · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like it

I like everything about the book except for the survey cuz surveys have never done any good to help me to know what I'm getting or what I'm getting into so they are pretty much useless