title: Salvation in Fresh Perspective: Covenant, Cross, and Kingdom
author:  Matthew I. Ayars 
description: ''It is a pleasure to commend this book to readers of all theological persuasions. Writing in a sprightly and engaging style, Ayars says things about the Biblical understanding of salvation that will irritate almost everyone in one way or another. Yet if the reader will not reject the irritation, but consider it carefully, it will like sand in the oyster, produce some pearls of fresh understanding and insight for which the author is to be thanked.'' <br />--John Oswalt, Visiting Distinguished Professor of Old Testament, Asbury Theological Seminary<br /><br />''We are indebted to Matt Ayars for taking the recent, and sometimes heated, conversation on the 'New Perspective' on Paul and especially his Roman Epistle, to a novel but necessary level. That novel level is to move the discussion beyond one that is confined to the Pauline take on justification by faith, and reflect on how the contributions of the 'New Perspective' may shed light and insight on the New Testament's reading of what the Wesleyans call the sanctified life. In the process Matt helps us to see that the doctrine of penal substitution as an explanation of Christ's Calvary death, while deeply enshrined in evangelical tradition, is on target but does not reflect the whole of biblical truth on this epochal event. Specifically, Matt demonstrates, magisterially in my judgment, that the penal substitution theory ends up emphasizing individual salvation (get saved and then you will go to heaven) to the exclusion of emphases such as salvation understood as also involving the reestablishment of Christ's reign on earth. Also, he observes correctly that any understanding of salvation, using the term in its broadest sense, must emerge from a reflection not only on Christ's priestly office (as in the penal substitution construct), but also from a reflection on Christ's prophetic and especially his royal office. I highly recommend this text.''<br />--Victor P. Hamilton, Professor Emeritus, Old Testament Studies, Asbury University --Wipf and Stock Publishers
zlib_text: A BROTHER’S SALVATION
  THE SACRED BROTHERHOOD BOOK VII
  A.J. DOWNEY
  
  CONTENTS
  A Brother’s Salvation
  Chapter 1
  Chapter 2
  Chapter 3
  Chapter 4
  Chapter 5
  Chapter 6
  Chapter 7
  Chapter 8
  Chapter 9
  Chapter 10
  Chapter 11
  Chapter 12
  Chapter 13
  Chapter 14
  Chapter 15
  Chapter 16
  Chapter 17
  Chapter 18
  Chapter 19
  Chapter 20
  Chapter 21
  Chapter 22
  Chapter 23
  Chapter 24
  Chapter 25
  Chapter 26
  Chapter 27
  Chapter 28
  Chapter 29
  Epilogue
  Author’s Note
  Also by A.J. Downey
  About the Author
  
  A BROTHER’S SALVATION
  THE SACRED BROTHERHOOD BOOK VII
  by A. J. Downey
  
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