The Christian life is like a marathon race set out before us. There is a reward in running well, but particularly in finishing. Christians agree that this is a consistent pattern of New Testament teaching.* ??However, is the prize a reward for having finished well?* Or is the prize salvation...
The Christian life is like a marathon race set out before us. There is a reward in running well, but particularly in finishing. Christians agree that this is a consistent pattern of New Testament teaching.* ??However, is the prize a reward for having finished well?* Or is the prize salvation itself - and can it be lost?* Is everyone who started the race guaranteed a share in the prize? * Do the warnings in Scripture tell believers that it is up to them to succeed or fail in the race?* If so, is there no assurance of salvation?* Or can we affirm that 'once saved, always saved', and that only a difference in rewards awaits us?
??Thomas R. Schreiner's study, based on his lectures at the Twelfth Oak Hill Annual School of Theology, explores the nature of admonitions and warnings in New Testament theology, their role in relation to perseverance and assurance in practical Christian living, and their pastoral implications. He offers clarification of some controversial issues, and responds to misunderstandings. ***-Publisher.***
This important work on the doctrine of perseverance examinesScripture's warnings and exhortations and their purpose insalvation.Scripture's commands to persevere, and warnings of theconsequences if we fail, have been met with apathy by some, and ledothers to doubt the state of their salvation. The fearful andeternal nature of these issues warrants careful examination of whatthe Bible says about perseverance. Thomas Schreiner once againtackles this difficult topic in Run to Win the Prize.Clarifying misunderstandings stemming from his more detailedtreatment in The Race Set Before Us (IVP 2001), Schreinerdraws together an illuminating overview of biblical teaching on thedoctrine of perseverance.Schreiner details how God directs the collective warnings andexhortations of Scripture toward believers as a means ofpreservation. We are to think of the call to persevere in light ofthe initial call to faith, both agents by which God leads us tofinal salvation. Those looking for a general treatment of thedoctrine of perseverance will profit from the challenges andassurances in Run to Win the Prize.
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The Christian life is like a marathon race set out before us. There is a reward in running well, but particularly in finishing. Christians agree that this is a consistent pattern of New Testament teaching.* ??However, is the prize a reward for having finished well?* Or is the prize salvation...
The Christian life is like a marathon race set out before us. There is a reward in running well, but particularly in finishing. Christians agree that this is a consistent pattern of New Testament teaching.* ??However, is the prize a reward for having finished well?* Or is the prize salvation itself - and can it be lost?* Is everyone who started the race guaranteed a share in the prize? * Do the warnings in Scripture tell believers that it is up to them to succeed or fail in the race?* If so, is there no assurance of salvation?* Or can we affirm that 'once saved, always saved', and that only a difference in rewards awaits us?
??Thomas R. Schreiner's study, based on his lectures at the Twelfth Oak Hill Annual School of Theology, explores the nature of admonitions and warnings in New Testament theology, their role in relation to perseverance and assurance in practical Christian living, and their pastoral implications. He offers clarification of some controversial issues, and responds to misunderstandings. ***-Publisher.***
This important work on the doctrine of perseverance examinesScripture's warnings and exhortations and their purpose insalvation.Scripture's commands to persevere, and warnings of theconsequences if we fail, have been met with apathy by some, and ledothers to doubt the state of their salvation. The fearful andeternal nature of these issues warrants careful examination of whatthe Bible says about perseverance. Thomas Schreiner once againtackles this difficult topic in Run to Win the Prize.Clarifying misunderstandings stemming from his more detailedtreatment in The Race Set Before Us (IVP 2001), Schreinerdraws together an illuminating overview of biblical teaching on thedoctrine of perseverance.Schreiner details how God directs the collective warnings andexhortations of Scripture toward believers as a means ofpreservation. We are to think of the call to persevere in light ofthe initial call to faith, both agents by which God leads us tofinal salvation. Those looking for a general treatment of thedoctrine of perseverance will profit from the challenges andassurances in Run to Win the Prize.
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Koorong code288502
ISBN9781844743698
Pages144
PublisherApollos
Publication date17 April 2009
Dimensions8 x 138 x 216mm
Weight0.177kg
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In this helpful book, Tom Schreiner looks at the warning passages in the New Testament and the role they play in motivating believers to persevere in their faith unto the end. He argues that true believers will persevere to the end and inherit their eschatological salvation by heeding the warnings in the New Testament. God not only saves by initiating faith in believers; he also uses warnings to preserve his people. Both - faith and warnings - are gracious gifts of God to his people. True believers need not despair that they will lose their salvation. Neither should they be complacent and think that """"once saved, always saved"""" no matter how they live their lives. Schreiner's treatment of this vital subject is biblically balanced and pastorally sensitive. Highly recommended to the biblical scholar, pastor and lay Christian!
