The Message of Salvation: The Lord Our Help

by Philip Graham Ryken

Overview

This book is about the best news the world has ever heard - the message of salvation.

The Bible itself is the word of salvation, the message of grace that glorifies God by persuading sinners to believe in Jesus Christ.

Philip Ryken opens up God's saving message using the Bible's stories, sermons, letters and poems to explain its own theme of salvation. He has chosen nineteen biblical passages that take us deeper into the biblical teaching on salvation. The centerpiece of each passage has a familiar ring: election, deliverance, redemption, expiation, reconciliation, regeneration, justification, adoption, sanctification and glorification.

A passion for the grandness of God's work shows through as Philip Ryken illuminates the contours of the message of salvation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780851118970
Publisher:	IVP
Publication date:	11/16/2001
Series:	The Bible Speaks Today Themes , #6
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.23(h) x (d)

About the Author

Philip Graham Ryken (PhD, University of Oxford) is the 8th president of Wheaton College and, prior to that, served as senior minister at Philadelphia's historic Tenth Presbyterian Church. He has written several books for Crossway, and has lectured and taught at universities and seminaries worldwide. Dr. Ryken and his wife, Lisa, live in Wheaton and have five children.

Table of Contents

Contents
General preface 7
Author's preface 8
Chief abbreviations 9
Bibliography 10
Part 1: Saved from sin
1. Why we need to be saved
Creation and fall: Genesis 2:15 - 3:6 17
2. What we need to be saved from
Sin and judgment: Genesis 3:7-24 31
3. Why we cannot save ourselves
Inability: Isaiah 59:1-21 46
Part 2: Saved by grace
4. Chosen in Christ
Election: Ephesians 1:3-14 61
5. Out of Egypt
Deliverance: Exodus 15:1-21 76
6. Paid in full
Redemption: Ruth 4:1-22 90
7. God, be merciful to me
Expiation and propitiation: Luke 18:9-14 104
8. Together again
Reconciliation: 2 Corinthians 5:14 - 6:2 118
9. Proof positive
Resurrection: Acts 13:26-49 130
Part 3: Saved through faith
10. Born again
Regeneration: John 3:1-18 147
11. Blind man, beggar man, thief
Faith and repentance: Luke 18:35 - 19:10 160
12. Alive in Christ
Union with Christ: Ephesians 2:1-10 178
13. Declared righteous
Justification: Romans 3:21-28 190
14. All God's children
Adoption: 2 Samuel 9:1-13 206
Part 4: Saved for God's glory
15. God's new people
The communion of saints: Acts 2:42-47 220
16. Saved to sin no more
Sanctification: Romans 6:1-14 237
17. Suffering a little while
Perseverance: 1 Peter 1:1-9 252
18. Glory! Glory!
Glorification: Revelation 7:9-17 265
19. Getting the message out
Mission: Matthew 28:18-20 280
Study guide 295

Editorial Reviews

"Philip Ryken's style is simple and warm-hearted, coming as it does from the pen of one active in pastoral ministry."

Douglas Dawson; Evangelical Times