Summary
The doctrines of grace are often known as the five points of Calvinism, but they were not the invention of John Calvin or his reforming cohorts of the sixteenth century. Rather, they are biblical doctrines, as Dr. Steven J. Lawson demonstrated in his book Foundations of Grace (2006). Now, in Pillars of Grace, Dr. Lawson shows that the doctrines of grace have been understood and taught sometimes in embryonic form, sometimes with great clarity throughout church history. From the time of the early church fathers to the years of the Reformers, there have been key men in the church, pillars as it were, who stood on the foundation of Scripture and upheld the truth of God's sovereign role in salvation.
Chapters
- Pillars of Sovereign Grace
- First among the Fathers
- God-Bearer
- Defender of the Faith
- Opposing Gnosticism
- Father of Latin Theology
- Master of Rhetoric
- Against the World
- Resisting Arianism
- Expositor of the Trinity
- Imperial Conscience
- Guardian of Grace
- Spanish Scholar
- Champion for Predestination
- Philosopher-Theologian
- Monastic Reformer
- Doctor Profundus
- Morning Star of the Reformation
- Fiery Forerunner
- Fortress for Truth
- Zurich Revolutionary
- Prince of Translators
- Covenant Theologian
- Theologian for the Ages
Resources and Tools
- One in the three-volume A Long Line of Godly Men series
- Scripture index
- Subject index
