Still Sovereign : Contemporary Perspectives on Election, Foreknowledge, and Grace

by Schreiner, Thomas R., and Bruce A. Ware, eds.

• ISBN13: 9780801022326
• ISBN10: 0801022320
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Baker Academic

Summary

Explains and defends the doctrine of God's sovereignty and the biblical, theological, and practical applications that this teaching affords.

Author Biography

Thomas R. Schreiner is professor of New Testament interpretation at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the author of Romans in the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Bruce A. Ware is associate dean of the school of theology and director of professional studies at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	7	(2)
Contributors	9	(2)
Preface	11	(2)
Introduction	13	(12)
Part 1 Biblical Analyses
The Sovereignty of God: Case Studies in the Old Testament	25	(22)
Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.
Divine Election in the Gospel of John	47	(16)
Robert W. Yarbrough
Divine Election in the Pauline Literature	63	(26)
Donald J. Westblade
Does Romans 9 Teach Individual Election unto Salvation?	89	(18)
Thomas R. Schreiner
Are There Two Wills in God?	107	(26)
John Piper
Perseverance of the Saints: A Case Study from the Warning Passages in Hebrews	133	(50)
Wayne Grudem
The Meaning of Foreknowledge	183	(20)
S. M. Baugh
Part 2 Theological Issues
Effectual Calling and Grace	203	(26)
Bruce A. Ware
Does Scripture Teach Prevenient Grace in the Wesleyan Sense?	229	(18)
Thomas R. Schreiner
Reflections on Assurance	247	(30)
D. A. Carson
The Love of God: Universal and Particular	277	(18)
J. I. Packer
Part 3 Pastoral Reflections
Does Divine Sovereignty Make a Difference in Everyday Life?	295	(12)
Jerry Bridges
Prayer and Evangelism under God's Sovereignty	307	(18)
C. Samuel Storms
Preaching and the Sovereignty of God	325	(16)
Edmund P. Clowney
Index of Persons	341	(4)
Index of Subjects	345	(4)
Index of Scripture	349