J gresham machen what is faith

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What is Faith? (eBook)

by J. Gresham Machen

in ePub, .mobi & .pdf formats

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What Is Faith?

Book Description

In this classic work, J. Gresham Machen addresses one of the most fundamental questions about the Christian Gospel. In his graceful style he expounds the biblical teaching on faith, combining the solid content of the truth with the personal challenge of the gospel. The result is a book of outstanding and permanent value.

This book will soon be joined by these companion volumes by Machen:

God Transcendent
The Christian View of Man

The story of Machen’s life and work is told in J. Gresham Machen: A Biographical Memoir by Ned B. Stonehouse, which is also published by Banner of Truth.

Table of Contents Expand ↓

I.	Introduction	3
II.	Faith in God	37
III.	FAITH IN CHRIST	77
IV.	Faith Born of Need	113
V.	Faith and the Gospel	139
VI.	Faith and Salvation	157
VII.	Faith and Works	181
VIII.	Faith and Hope	219
Indexes	255

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Author

Born in 1881 in Baltimore, Maryland, John Gresham Machen developed a personal faith in Jesus as a youth, without being able to recall a single day that he didn’t trust in the Lord. He received his in-depth education at Johns Hopkins University, Princeton University, Princeton Theological Seminary, the University of Marburg and the University of Göttingen. He taught at Princeton Seminary, and helped to found Westminster Theological Seminary and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. J. Gresham Machen books include Christian View of Man, where he reminds Christians how they are made by God in his image. In God Transcendent, he shares the glory of God and the power of the Gospel. In New Testament Introduction, Machen’s passion, clarity of thought and depth of scholarship are clearly evident as he shares the magnificence of the New Testament, while in What is Faith?, he addresses one of the core issues of