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The relationship between divine sovereignty and the human will is a topic of perennial theological dispute and one that is gaining increased attention among contemporary evangelicals.In Still Sovereign, thirteen scholars write to defend the classical view of God's sovereignty. According to the editors, "Ours is a culture in which the tendency is to exalt what is human and diminish what is divine. Even in evangelical circles, we find increasingly attractive a view of God in which God is one of us, as it were, a partner in the unfolding drama of life. . . . In contrast, the vision of God affirmed in these pages is of one who reigns supreme over all, whose purposes are accomplished without fail, and who directs the course of human affairs, including the central drama of saving a people for the honor of his name, all with perfect holiness and matchless grace."The fourteen chapters of Still Sovereign (originally part of the two-volume, The Grace of God, the Bondage of the Will) are divided into three parts. Part 1 offers fresh exegesis of the biblical texts that bear most directly on the doctrines of election, foreknowledge, and perseverance of the saints. Part 2 explores theological and philosophical issues related to effectual calling, prevenient grace, assurance of salvation, and the nature of God's love. The final section applies the doctrines of election and divine sovereignty to Christian living, prayers, evangelism, and preaching.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	01 mars 2000
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781585585144
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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© 1995, 2000 by Thomas R. Schreiner and Bruce A. Ware
Published by Baker Academic a division of Baker Publishing Group P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287 www.bakeracademic.com
Published 1995 in two volumes titled
The Grace of God, the Bondage of the Will: Volume 1, Biblical and Practical Perspectives on Calvinism
The Grace of God, the Bondage of the Will: Volume 2, Historical and Theological Perspectives on Calvinism
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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Abbreviations
Contributors
Preface
Introduction
Part 1 Biblical Analyses
1 The Sovereignty of God: Case Studies in the Old Testament
Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.
2 Divine Election in the Gospel of John
Robert W. Yarbrough
3 Divine Election in the Pauline Literature
Donald J. Westblade
4 Does Romans 9 Teach Individual Election unto Salvation?
Thomas R. Schreiner
5 Are There Two Wills in God?
John Piper
6 Perseverance of the Saints: A Case Study from the Warning Passages in Hebrews
Wayne Grudem
7 The Meaning of Foreknowledge
S. M. Baugh
Part 2 Theological Issues
8 Effectual Calling and Grace
Bruce A. Ware
9 Does Scripture Teach Prevenient Grace in the Wesleyan Sense?
Thomas R. Schreiner
10 Reflections on Assurance
D. A. Carson
11 The Love of God: Universal and Particular
J. I. Packer
Part 3 Pastoral Reflections
12 Does Divine Sovereignty Make a Difference in Everyday Life?
Jerry Bridges
13 Prayer and Evangelism under God’s Sovereignty
C. Samuel Storms
14 Preaching and the Sovereignty of God
Edmund P. Clowney

Index of Persons
Index of Subjects
Index of Scripture
Notes
Back Cover
Abbreviations AB Anchor Bible Am Pres American Presbyterians BAGD W. Bauer, W. F. Arndt, F. W. Gingrich, and F. W. Danker, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament BASOR Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research BDF F. Blass, A. Debrunner, and R. W. Funk, A Greek Grammar of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature Bib Biblica BibSac Bibliotheca Sacra CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly CH Church History CTJ Calvin Theological Journal EQ Evangelical Quarterly HTR Harvard Theological Review ICC International Critical Commentary Int J Ph Rel International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion JBL Journal of Biblical Literature JCS Journal of Cuneiform Studies JETS Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society J Pres H Journal of Presbyterian History JSNT Journal for the Study of the New Testament JSNTSup Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series KJV King James Version LCC Library of Christian Classics LCL Loeb Classical Library LSJ Liddell-Scott-Jones, Greek-English Lexicon LXX Septuagint mg margin NASB New American Standard Bible NCB New Century Bible NEB New English Bible NIBC New International Biblical Commentary NICNT New International Commentary on the New Testament NICOT New International Commentary on the Old Testament NIDNTT New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology NIGTC New International Greek Testament Commentary NIV New International Version NKJV New King James Version NovT Novum Testamentum n. s. new series NTS New Testament Studies Perkins J Perkins Journal Ref J Reformed Journal Ref R Reformed Review Ref Th R Reformed Theological Review RSV Revised Standard Version SJT Scottish Journal of Theology TDNT Theological Dictionary of the New Testament TDOT Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament TNTC Tyndale New Testament Commentaries ThZ Theologische Zeitschrift Trinity J Trinity Journal TToday Theology Today TynBul Tyndale Bulletin USQR Union Seminary Quarterly Review WEC Wycliffe Exegetical Commentary Wesley Th J Wesleyan Theological Journal WTJ Westminster Theological Journal WUNT Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament ZTK Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche
Contributors
S. M. Baugh . Ph.D., University of California, Irvine. Assistant Professor of New Testament, Westminster Theological Seminary in California.
Jerry Bridges . Staff member, The Navigators Community Ministries Group. Author and lecturer.
D. A. Carson . Ph.D., University of Cambridge. Research Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Edmund P. Clowney . D.D., Wheaton College. Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary in California.
Wayne Grudem . Ph.D., University of Cambridge. Professor and Chairman of Biblical and Systematic Theology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Raymond C. Ortlund, Jr . Ph.D., The University of Aberdeen. Senior Minister, First Presbyterian Church, Augusta, Georgia.
J. I. Packer . D. Phil., Oxford. Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology, Regent College.
John Piper . D. Theol., University of Munich. Senior Pastor, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis.
Thomas R. Schreiner . Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary. Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
C. Samuel Storms . Ph.D., University of Texas, Dallas. President, Grace Training Center, Metro Vineyard Fellowship, Kansas City, Missouri.
Bruce A. Ware . Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary. Associate Dean of the School of Theology and Director of Professional Studies, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Donald J. Westblade . Ph.D. candidate, Yale University. Assistant Professor of Religion, Hillsdale College.
Robert W. Yarbrough . Ph.D., University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Resident Research Scholar, The Scriptorium.
Preface
W e are pleased to offer a reprinting of these fourteen chapters from the original two-volume The Grace of God, the Bondage of the Will . We are sorry that, for reasons of space, some chapters had to be omitted. Yet, we believe that these essays continue to contribute much needed argumentation for a view of God that displays his majesty, glory, and sovereignty most fully and most faithfully.
Ours is a culture in which the tendency is to exalt what is human and diminish what is divine. Even in evangelical circles, we find increasingly attractive a view of God in which God is one of us, as it were, a partner in the unfolding drama of life. But lost in much of this contemporary evangelical theology is the full omniscience, omnipotence, splendor, greatness, supremacy, rulership, and unqualified lordship of God. In contrast, the vision of God affirmed in these pages is of One who reigns supreme over all, whose purposes are accomplished without fail, and who directs the course of human affairs, including the central drama of saving a people for the honor of his name, all with perfect holiness and matchless grace.
The essays here also speak of the responsibility humans bear before this sovereign Lord and King. While many think that a strong view of God’s comprehensive sovereignty rules out human responsibility, we believe the Scriptures make clear that both truths must be held. The bondage of the will (as used by Luther, and noted in the opening sentence of our original introduction) does not mean that fallen humans possess no will or are incapable in any absolute sense to exercise that will. Rather, it means that whenever and wherever they do use their will, they are bound to use it for sinful purposes. They are, then, “bound” to sin, though the choice of which sin is theirs to make. And herein lies the basis for responsibility. While God sovereignly regulates all that occurs in history, including the choices and actions of human beings, all humans use their volition to choose what they fully intend to carry out. They intend. They choose. They act. Yet, in and through all this, God’s will is performed, not frustrated. As Joseph states so clearly in Genesis 50:20 regarding the responsible actions of his brothers, “You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good.” God is sovereign in and through the free actions we perform and for which we bear responsibility. The Bible everywhere affirms this, and so we believe.
We hope and pray these essays will shed some light on several facets of this complex but beautiful doctrinal gem. We wish for God to be exalted. That his glory matters most must be reaffirmed today when we are told in so many ways it is we who are most valuable. We pray that self-esteem will give way to God-esteem, that human elevation will be transformed into divine glory, and that our joy will be found, as God intends, in him alone. We hope and pray that God will be pleased with the meager efforts of these pages to extol his greatness. He is, indeed, still sovereign.
Thomas R. Schreiner Bruce A. Ware
Introduction
T he discerning reader will note that the original title of this work is dependent upon Martin Luther’s famous response to Erasmus, The Bondage of the Will . [1] We are convinced that Luther was correct in his understanding of sinful human inability to know, please, or seek after the true God. Prior to the provision of God’s effectually drawing grace, the human will is in bondage to sin. All people as descendants of Adam are born with a sin nature (Rom. 5:12–19). As descendants of Adam they are destined to die (Rom. 5:15, 17), condemned before God (Rom. 5:16, 18), and constituted as sinners (Rom. 5:19). What is the extent of sin’s hold upon unbelievers? Scripture clearly teaches that before salvation we are in bondage to sin. Paul says in Romans 6:15–23 that unbelievers are “slaves of sin.” Slaves to sin cannot do what is right, nor do they want to do what is right. Being a slave to sin involves a willing captivity to its power. “The sinful mind is host