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What does it mean to be justified? Humanity is in a desperate state; our sins separate us from the holy God. To be justified through Christ means we are covered in his righteousness and God no longer looks on us as guilty sinners. In this joyous action there is a depth of meaning and theology, and in this new booklet from the Gospel Coalition Philip Ryken directs us to the Bible’s rich teaching on the subject.
He begins with our need for justification as found in the opening chapters of Romans and moves on from there, covering the source of justification, the basis for justification, and the place of imputation in justification. This booklet makes for an accessible introduction to this central doctrine.
Justification offers a thoughtful explanation for point 8 of the Gospel Coalition’s Confessional Statement. The coalition is an evangelical renewal movement dedicated to a Scripture-based reformation of ministry practices.
Philip Graham Ryken
Philip Graham Ryken (DPhil, University of Oxford) is the eighth president of Wheaton College. He preached at Philadelphia’s Tenth Presbyterian Church from 1995 until his appointment at Wheaton in 2010. Ryken has published more than fifty books, including When Trouble Comes and expository commentaries on Exodus, Ecclesiastes, and Jeremiah. He serves as a board member for the Gospel Coalition and the Lausanne Movement.
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Justification - Philip Graham Ryken
Justification
The Gospel Coalition Booklets
Edited by D. A. Carson & Timothy Keller
Gospel-Centered Ministry by D. A. Carson and Timothy Keller
The Restoration of All Things by Sam Storms
The Church: God’s New People by Tim Savage
Creation by Andrew M. Davis
The Holy Spirit by Kevin L. DeYoung
What Is the Gospel? by Bryan Chapell
The Plan by Colin S. Smith
Can We Know the Truth? by Richard D. Phillips
Sin and the Fall by Reddit Andrews III
Christ’s Redemption by Sandy Willson
Baptism and the Lord’s Supper by Thabiti Anyabwile & J. Ligon Duncan
The Gospel and Scripture: How to Read the Bible by Mike Bullmore
The Kingdom of God by Stephen U
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