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Title: Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray ISBN: 0-8028-1143-4 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Pub. Date: June, 1984 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (10 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: On the right path!!
Comment: This book put me on the right path. I (after some six months of struggling with the obvious truth of the bible) had just accepted the Reformed position (which is the Gospel position). In truth I had merely accepted that the scripture details a irreversible regeneration: on any other theology I was oblivious. Part 1 on the book was fairly hard going and I will probably return to it at a latter date: part 2 was a revelation of theology that had been hidden from me. Its a great first book for any lay theologian and particularly good for those searching into the Reformed faith.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Standard Exposition of Reformed Soteriology
Comment: John Murray was the systematic theology professor at Westminster Seminary for many years and as such, held one of the most high profile and influential academic positions within the ranks of reformed theology. This particular book was his attempt to succinctly outline the tenets of reformed soteriology, and it has become a standard text that multitudes of later pastors, teachers, and theologians have drawn from in their works.
The book is divided into two basic sections. The first section analyzes the accomplishment of the atonement. This is the section where Murray argues in favor of the most disputed point of the 5 points of Calvinism, 'limited atonement'. It is also the section where Murray puts forward the somewhat controversial doctrine of divine alienation, which says that the reconciling act of the atonement did much more to address God's holy alienation from us than it did to address our alienation from God. This doctrine tends to go against modern views which say that reconciliation is purely an event where we become reconciled to God as soon as we exercise faith, and that's it. Murray takes exception to this by saying that alienation is not purely humanity's alienation from God, but also God's holy alienation from us as a result of our sin and that this holy alienation must also be addressed in order for genuine reconciliation to be possible. Murray does a very good job of analyzing this area and might well be the most profitable part of the book from a purely theological perspective since this aspect of the atonement is rarely thought about or discussed.
The second section of the book is where Murray puts forth the classic reformed understanding of the ordo salutis. This is the section where Murray argues that monergistic regeneration precedes faith and makes a faith response on our part possible. This is one of the main aspects of reformed soteriology that is an affront to the anthropocentric soteriology held sacred by much of Christendom. However, I happen to strongly agree with Murray here. His analysis of regeneration, justification, sanctification, and perseverance are all very good.
The one area where I thought the book lacked a bit was in Murray's exposition of limited atonement. I personally thought that this section could have been beefed up considerably, and it surprised me that Murray didn't make a bigger investment here in defending this doctrine, knowing full well that this doctrine is a source of intense controversy. For what Murray says, he does quite well. But there was much here that didn't get said, and a number of difficult Scripture passages that weren't really dealt with, and as a result, I think someone who wants to read an exhaustive defense of limited atonement will not be able to rely completely on this book.
However, I want to make clear that even though the limited atonement section is arguably a little thin, I do think that Murray makes a good case for limited atonement, while making very compelling cases for many of the other doctrines that he discusses in the book. Definitely an important read for Christians of all stripes and at all levels of Christian maturity. Very profitable for both the beginner and the seasoned believer.
Rating: 1
Summary: Murray is soft
Comment: Murray's work could have been good had his personal prejudiced
opinions been kept out of this book. Professor Murray was a
'Free Offer', 'Well Meant Offer' man and it shows in this book. Why, on page 56, and following, he even states that Jesus died
for Reprobates! He died for them, but his death for them was
only short of salvation. That's how so-called 'Common Grace'
is accounted for by Murray. He has put it in the Atonement.
My Bible says that Jesus laid down his life for the sheep. Beware
Murray!
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Title: Christ of the Covenants by O. Palmer Robertson ISBN: 0875524184 Publisher: P & R Press Pub. Date: May, 1981 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: The Holy Spirit (Contours of Christian Theology) by Sinclair B. Ferguson ISBN: 0830815368 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: February, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: The Church (Contours of Christian Theology) by Edmund P. Clowney, Gerald Bray ISBN: 0830815341 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: September, 1995 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: Systematic Theology by Louis Berkhof ISBN: 0802838200 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $48.00 |
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