Eternal Justification: Gospel Preaching to Sinners Marred by Hyper-Calvinism (in English)
Synopsis "Eternal Justification: Gospel Preaching to Sinners Marred by Hyper-Calvinism (in English)"
Justification by faith alone is the citadel of the gospel. No wonder, then, that down the years it has been under constant attack. Satan knows that if he can ruin this doctrine, millions of souls will be deceived, with eternal consequences. He has, therefore, tried one ploy after another to subvert justification by faith alone. Justification by faith alone was the leading issue at the Reformation. God broke Rome's grip - which she had maintained for centuries - and once again the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ was freely proclaimed to sinners. But right from the start, Satan renewed his attack on this major doctrine. He has never stopped trying to subvert the doctrine of justification by faith alone. Never more so than today. A growing number among the Reformed are molesting the doctrine, the Progressives and the advocates of the Federal Vision, among them. The so-called New Perspective shows no signs of withering. Deification and Orthodoxy are making themselves felt. Among the Baptists, sacramentalism has reared its ugly head. And Rome, whatever tinkering it has allowed, has never repudiated the Council of Trent with its anathemas for all who hold to the doctrine of justification by faith alone. And so on. David Gay has written this book to try to deal with another of these attacks upon the New Testament doctrine of justification by faith alone; namely, the hyper-Calvinistic doctrine of eternal justification. This relatively unknown warping of the biblical doctrine of justification is, in fact, an ever-present danger for those who hold the doctrines of grace. The Puritans met the error, but it probably had its hey-day - until now, that is - in the 1870s in England among the Gospel Standard Strict Baptists. With the coming of the internet, however, eternal justification has now begun to reach a much wider audience. And if it takes hold and grows, the effect on the preaching of the gospel will be unspeakably bad. Gay's book is essential reading for those who wish to be fore-warned and thus fore-armed against the doctrine of eternal justification and its consequences. A free audiobook is available at davidhjgay.com
