Sunday, June 13, 2010

Sunday.....Christianity.....Sola, Latin...."Alone"

The 90s were a time of theological movement for me. My beliefs on God's involvement in man's motives and decisions were changing. Did I choose God or did He choose me? What were the ramifications of the answer to such a question? I read and read, and read some more, traveling from one Christian bookstore to another. If you are in that state of flux, I'd like to recommend a very good book. The 16th century Reformation raised five banners high above the prevailing beliefs of the day. Known sometimes as the Doctrines of Grace and sometimes as the five solas, I was totally ignorant of them throughout the 80s. R. C. Sproul used his enormous skills in explaining these doctrines in his book Grace Unknown, The Heart Of Reformed Theology. R. C. has a way of making seemingly complex issues easy to see and therefore make an informed decision on whether or not they are in fact true. I firmly believe that this book would be a valuable investment for you and it may bring changes to your concept of the Gospel itself, and that change would be one of wonderful grace...to marvelous, astonishing, glorious grace, staggering in its implications and abundantly overflowing in the joy it produces.