The Authority of Holy Scripture (Classic Reprint): An Inaugural Address: An Inaugural Address (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Briggs, Charles Augustus

 
9781333479954: The Authority of Holy Scripture (Classic Reprint): An Inaugural Address: An Inaugural Address (Classic Reprint)

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Exploring how sanctification works across life, death, and the Middle State, with a clear, biblically grounded critique of opposing views.

This inaugural address argues that the Christian life is a growth process, not a single moment of change at death. It contrasts the Protestant view with other traditions, insisting that sanctification extends beyond the grave and is rooted in biblical ethics. The book urges readers to measure moral progress by a continuing transformation into Christ’s likeness, while challenging over-simplified ideas about immediate perfection at death.


  • How the Middle State shapes the church’s understanding of salvation and ethics

  • Why regeneration, justification, and sanctification are distinct stages in Christian growth

  • Critiques of doctrines like Purgatory and immediate post-m death sanctification

  • Wisdom on applying Old and New Testament ethics to modern moral questions



Ideal for readers of historic Protestant theology who seek a rigorous, ethics‑focused view of salvation and the afterlife.

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