In a concise manner, H. D. McDonald reminds the reader that the basic message of Christianity is man’s need for dependence on God for salvation. He shows how faith is the vehicle by which salvation comes and how grace operates in a person’s life without violating that person’s integrity. “It is when, and only when, the disturbed and seeking soul cries out, ‘God be merciful to me a sinner,’ that the redeeming and renewing grace of God is released. To treat an offender graciously, to forgive sin outright without insisting first on any guarantees for better conduct is the very heart of the Christian message.”
A thoughtful resource volume, SALVATION presents the doctrine of salvation in its full biblical sense and applies it to current belief and life. After discussing what salvation means in the Old and New Testaments, the author goes on to examine the various aspects of salvation and how our understanding of them has changed through the centuries. They include divine grace, saving faith, sanctification, and how a person actually experiences redemption. This helpful blend of theological discussion and biblical exegesis will be appreciated by serious Bible students and pastors.