Salvation

A comprehensive study of the subject of salvation, including the many related theological issues that together make up the biblical doctrine of soteriology.

What happens to me when I die, and if there is life after the grave, where will I spend eternity? These are perhaps some of the most profound questions that any of us might wish to ask. The Bible certainly has answers for these types of questions. There is a God who is loving and gracious, and He has designed a plan for how we might know Him and spend eternity with Him. To do so, however, we first have to receive the free gift of salvation that He offers.

Although God's gift of salvation is free, there are a number of related issues that need clarification. How does Christ's death on a cross make salvation possible for us today? What exactly does it mean to believe? Do I also need to have works or live a good life? What is repentance? How does regeneration relate to justification? Is water baptism required? Are some people predestined to believe? Is salvation-once obtained-forever, or can it be lost? Does the Bible promise rewards for those Christians who live faithfully for Christ? All these and more are competently answered in this very comprehensive study about salvation according to the Bible. This book also exposes the dangers of Lordship Salvation and defends the freeness of God's gracious gift of salvation to those who will trust in Christ alone.

In addition to this present work, Dr. Tanner has also produced a course book version entitled God's Free Gift of Salvation: A Coursebook for the Study of the Biblical View of Salvation (also available on Amazon). Both books have the same content, but the course book version has additional material-embedded study questions, self-check quizzes, and unit exams that make it suitable for personal or group study. [2nd Printing; 11.5.2025].