The Message of Salvation: By God's Grace, for God's Glory

The Bible Speaks Today: Bible Themes Series

by Philip Graham Ryken

Salvation is a well-worn Christian term. We think we know what it means. But biblically speaking, salvation is one of those big terms that encircles a number of others, each of them reflecting a stunning facet of God's grace in Jesus Christ. Philip Ryken has chosen nineteen biblical passages that take us deeper into the biblical teaching on salvation. The centerpiece of each passage has a familiar election, deliverance, redemption, expiation, reconciliation, regeneration, justification, adoption, sanctification and glorification. But each facet directs us by turns to a glory far exceeding itself. If this world is indeed lost, then understanding and proclaiming the grammar of God's gracious salvation exceeds by bounds the significance of a Human Genome Project or any other great human endeavor. A passion for the grandness of God's work shows through as Philip Ryken illuminates the contours of the message of salvation.

Genres: Theology

314 pages, Paperback

First published October 21, 2001

About the author

Philip Graham Ryken is Senior Minister of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, where he has preached since 1995. He is Bible Teacher for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, speaking nationally on the radio program Every Last Word. Dr. Ryken was educated at Wheaton College (IL), Westminster Theological Seminary (PA) and the University of Oxford (UK), from which he received his doctorate in historical theology. He lives with his wife (Lisa) and children (Joshua, Kirsten, Jack, Kathryn, and Karoline) in Center City, Philadelphia. When he is not preaching or spending time with his family, he likes to read books, play sports, and ponder the relationship between Christian faith and American culture. He has written or edited more than twenty books, including Bible commentaries on Exodus, Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Galatians.

Reviews

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent exposition of key biblical texts and ideas concerning the doctrine of salvation. It would make a great introductory study of soteriology.

[Daniel J. Cameron · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this book, Ryken attempts to “communicate God’s saving message from throughout Holy Scripture, using representative stories, sermons, letters, and poems to explain the Bible’s own doctrine of salvation” (pg 8). While most theology books use methods that create dry, stagnant material, the method employed here by Ryken makes this book an incredibly easy and engaging book to read. If one attempted to critique Ryken for a lack of use of Scripture, do not listen to that person because I guarantee you they did not read this book! The book is written with an easy to follow structure containing four parts.

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[Ron Reffett]

Another great volume in the Bible Speaks Today series. There are a lot of gems in this book, very readable and easy to understand. Very systematic yet evangelical in nature, this is a definite add to your bookshelf, especially if you seek growth in your walk with the Lord.