The Whole Christ: Legalism, Antinomianism, and Gospel Assurance-Why the Marrow Controversy Still Matters

Since the days of the early church, Christians have wrestled with the relationship between law and gospel. If, as the apostle Paul says, salvation is by grace and the law cannot save, what relevance does the law have for Christians today? By revisiting the Marrow Controversy-a famous but largely forgotten eighteenth-century debate related to the proper relationship between God's grace and our works-Sinclair B. Ferguson sheds light on this central issue and why it still matters today. In doi...