“Reisinger charts a trustworthy and rewarding course through the narrow passage. He does so…as a fellow pilgrim, a pastor, and a teacher in the church of Jesus Christ. His passion for the subject comes through on every page…This book not only should be read but should be studied diligently by every child of God who has any interest in seeing biblical Christianity flourish in our churches once again.”
Dr. Tom Ascol
Author
President of Founders Ministries
Senior Pastor of Grace Baptist Church Cape Coral, FL
“Legalism and antinomianism are continual threats to the gospel of Jesus Christ. These threats have been around from the very beginning. They are pressing themselves upon the church today. If we would be faithful to Christ and His saving message then we must understand the law and the gospel. What is the gospel? What law are Christians to obey? Why are we to obey it? How are we to obey it? This book helps answer these foundational questions to the Christian life. It is a valuable resource as believers seek to trust and obey the Lord Jesus.”
Dr. Jared Longshore
Vice President of Founders Ministries
Associate Pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Cape Coral, FL
“The relationship between law and gospel is an important key to an understanding of the entire biblical revelation. The purpose of Christ’s incarnation, the nature of justification and sanctification, concepts of justice and righteousness, and the standards by which we will be judged in the day of Christ all fit within the framework of law and gospel. Ernie Reisinger never lost focus on these issues during his entire Christian ministry and has contributed much to give clarity on these important biblical teachings. This book is a must for today’s preachers as we seek to maintain a healthy grasp of our task of being heralds of the gospel.”
Dr. Tom Nettles
Author
Board Member of Founders Ministries
Retired Professor of Historical Theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY
220 pages
Contents:
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
1. Values Gone Awry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. In the Beginning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3. The Law Before Sinai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4. The Giving of the Law at Sinai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5. The Importance of the Moral Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6. Difficulties (1): The Meaning of Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
7. Difficulties (2): Law, Liberty, and Antinomianism . . . . 58
8. Principles for Understanding the Ten Commandments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
9. Does Human Inability Make God Unjust? . . . . . . . . . . . 78
10. God’s Law and God’s Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
11. The Law and the Savior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
12. The Law and Grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
13. The Relationship of the Law, Moses, and Christ (1) . . 133
14. The Relationship of the Law, Moses, and Christ (2) . . 146
15. The Right and Wrong Uses of the Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
16. The Gospel, Our Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Appendix A: Calvin on the Covenant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Appendix B: For Further Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
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