Book Review: From Heaven He Came and Sought Her

Theology is the study of God. Theology is meant to bring us in awe of who God is and declare him throughout the nations. A lot of times theology can be confusing. It also means that theology can lead to disagreements among Christians. Reformed Theology is indeed a theology that can lead to division among those in the body of Christ.

Reformed theology believe that God is sovereign and mankind is totally depraved. Reformed theology also believes that God chooses salvation to whoever He desires to give it to which has led to a lot of debate in the church. Do reformers believe in free will or does God abolish free will and force people to be saved?

In From Heaven He Came and Sought Her, we read a collection of theologians that discuss limited atonement also known as definite atonement. David Gibson and Jonathan Gibson define Definite Atonement as "in the death of Jesus Christ, the triune God intended to achieve the redemption of every person given to the Son by the Father in eternity past, and to apply the accomplishments of his sacrifice to each of them by the Spirit. The death of Christ was intended to win the salvation of God’s people alone" (pg. 34).

As stated earlier, this book contains a collection of theologians some are well known and others are not. The list of contributors include, Carl Truman, Jonathan Gibson, Robert Letham, Sinclair B. Ferguson, and John Piper. Each author takes a look of Definite Atonement through the perspective of church history, according to the Bible, in theological perspectives, and even in pastoral practices.

This book is theological gold mine for any theologian to have on their bookshelf whether they are reformed or not. I am grateful for this book at it deals with a very controversy theological topic. I have to be honest, reviewing a book like this was not an easy thing to yet I hope all who have read this review or any other reviews of this book with get it.

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