Salvation, Justification 

1st (2010) edition with 13 essays about the "article by which the church stands or falls" by Sproul, Horton, Fesko, Bridges, Godfrey, and others. This book addresses the critical, central issue of how we actually are accounted as and declared righteous by and before God. Does that occur immediately by the gift of faith or alternatively by our own faithfulness?

"God justifies the ungodly": Paul's statement in Romans 4:5 has brought comfort and provoked controversy throughout the history of the church. Historically, most Protestants have seen the Reformation as a rediscovery of this gospel truth ...

(Various) challenges have made it imperative for us to reevaluate the Scriptures and the systematic as well as historical arguments that have been persuasive for so many Christians in previous eras... from the pages of Modern Reformation magazine over the years... (by) Lutheran, Reformed, and Baptist theologians, historians, and biblical scholars who are able to unpack important issues for thoughtful nonspecialists.

This collection covers a lot of ground: the relationship of justification to covenant (especially recent discussions between N. T. Wright and John Piper), the law, union with Christ, as well as sanctification. A final chapter considers the contemporary relevance of justification. If theology is for the church, then the gospel is surely a matter for all of God's people to wrestle with together."