
- 436 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Jesus teaches that regardless of one's profession, if one does not demonstrate a changed life produced by God, one will not enter into heaven. Such a judgment will be made when Jesus returns and judges every person according to his or her "works." While this may seem contradictory to some more well-known passages ruling out the role of works in salvation (e.g., Rom 3:21-4:25; Gal 2:16-21; Eph 2:8-9), there is every good reason to understand that Jesus' teachings complement such passages. The works that admit one into heaven are not works produced by the flesh before conversion but works produced by God after conversion. They will fundamentally be characterized by a life of discipleship, love for others, and endurance in faith and obedience, and will therefore serve to confirm that one indeed did have a relationship with God during one's life.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Foreword
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1: Did Jesus Teach Salvation By Works?Is There Any Debate?
- Chapter 2: The Role of Works in Salvation in Church History
- Chapter 3: The Role of Works in Salvation in Judaism
- Chapter 4: “Works” in the New Testament
- Chapter 5: “Salvation” in the New Testament
- Chapter 6: Requirements for Entering the Kingdom
- Chapter 7: Attaining Eternal Life
- Chapter 8: The Role of Discipleship in Salvation
- Chapter 9: The Role of Endurance in Salvation
- Chapter 10: The Role of Treating Others in Salvation
- Chapter 11: The Role of Judgment in Salvation
- Chapter 12: Summary, Conclusion, and Some Final Thoughts
- Bibliography