Getting the Gospel Right

Unity in the gospel is essential to the witness of the church. yet that unity was tested by the release of two documents,evangelicals and catholics together andthe gift of salvation, which appeared to surrender the historic doctrine ofsola fide (faith alone). in response, christian leaders released a statement calledthe gospel of jesus christ: an evangelical celebration.getting the gospel right, a companion to sproul's popularfaith alone, contains the complete text of that statement along with thorough, point-by-point discussion and exposition, to make a strong declaration of the abiding unity of evangelicals regarding the gospel and justification by faith alone. from the back cover unity in the gospel is essential to the witness of the church. yet that unity was tested by the release of two documents,evangelicals and catholics together andthe gift of salvation, which appeared to surrender the historic doctrine ofsola fide (faith alone). in response, christian leaders released a statement calledthe gospel of jesus christ: an evangelical celebration.getting the gospel right, a companion to r. c. sproul's popularfaith alone, contains the complete text of that statement, along with thorough, point-by-point discussion and exposition, to make a strong declaration of the abiding unity of evangelicals regarding the gospel and justification by faith alone.unity in the gospel touches the soul of the church itself and all of its members. after all, "to be faithful to the great commission," r. c. sproul explains, "we must get the gospel right."some of us just want to get the gospel right; some of us just want to get it out. with a generous combination of love and conviction, r. c. sproul helps us all to do both better."</br>michael horton, j. gresham machen professor of systematic theology and apologetics, westminster theological seminary in californiar. c. sproul (1939-2017) was founder of ligonier ministries, an international christian discipleship organization located near orlando, florida. he was also founding pastor of saint andrew's chapel in sanford, florida, first president of reformation bible college, and executive editor oftabletalk magazine. his radio program,renewing your mind, is still broadcast daily on hundreds of radio stations around the world and can also be heard online. dr. sproul contributed dozens of articles to national evangelical publications, spoke at conferences, churches, colleges, and seminaries around the world, and wrote more than one hundred books, includingthe holiness of god, chosen by god, andeveryone's a theologian. he also served as general editor of the reformation study bible. r. c. sproul (1939-2017) was founder of ligonier ministries, an international christian discipleship organization located near orlando, florida. he was also founding pastor of saint andrew's chapel in sanford, florida, first president of reformation bible college, and executive editor oftabletalk magazine. his radio program,renewing your mind, is still broadcast daily on hundreds of radio stations around the world and can also be heard online. dr. sproul contributed dozens of articles to national evangelical publications, spoke at conferences, churches, colleges, and seminaries around the world, and wrote more than 100 books, includingthe holiness of god, chosen by god, andeveryone's a theologian. he also served as general editor of the reformation study bible.