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The second of a two-volume project delving into the doctrine of justification. Michael Horton seeks not simply to recover a clear message of its role in modern Reformed theology, but also to bring a fresh discovery of the gospel in a time when contemporary debates around justification have reignited.

The doctrine of justification stands at the center of our systematic reflection on the meaning of salvation and grace as well as our piety, mission, and life together. And yet, within mainline Protestant and evangelical theology, it's often taken for granted or left to gather dust in favor of modern concerns and self-renewal.

Volume 2 embarks on the theologically constructive task of investigating the biblical doctrine of justification in light of contemporary exegesis. Taking up the topic from a variety of theological vantage points, Horton engages with contemporary debates in biblical, especially Pauline, scholarship.

Part 1 draws out The Horizon of Justification from the Old Testament narratives of Adam and Israel.
Part 2 defines The Achievement of Justification in the blood of Christ and seeks to lay the groundwork for understanding its extent.
Part 3 focuses on The Gift of Righteousness, delving into a clear articulation of what justification means, its mechanism, and the role of works on the day of judgement.
Part 4 proposes a way forward for Receiving Justification and understanding faith and justification within the broader framework of union with Christ.

Engaging and thorough, Justification shows that the doctrine of justification finds its most ecumenically significant starting point and proper habitat in unity with Christ, where the greatest consensus, past and present, is to be found among Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant theologies.

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'All of these qualities elevate his work to such a high level that anyone who desires to adequately grasp and engage the Reformed view of justification in modern academia will have to read and interact with Horton's Justification... should be required reading in any course on soteriology... Horton's Justification is much more than a solid, convincing academic piece; it is a close look into what makes the gospel good news, filling believers with confidence and hope in Christ for this life and the one to come.' -- Lucas Sabatier M. Leite, Reading Religion (American Academy of Religion)

'In summary, Horton's Justification is a robust articulation of the doctrine that successfully manages to situate the doctrine historically, articulate its theological importance, reflect upon its biblical foundations, and to engage firmly but charitably its contemporary critics. It will be a valuable resource to students of the doctrine for years to come... a rich reward is in store.' -- Guy Prentiss Waters, Themelios

'Over 900 pages of some of the most important research done on the doctrine of justification from a Protestant perspective in the last several decades... This two-volume work is indispensable reading for any interested in rebutting current critiques of justification by grace alone through faith alone.' -- Mark Mattes, Lutheran Quarterly

'These two volumes on Justification are not only enormously good but enormously important. I'm so grateful for them and I think they could be and should be game-changing for evangelicalism... Charles Taylor's A Secular Age and your work on Justification are the two most important books I've read in the last 10 years (at least)... I'd have every ministry student working in western culture read and master the arguments of both. If I had my way I'd find a way to have three full courses--one devoted to Taylor, one to Horton's Justification, and one to the Institutes--in each course the entire work would be read and distilled.' -- Tim Keller, Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City

'Writing with theological and pastoral passion, Horton is a formidable polemicist who never loses sight of his central concern, so that his book is both an exciting debate and a moving witness to the Pauline, Lutheran, and Calvinist Gospel... Horton's very readable volumes are a major theological statement that may rouse from their slumbers the despisers of the Reformation and the Pauline message. I would like to see them in the hands of every student of theology.' -- Fr. Joseph O’Leary, Modern Theology

Doctrine, as the Reformers never tired of saying, flows from and leads back to Scripture. Michael Horton has demonstrated this thesis with Justification, a project that is at once a rich and rigorous exegetical investigation of the doctrine of justification and at the same time a model of theologically engaged scriptural interpretation. As all theology must, this book drinks from the well of Scripture as it walks the path of reading and doctrine towards the horizon of praise and proclamation. The result, both exegetically informed and theologically significant, is good news 'for your bones and mine' (Luther): God justifies the ungodly in Christ, an unconditioned gift given in the word of promise that creates faith. -- J. A. Linebaugh, lecturer in New Testament, Cambridge University, fellow, Jesus College

It is not often one finds a book ranging across the three 'CDs'--the Damascus Document, Augustine's City of God, and Barth's Church Dogmatics! This is a volume bristling with theological insight and intellectual energy. Add to that Horton's learning and clarity, and you have that rare thing--a gripping and intelligent treatment of justification.' -- Simon Gathercole, reader in New Testament, University of Cambridge, fellow and director of studies in theology, Fitzwilliam College

Respectfully yet relentlessly pressing Horton's many conversation partners in New Testament, this thorough, systematic, and far-ranging work advances a reading both distinctive and yet more traditional than many of today's dominant paradigms. Horton also exposes some of our blind spots, properly challenging mischaracterizations of the Reformers. In contrast to some New Testament scholars driven too much by modern philosophic premises, Horton is often more faithful to ancient interpretations relevant to the biblical cultures. As a New Testament scholar, I profited repeatedly from his historical context for various theological approaches in modern New Testament scholarship. -- Craig Keener, F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary

This is a serious and important work coming from a leading Reformed theologian. It concerns a pivotal doctrine that was at the heart of the Reformation and that continues to provoke differences between Protestants and Catholics. Both Protestant and Catholic readers--not only scholars but also theologically interested laity--will profit by wrestling with this learned historical study. -- Gerald R. McDermott, Anglican Chair of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School

This is a superb theological study that creatively retrieves the doctrine of justification from the patristic era to the Reformation. Horton seeks to revitalize the contemporary ecumenical discussion regarding justification by showing not only the enduring merits of the Reformation's exegetical, theological, and pastoral legacy, but also its hermeneutical and theological superiority to alternative views, namely, Roman Catholic, Radical Orthodoxy, the new perspective on Paul, and new Finnish interpretations. Some of his interpretations are questionable, for example, 'the triumph of Nominalism occurred with the Counter-Reformation (Council of Trent) rather than with the Reformation.' Still, I came away from reading this engaging book marked by a careful and generous listening to others, both reenergized with a passion for understanding the long-running doctrinal conversation about God, grace, and justification and challenged to engage critically the author's vision. -- Eduardo J. Echeverria, professor of philosophy and systematic theology, Sacred Heart Major, Archdiocesan Seminary of Detroit

This work is very impressive and a major contribution to the clarification of the significant issues. Horton anchors his presentation of the Protestant Reformers' teaching on the justification of the sinner in an extensive, carefully wrought exploration of the biblical roots, and he anchors conceptualizations of the relationship between sinners and their Creator within a covenantal framework that takes seriously both the sacramental nature of how God operates and the re-creative power of the gospel delivered by Christ. He challenges false interpretation of the Reformers' understanding of justification with thorough, perceptive assessments of patristic and medieval doctrines of justification, providing an alternative that capitalizes on the sixteenth-century insights to address the twenty-first- century person in the midst of the turmoil of our times. -- Robert Kolb, professor emeritus of systematic theology, Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis

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Michael Horton (PhD) is Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary in California. Author of many books, including The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way, he also hosts the White Horse Inn radio program. He lives with his wife, Lisa, and four children in Escondido, California.

Michael Allen (PhD, Wheaton College) is the John Dyer Trimble Professor of Systematic Theology and Academic Dean at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, FL.

Scott Swain is professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida. He is author of several books, including The God of the Gospel: The Trinitarian Theology of Robert Jenson, and Trinity, Revelation, and Reading: A Theological Introduction to the Bible and its Interpretation. He serves as general editor (with Michael Allen) for T&T Clark’s International Theological Commentary and Zondervan’s New Studies in Dogmatics series.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zondervan Academic (November 27, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 528 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0310578388
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0310578383
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.55 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.95 x 1.38 x 9 inches

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Jacob

Excellent defense of the traditional reformed position on justification.

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2018

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Michael Horton provides an in-depth look into the doctrine of Justification from a reformed position. He interacts well with the New Perspective on Paul and provides an honest critique of the works by its proponents such as N.T. Wright. His approach to opposing views is refreshing and needed as he deals with each one directly yet leaves out all the 'attacks' that has become too common in today's theological writings. His sourcing is on point and provides ample information in the footnotes. A great book that may soon be the go-to book on justification in seminaries and highly recommended for personal reading for those who want to have a deeper understanding of the Reformed position on justification. This book is intermediate and may require a theological dictionary for those who do not have a formal background in theology.

"Ironically, those who sought life by the law have not found righteousness, while those who seek life in Christ alone receive not only justification but sanctification (see also Rom 11:7). Thus the justified immediately begin to bear the fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5). Paul thinks that their backbiting and jealousy spring from their legalism. Yet, again ironically, it is those who have abandoned the law as their means of justification who actually begin to fulfill the law not as a covenant of works but as the inevitable fruit of the faith that justifies." - Pg. 408-409

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Contra the 1 Star review on here from TheNoLookPass, while Horton doesn’t discuss James 2:24 specifically, he deals with related verses in that passage and deals directly with the issue of interpreting James and Paul in pages 367-370 of vol. 2. Disingenuous review from TheNoLookPass.

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Brandon Corley

Great, but could use more exegetical work

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2022

I'm a bit torn in my evaluation of this book. On one hand, Horton is writing in a dogmatics series, and as far as pure theology goes, I think he handles justification excellently. He manages to show that the Judaizers, Rome, and the New Perspective on Paul all basically fall into the same error. A "get in by grace, stay in by works system" is contrary to Paul's understanding of justification and Horton shows this better than probably anyone else I've ever read. He sees straight through to the heart of the issue: namely, that the issue that Paul had with the Judaizers was not an issue of grace; every Judaizer would have affirmed divine grace. Even the Pharisee believed in divine grace when he prayed, "God, I thank You that I am not like other people…". The argument was always over the sufficiency of grace alone unto justification apart from works. It is for this reason that the Reformed and Biblical understanding of justification is separated from Augustine and Aquinas'. Paul does not teach one needs grace in order to merit a right standing before God (or that one must be inwardly transformed to have a right standing before Him), but rather that Christ has merited a right standing before God for all believers.

But while Horton gets to the heart of the issue that so many seem to miss, his book is noticeably exegetically lacking. This was by far my biggest disappointment with the book. Coming off the first volume after Horton has surveyed the historical positions on justification, what he needs to do is argue exegetically that the Reformed position is the correct understanding of biblical teaching. There needs to be more trenchant work with particular verses and passages. At times, the lack of exegesis leads Horton to be led more by dogmatic concerns than textual ones. For example, he argues that there is no future aspect to adoption from a biblical-theological perspective of the "already and not yet". However, this is plainly contrary to Romans 8:23, which Horton does not even address as a possible objection one might have after reading his statement. The reason Horton says this is because he's trying to protect the completeness and permanency of justification and adoption. He is being driven by dogmatic concerns plainly contrary to what the Romans 8:23 says. Horton need not fear that the certainty of our present adoption is in danger from the fact that the Bible portrays our future resurrection as the adoption of our bodies; this only means we will possess a greater experience of our adoption. We have been adopted, but the resurrection is portrayed as a future "not-yet" aspect of our adoption. The text says so. Anyways, that is one of the best examples I have found in any work of an author being led by theological concerns rather than exegetical concerns that ends up leading them to the wrong conclusion.

I would definitely recommend this work, however, I would also definitely recommend supplementing it with something like Tom Schreiner's "Faith Alone" or even just D.A. Carson's defense of the imputed righteousness of Christ. I wish that Horton had written this along with an exegete/NT professor, but ultimately, Horton is correct when it comes to the matter of justification. He rightly grounds his biblical-theological argument in the role that Adam and Israel had to play and that Christ comes to fulfill, and he correctly sees the connection between Paul's opponents, Rome, and the NPP, as I have already said; those are Horton's 2 biggest strengths here.

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2019

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I haven’t read it yet so can’t comment on the contents but it is substantial and massive.

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The Big Question: “How am I to be saved?"

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2020

The most basic cosmological Question must be, “Why is there something rather than nothing?” But in matters of life, death, and salvation, the Question is “How am I to be saved?” In Volume 1 of this two volume set, Dr. Horton looks at various answers to the Question in Church history. Of the many answers that have been forthcoming; it boils down to just two: either we must be saved through synergism, cooperating somehow with God’s grace through our own efforts, or monergism, by God’s sovereign grace alone. Volume 2, then, examines the historical positions systematically of what the triune God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit have done for His people.

Many answers to the Question are proposed in human history and yet only one is truly from the Bible. The Bible says, , “By grace are you saved through faith, and this not of your selves, it is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9). Both books are accessible for the average layman, although I did have to refer to my theological dictionary occasionally. Highly recommended!

Bob Beasley, author of “101 Portraits of Jesus in the Hebrew Scriptures.”

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Ryan Gano

Thorough history and dogmatic study all in one

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2021

I love this two volume book and am looking forward to reading other books in this series of dogmatics. Horton covers the history of the doctrine and then dives into the scriptural foundation of the doctrine. I'm a layperson and found it over my head at times, but in a good way, and very accessible most of the time. I cannot recommend it enough.

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