Free Grace Theology on Trial: A Refutation of "Historical Protestant" Soteriology. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.Free Grace Theology on Trial: A Refutation of "Historical Protestant" Soteriology

The trial is on! The prosecution has made its charges and the defense has countered. You are the judge. The question to be decided: Is eternal life God's gift to anyone who simply believes in Jesus Christ for it (according to God's promise—as in John 3:16), or is receiving eternal life as a gift conditioned on one's performance? Does God give everlasting life to a person because of what he does or promises to do, or does He extend it as an absolutely free offer without regard for what we do, but only in Whom we believe? Are we saved through faith in Christ or by our works?---Those of the Reformed, Lordship Salvation, or "historical Protestant" sect constantly accuse Free Grace advocates of depreciating the gospel by failing to condition the validity of one's born-again experience on repentance and subsequent good works. They say that the Bible teaches that we become justified in God's sight by faith alone, but then they add the contradictory idea that the faith that brings justification is never alone in that works and repentance must always accompany faith in some way.---This book presents a careful, point-for-point defense against the five charges ofWayne Grudem in his book ("Free Grace" Theology: 5 Ways it Diminishes the Gospel) and D.A. Carson's three allegations of fallacious hermeneutics leveled against the Free Grace method of interpretation in his book (Exegetical Fallacies). ---Dr. Badger responds by not only pointing out the logical and exegetical fallacies of these two Reformed Theology opponents, but he also demonstrates their blatant imposition of Puritan theology or “Lordship Salvation” upon the meaning of the biblical text. The shallow, one-dimensional understanding of eternal salvation by Calvinistic Reformed theology is thus revealed, refuted, and put to bed.

Dr. Tony Badger served in the Recon Platoon, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC from 1963 to 1966. This included active combat in the Dominican Republic Campaign of 1965 (Operation Power Pack). He earned his Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) from LaSalle Extension University Law School (Chicago, IL) as well as the Bachelor of Science in Bible (BS.B.) with a major in Bible at Lancaster Bible College (Lancaster, PA). After that he proceeded to Dallas Theological Seminary (Dallas, TX) and received the Master of Theology (Th.M.) majoring in Greek and New Testament Exegesis and the Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) with a major in Systematic Theology. He has taught college and graduate level courses in New Testament, Old Testament, Systematic Theology, Greek Grammar, Advanced Greek Grammar and Exegesis, Expository Preaching, Introduction to Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Christian Apologetics, and Spiritual Life at Dallas Theological Seminary Lay Institute (Dallas, TX), Big Sky Bible College (Lewistown, MT), Cascade Bible Institute (Bellevue, WA), Washington Baptist Teachers College (Tacoma, WA), Lancaster Bible College (Lancaster, PA), Practical Bible College (now Davis College, Johnson City, NY), and Grace School of Theology (The Woodlands, TX). He has also taught theology and online Bible courses as Associate Professor of Bible and Theology for Grace Evangelical School of Theology (TX) and as Adjunct Professor at Grace School of Theology (The Woodlands, TX). He has also pastored churches in New York, Texas, Washington, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. His other published writings include various articles and contributions in Union Gospel Press as well as research articles in the Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society. His previous book is: Confronting Calvinism: A Free Grace Refutation and Biblical Resolution of Radical Reformed Soteriology.