Did the Reformation Teach that Salvation is Just a Legal Transaction? @DrJordanBCooper
Did the Reformation Teach that Salvation is Just a Legal Transaction?  @DrJordanBCooper
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Is salvation just a legal transaction? Is this the theology of Martin Luther and the Reformation? These questions are addressed here, which is a common critique of the theology of the Reformation.

Elements of Religion by Henry Eyster Jacobs: amazon.com/Elements-Religion-Treatment-Christian-Doctrine/dp/1952295092

A System of Dogmatics by Revere Franklin Weidner: amazon.com/God-His-Works-System-Dogmatics/dp/1952295556

Christian Dogmatics and Notes on the History of Dogma by Conrad Lindberg: amazon.com/Christian-Dogmatics-Notes-History-Dogma/dp/1952295548

The Doctrine of Divine Love by Ernst Sartorius: amazon.com/Doctrine-Divine-Love-Outlines-Evangelical/dp/1952295742

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Union with Christ: Salvation as Participation: https://a.co/d/a1LY56x
The Doctrine of God: A Defense of Classical Christian Theism: https://a.co/d/8lElz1m
Prolegomena: A Defense of the Scholastic Method: https://a.co/d/6bUCa4K

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