Salvation by Allegiance Alone

Posted on 06 September 2018 by Matthew W. Bates

We are saved by faith when we trust that Jesus died for our sins This is the gospel, or so we are taught But what is faith And does this accurately summarize the gospel Because faith is frequently misunderstood and the climax of the gospel misidentified, the gospel s full power remains untapped While offering a fresh proposal for what faith means within a biblical theology of salvation, Matthew Bates presses the church toward a new precision we are saved solely by allegiance to Jesus the king Instead of faith alone, Christians must speak about salvation by allegiance alone The book includes discussion questions for students, pastors, and church groups and a foreword by Scot McKnight. Free Download Salvation by Allegiance Alone by Matthew W. Bates For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This past summer I had the pleasure of sitting in on two Regent College Summer courses taught by Scot McKnight and Michael Gorman, who both gave strong in class endorsements of the recent work, Salvation by Allegiance Alone by Matthew Bates The central question addressed by Bates is how should one best translate the Greek word pistis which is commonly rendered faith in our English bibles Given the tense and lengthy Christian history surrounding the role of faith in salvation particularly be This past summer I had the pleasure of sitting in on two Regent College Summer courses taught by Scot McKnight and Michael Gorman, who both gave strong in class endorsements of the recent work, Salvation by Allegiance Alone by Matthew Bates The central question addressed by Bates is how should one best translate the Greek word pistis which is commonly rendered faith in our English bibles Given the tense and lengthy Christian history surrounding the role of faith in salvation particularly between Protestants and Catholics , Bates fresh investigation is to be welcomed The book s central thesis is as follows With regard to eternal salvation, rather than speaking of belief, trust, or faith in Jesus, we should speak of fidelity to Jesus as cosmic Lord or allegiance to Jesus the king it captures what is most vital for salvation mental assent, sworn fidelity, and embodied loyalty pg 5 While Bates recognizes that allegiance does not work as a substitute for each instance ...I am submitting a review for publication elsewhere so won t publish my full review here These aremy off the cuff impressions Suffice to say, I like this book a lot Bates argues convincingly that Faith Pistis means allegiance to Jesus as the risen and reigning Christ Therefore, understandings which problematize the relationship between faith and works miss the point Loyalty to Christ demands we embody our faith by following Jesus directives as our King So while moral codes do not s I am submitting a review for publication elsewhere so won t publish my full review here These aremy off the cuff impressions Suffice to say, I like this book a lot Bates argues convincingly that Faith Pistis means allegiance to Jesus as the risen and reigning Christ Therefore, understandings which problematize the...Read my review of Salvation by Allegiance Alone on my blog.They say you can t judge a book by its cover And I suppose that s usually true But there are moments when a book s title seems to leap out at you Seeing Salvation by Allegiance Alone ons Recommended Reads list was one of those moments.I immediately knew, by the title and subtitle alone Salvation by Allegiance Alone Rethinking Faith, Works, and the Gospel of Jesus the King , that this would not only be a book that I d e Read my review of Salvation by Allegiance Alone on my blog.They say you can t judge a book by its cover And I suppose that s usually true But there are moments when a book s title seems to leap out at you Seeing Salvation by Allegiance Alone ons Recommended Reads list was one of those moments.I immediately knew, by the title and subtitle alone Salvation by Allegiance Alone Rethinking Faith, Works, and the Gospel of Jesus the King , that this would not only be a book that I d enjoy it would be a book I could have written And after finishing it, I can only confirm my initial thoughts Matthew Bates message here is exactly what the Church needs.For too long, we ve been satisfied with a gospel that is less than...I appreciate the emphasis of the main thesis on allegiance over against mere belief But overall I think much of the case he builds for this thesis and his secondary suggestions around the ordo salutis, especially with respect to election, could be helped greatly with a both and approach rather than an either or approach.Really it is not belief that is the enemy, but mere belief, perhaps even a belief that makes things true a la Disney rather than one that recognizes real unseen truth Allegia I appreciate the emphasis of the main thesis on allegiance over against mere belief But overall I think much of the case he builds for this thesis and his secondary suggestions around the ordo salutis, especially with respect to election, could be helped greatly with a both and approach rather than an either or approach.Really it is not belief that is the enemy, but mere belief, perhaps even a belief that makes things true a la Disney rather than one that recognizes real unseen truth Allegiance is not so much ...This book confirms many of my own thoughts about being saved by faith I was reluctant to give it five stars because of a few areas I disagree with, but it s such an important pioneering work that to give it a poor review in any way would leave ...This book deserves a very serious review, for nothing less than the salvation of souls at stake yet I m not sure I currently have the mental alertness necessary to doing a great job But I ll give it a try anyway Bates core assertion is that the translation of the common Greek word pistis as faith is unfortunate From a study of ancient literature, he believes a translation such as allegiance is better in most NT contexts Thus, rather than believing in Jesus for salvation, we must do s This book deserves a very serious review, for nothing less than the salvation of souls at stake yet I m not sure I currently have the mental alertness necessary to doing a great job But I ll give it a try anyway Bates core assertion is that the translation of the common Greek word pistis as faith is unfortunate From a study of ancient literature, he believes a translation such as allegiance is better in most NT contexts Thus, rather than believing in Jesus for salvation, we must do somethingakin to offering fealty I believe he is on to something important here, but he severely overstates his case I have often been concerned that those wholly committed to Reformational though have reduced salvation to something along the lines of thinking the right thoughts Think of how you have heard the requirements for salva...Bates contends that in Protestant traditions of Christianity, the understanding of phrases like salvation by faith alone , faith in Jesus or just faith typically revolve around a concept that emerged out of the Reformation Having faith in Jesus centers on the idea that all one must do to receive the gift of salvation is to realize his her inability to do anything to merit salvation and instead place his her trust in the finished work of Jesus atoning crucifixion Reformers like Luther Bates contends that in Protestant traditions of Christianity, the understanding of phrases like salvation by faith alone , faith in Jesus or just faith typically revolve around a concept that emerged out of the Reformation Having faith in Jesus centers on the idea that all one must do to receive the gift of salvation is to realize his her inability to do anything to merit salvation and instead place his her trust in the finished work of Jesus atoning crucifixion Reformers like Luther and Calvin gave voice to this understanding, and was further refined by evangelists like John Wesley and George Whitefield Protestant revivalist style preachers in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries such as Charles Finney, Dwight L Moody and Billy Graham carried this concept to the masses Bates robustly argues that this typical Protestant understanding of faith is in need of its o...Matthew Bates has written a compelling critique of salvation by faith alone By evaluating the use of the faith word group in and out of Scripture, Bates concludes that a far better implication is something along the lines of allegiance instead of mental assent Without abandoning grace and election, Bates argues convincingly that we ve truncated the gospel when we insist that faith alone implies nothingthan mental agreement with the idea that Jesus wants to save us.Written for Matthew Bates has written a compelling critique of salvation by faith alone By evaluating the use of the faith word group in and out of Scripture, Bates concludes that a far better implication is something along the lines of allegiance instead of mental assent Without abandoning grace and election, Bates argues convincingly that we ve truncated the gospel when we insist that faith alone implies nothingthan mental agreement with the idea that Jesus wants to save us.Written for a broad audience, there are times that you will wantevidence orexplanation But, over all, there isthan adequate material to cause you to think afresh about your approach to Christ.If Jesus is Lord which He is then there should be some sense of submission to that Lordship apparent in the life of the believer Allegiance seems to captu...I got this book because of high praise by Scot McKnight It basically argues that we should use the word allegiance instead of faith to conceptualize our Christian journey I like that idea Faith has become a series of propositions to which we assent, and then we imagine that we are saved The book pushes us to see faith as allegiance to Jesus Christ as king My issue with the book is that after making such a promising start, it then reduces the entire journey to eight propositions The Gos I got this book because of high praise by Scot McKnight It basically argues that we should use the word allegiance instead of faith to conceptualize our Christian journey I like that idea Faith has become a series of propositions to which we assent, and then we imagine that we are saved The book pushes us to see faith as allegiance to Jesus Christ as king My issue with the book is that after making such a promising start, it then reduces the entire journey to eight prop...It s no secret in scholarship that the English language does not have words that carry the same meaning and connotation of the Greek word pistis and its various forms and conjugations however, that doesn t stop most from using faith in its place wherever found The driving force of Matthew W Bates Salvation by Allegiance Alone Rethinking Faith, Works, and the Gospel of Jesus the King is the reevaluation of pistis as allegiance rather than faith in its greater context I do not doubt that It s no secret in scholarship that the English language does not have words that carry the same meaning and connotation of the Greek word pistis and its various forms and conjugations however, that doesn t stop most from using faith in its place wherever found The driving force of Matthew W Bates Salvation by Allegiance Alone Rethinking Faith, Works, and the Gospel of Jesus the King is the reevaluation of pistis as allegiance rather than faith in its greater context I do not doubt that many will find Bates convincing in this regard, especially those already aware of the political context of Scripture however, there are several major points I find in need of revision in this thought provoking work.First, Bates argues that the oft used arguments for salvation by faith alone have not only been the...This is an outstanding book Simply the best I ve read this year Faith not as mere intellectual assent to truth and not a leap contrary to the evidence or rational thinking but faith as allegiance to Christ Jesus the King A gospel centered allegiance is where discipleship and salvation meet in th...His basic thesis that the Greek pistis should be understood as carrying the nuanced meaning closer to allegiance than belief or trust is fair enough, but the style is a bit awkward, trying to be both sc...Some really helpful insights here.On the other hand, Bates continually says he s proposing a middle way between Rome and Protestantism, however, this middle way is really wading in the shallow waters of Rome s side of the Tiber The inherent dishonesty in this was the most frustrating par... Summary Argues that the words we translate as belief or faith are better translated as allegiance and that the focal point of the gospel is not simply being forgiven for sins or obtaining eternal life, but allegiance to King Jesus.Matthew Bates thinks the understanding of salvation by faith is rooted in a poor choice of words to translate the idea of pistis in the Greek A better understanding of this word might be allegiance or faithfulness Part of the problem that he sees is a lack Summary Argues that the words we translate as belief or faith are better translated as allegiance and that the focal point of the gospel is not simply being forgiven for sins or obtaining eternal life, but allegiance to King Jesus.Matthew Bates thinks the understanding of salvation by faith is rooted in a poor choice of words to translate the idea of pistis in the Greek A better understanding of this word might be allegiance or faithfulness Part of the problem that he sees is a lack of focus on how the resurrection of Jesus and his ascension vindicate him as the King who has come and that the only appropriate response to this King is our full allegiance, both initially and through life, and that this restoration to our true allegiance is what constitutes our salvation which certainly includes pardon for our rebellious sin but encompasses so muchBates summarizes his case as followsSo, in the final analysis, salvation is by ...This book aims first to apply a corrective to the tendency of American Evangelicalism to preach a gospel of easy believeism, and second to advance an understanding of the Gospel that he thinks and hopes could be a basis for reconciliation between Protestants and Catholics The discussion centers on the meaning of the word pistis , translated faith in most bible passages Bates shows convincingly that in the ancient world one of the meanings of pistis carried with it an obligation of obedience This book aims first to apply a corrective to the tendency of American Evangelicalism to preach a gospel of easy believeism, and second to advance an understanding of the Gospel that he thinks and hopes could be a basis for reconciliation between Protestants and Catholics The discussion centers on the meaning of the word pistis , translated faith in most bible passages Bates shows convincingly that in the ancient world one of the meanings of pistis carried with it an obligation of obedience, as of a subject to a king Hence, in the context of the Gospel, pistis carries with it an i...

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06 September 2018

Matthew W. Bates