Thursday, February 2, 2023

Sola Fide (A Theological Defense)


Richard Hooker, “A Learned Discourse of Justification;” In: The Works of that Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr. Richard Hooker: With an Account of His Life and Death: Seventh Edition: Vol. III, [Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1888], pp. 483ff. See also: archive.org (alternate edition), ccel.org and davenantinstitute.org (to buy a modern edition).


John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, 3.11.1-23; trans. The Library of Christian Classics: Volume XX: Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion: In Two Volumes (Vol. XX: Books I.i to III.xix), ed. John T. McNeill, trans. Ford Lewis Battles, [Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1960], pp. 725ff. See also: books.google.com (trans. Beveridge), ccel.org (trans. Beveridge) and monergism.com (trans. Beveridge).


Francis Turretin, Justification: Sixteenth Topic of Institutes of Elenctic Theology, trans. George Musgrave Giger, ed. James T. Dennison, Jr., [Phillipsburg: P & R Publishing, 2004].

Cf. Francis Turretin, Institutes of Elenctic Theology: Volume Two, trans. George Musgrave Giger, ed. James T. Dennison, Jr., [Phillipsburg: P & R Publishing, 1994], Sixteenth Topic: Justification, pp. 633ff.


Martin Chemnitz, Examination of the Council of Trent: Part I, trans. Fred Kramer, [St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1971], Eighth Topic: Concerning Justification, pp. 465ff.


Edward Harold Browne, An Exposition of the Thirty-Nine Articles: Historical and Doctrinal: Volume I, [London: John W. Parker, 1850], Article XI-XIV, pp. 371ff.


William Beveridge, Ecclesia Anglicana Ecclesia Catholica: Or the Doctrine of the Church of England: In Two Volumes: Vol. II, [Oxford: At the University Press, 1840], Article XI-XIV, pp. 1ff.


W. H. Griffith Thomas, The Principles of Theology: An Introduction to the Thirty-Nine Articles, [London: Church Book Room Press Ltd., 1963], Article XI-XIV, pp. 184ff.


James Buchanan, The Doctrine of Justification, [Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1867]. See also: monergism.com and archive.org.


James R. White, The God Who Justifies, [Minneapolis: Bethany House, 2001]. Preview.


John Owen, The Doctrine of Justification by Faith, [London: R. H. Evans, Pall Mall, 1816]. See also: monergism.com, ccel.org and archive.org.


Thomas R. Schreiner, Faith Alone: The Doctrine of Justification, [Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2015]. Preview.


Matthew Barrett, ed., The Doctrine on Which the Church Stands or Falls: Justification in Biblical, Theological, Historical, and Pastoral Perspective, [Wheaton: Crossway, 2019]. Preview.


Michael Horton, Justification: Volume 2, [Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2018]. Preview.


J. V. Fesko, Justification: Understanding the Classic Reformed Doctrine, [Philipsburg: P & R Publishing, 2008].


R. C. Sproul, Faith Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification, [Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2006].



Imputation.



John Piper, Counted Righteous in Christ? Should We Abandon the Imputation of Christ’s Righteousness? [Wheaton: Crossway, 2002].


Brian Vickers, Jesus’ Blood and Righteousness: Paul’s Theology of Imputation, [Wheaton: Crossway, 2006]. Preview.


J. V. Fesko, Death in Adam, Life in Christ: The Doctrine of Imputation, [Fearn: Mentor, 2016].



An Ecumenical Approach.



David E. Aune, ed., Rereading Paul Together: Protestant and Catholic Perspectives on Justification, [Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2006].


Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification: The Lutheran World Federation and the Roman Catholic Church: English Language Edition, [Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2000].


Hans Küng, Justification: The Doctrine of Karl Barth and a Catholic Reflection, [Louisville/London: Westminster John Knox Press, 2004].



καὶ αὐτός ἐστιν πρὸ πάντων καὶ τὰ πάντα ἐν αὐτῷ συνέστηκεν ~ Soli Deo Gloria


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