Salvation by Allegiance Alone: Rethinking Faith, Works, and the Gospel of Jesus the King

We are saved by faith when we trust that Jesus died for our sins. This is the gospel, or so we are taught. But what is faith? And does this accurately summarize the gospel? Because faith is frequently misunderstood and the climax of the gospel misidentified, the gospel's full power remains untapped. While offering a fresh proposal for what faith means within a biblical theology of salvation, Matthew Bates presses the church toward a new precision: we are saved solely by allegiance to Jesus the king. Instead of faith alone, Christians must speak about salvation by allegiance alone. The book includes discussion questions for students, pastors, and church groups and a foreword by Scot McKnight.

Author: Matthew W. Bates
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 03/14/2017
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780801097973
ISBN10: 0801097975
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Studies | New Testament | General
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation | New Testament
- Religion | Christian Theology | Soteriology

About the Author
Matthew W. Bates (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is assistant professor of theology at Quincy University in Quincy, Illinois. He is the author of The Hermeneutics of the Apostolic Proclamation and The Birth of the Trinity.