
Sanctification
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Sanctification-the act or process of becoming holy-is one of the gifts of the gospel of Jesus Christ, but it's often misunderstood by the modern church. Sanctification offers a Christ-centered and clear account of the doctrine by viewing it within its wider biblical and historical context.
Churches too often allow their definitions of holiness to be prompted by existential goals or the social mores of the Christian community. It's not surprising, then, that many view holiness as accidental or expendable, even as a legalistic posture opposed to the freedom of the gospel and separate from the gift of grace.
Sanctification (part of the New Studies in Dogmatics series), defines holiness in theological terms by:
- Providing a framework by discussing the core Christian doctrines associated with it, such as the character of God, the nature of creation, and the covenantal shape of life with God.
- Considering the ways in which the gospel of Jesus not only prompts us to holy action but provides holiness as one of its blessings.
- Attending to the ways in which the gift of sanctification relates to human means, so that we can appreciate its connection to human nature, responsibility, and the pedagogy of exemplars and of law.
-ABOUT THE SERIES-
New Studies in Dogmatics seeks to retrieve the riches of Christian doctrine for the sake of contemporary theological renewal. Following in the tradition of G. C. Berkouwer's Studies in Dogmatics, this series provides thoughtful, concise, and readable treatments of major theological topics, expressing the biblical, creedal, and confessional shape of Christian doctrine for a contemporary evangelical audience.
The editors and contributors share a common conviction that the way forward in constructive systematic theology lies in building upon the foundations laid in the church's historic understanding of the Word of God as professed in its creeds, councils, and confessions, and by its most trusted teachers.
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Michael Allen (PhD, Wheaton College) is the John Dyer Trimble Professor of Systematic Theology and Academic Dean at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, FL.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Detailed Contents
- Series Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Sanctification and the Gospel
- Thinking the Holy
- Locating Holiness Theologically
- Orienting Contexts: Trinity, Covenant, and the Double Grace In Christ
- Concluding Comments On the Volume's Method
- 2. God
- The Divine Holiness-From Morals to Metaphysics and Back Again
- Divine Holiness and Metaphysics: The Oneness and Otherness of God
- Divine Holiness and Communication
- Divine Holiness and Morals
- 3. Creation
- Thinking the Human
- Imaging God
- 4. Covenant
- The Centrality of Fellowship
- The Form of the Covenant
- The Calling of the Human and the Course of Holiness
- 5. Incarnation
- Covenant, Cleanliness, and the Sacred
- The Pentateuch On the Clean and the Sacred
- Our Two-Fold Need In the Covenant of Works
- Relating the Holiness and Mercy of God, the Covenant of Works and the Covenant of Grace
- The Doubled Gift of the Covenant of Grace: Gracing Nature and Reconciling Sinners
- 6. In Christ
- Scriptural Testimonies and Categories for Union With Christ
- John Calvin On Union With Christ
- The Wider Reformed Tradition On Union With Christ
- Participation In God Through Christ
- 7. Justification and Sanctification
- John Calvin On the Double Grace of Christ
- Reformed Confessional Teaching On Justification and Sanctification
- The Double Grace of the New Covenant
- The Protestant Distinction: Can This Be Good News for a Christian Ethics?
- Eschatological Realism: Letting Hebrews Widen Vocabulary and Expand Categories for Thinking the Distinction
- 8. Grace and Nature
- The Promise of the New
- The Nature of the New
- 9. Grace and Responsibility
- Grace, Causality, and Agency
- Pauline Pairings: Divine and Human Action
- Toward a Pauline Rhythm of Grace and Agency
- Covenant and Metaphysics
- On Related Claims (1): Irresistible Grace?
- On Related Claims (2): Infused Habits?
- 10. Grace and Discipline
- Imitating the Christ and His Faith
- Obeying the Law By Faith
- Subject Index
- Scripture Index
- Author Index
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