Is faith in Jesus enough for salvation? Perhaps, says Matthew Bates, but we're missing pieces of the gospel. The biblical gospel can never change. Yet our understanding of the gospel must change. The church needs an allegiance shift. Popular pastoral resources on the gospel are causing widespread confusion. Bates shows that the biblical gospel is different, fuller, and more beautiful than we have been led to believe. He explains that saving faith doesn't come through trust in Jesus's death on the cross alone but through allegiance to Christ the king. There is only one true gospel and one required response: allegiance. Bates ignited conversation with his successful and influential book Salvation by Allegiance Alone. Here he goes deeper while making his acclaimed teaching on salvation more accessible and experiential for believers who want to better understand and share the gospel. Gospel Allegiance includes a guide for further conversation, making it ideal for church groups, pastors, leaders, and students.
About the AuthorMatthew W. Bates (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is associate professor of theology at Quincy University in Quincy, Illinois. He is the author of
Salvation by Allegiance Alone, named the
Jesus Creed 2017 Book of the Year and one of the Best Books of 2017 by
Englewood Review of Books. He has also written
The Birth of the Trinity and
The Hermeneutics of the Apostolic Proclamation. Bates is cofounder and cohost of the popular
OnScript podcast.
Book InformationISBN 9781587434297
Author Matthew W. BatesFormat Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Brazos Press, Div of Baker Publishing GroupPublisher Baker Publishing Group
Weight(grams) 326g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 147mm * 19mm