Released in the UK November 2012
Released in the US January 2013
Pocket paperback | 96 Pages
9781781911099 • £3.99 $6.99
BISAC – REL067100
A Christian's Pocket Guide to Being Made Right With God
Understanding Justification
Guy Prentiss Waters
Explosive, transformational and utterly liberating message of justification
Survey of New Perspective on Paul included
Justification is not a relic of the past - it has direct relevance to us as Christians today. We often struggle with the thought of justification because of human pride; "I can't be that bad" and so justification is often undermined, wrongly presented or just plain ignored. Scripture though, is brutally clear: we have a real problem - the prospect of our lives marred by wrong-doing being laid out before an almighty God who is pure and will not forever let wrong go unpunished. We can't earn our way out of our predicament - as this is just "rubbish" according to the apostle Paul. We need something else, someone who can take the hit we so richly deserve - leaving us to be declared innocent instead.
Guy Prentiss Waters
Dr. Guy Prentiss Waters is the James M. Baird, Jr. Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi. He is a Teaching Elder in the Presbytery of the Mississippi Valley (Presbyterian Church in America).
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Christian Focus
"Guy Waters is one of those rare treasures: a serious and able academician whose feet are grounded in the church. This primer on justification is a clear and sure-footed guide that is conversant with the latest scholarly issues. By reading this book, you will be grounded in this most important of doctrines and your faith will be enriched. If you are not absolutely certain about the biblical way of justification with God, then reading the Bible with this book in hand is your most urgent need."
Richard D. Phillips
Senior Minister, Second Presbyterian Church, Greenville, South Carolina
"Waters' offers a concise yet extremely helpful treatment of what Scriptural justification is, its practical value in the Christian life and how the doctrine is being challenged in our present day. I won't hestitate to give this little book to the university students under my pastoral care."
Aaron Messner
College Chaplain, Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, Georgia