SharperIron » Book Review—Jesus’ Blood and Righteousness

Here is our third book review for this year at SharperIron. The wheels of involvement are turning very nicely which means that more reviews are being prepared for posting. I appreciate the fine work each of our reviewers are doing. Please be sure to read Doug's review of Vicker's Jesus' Blood and Righteousness.

SharperIron » Book Review—Jesus’ Blood and Righteousness:

"Perhaps you have heard the word justification defined this way: justification is God’s treating me just as if I had never sinned. But is this true? Does justification merely equal forgiveness of sins—as amazing as that is—or is there something more? Do we need an external righteousness that is not our own?

These are questions of eternal significance. In Jesus’ Blood and Righteousness: Paul’s Theology of Imputation, Brian Vickers argues that the question of whether Scripture teaches the imputation of Christ’s righteousness to the believer is not a mere academic debate but a matter that concerns the heart of the gospel and salvation (p. 15). Vickers states his argument on page 18: “The contention of this book is that the imputation of Christ’s righteousness is a legitimate and necessary synthesis of Paul’s teaching.” He has produced a persuasive and rewarding book defending this Scriptural doctrine. ..."

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SharperIron » Book Review—Jesus’ Blood and Righteousness