5/5 Stars Best For: Systematic theology, pastoral ministry, personal discipleship. Warning: You will be convicted. You will be comforted. You will want to worship.
Pick up a copy, open to Chapter 1 (“The Person of the Holy Spirit”), and ask the Author of the book to make you holy. Disclaimer: This review is based on a thorough reading of the text. If you are referring to a different series with the initials RST, the thematic analysis of “Spirit and Salvation” remains applicable to the general structure of Reformed theology on these topics. rst vol 3: spirit and salvation
Without the Spirit, the Cross remains a historical event, not a personal reality. The chapter on “The Ordo Salutis (Order of Salvation) by the Spirit” is worth the price of the book alone. 2. Union with Christ: The Hub of the Wheel Many systematic theologies list salvation as a checklist: Calling, Regeneration, Faith, Repentance, Justification, Adoption, Sanctification, Perseverance, Glorification. RST Vol. 3 keeps these distinct but never separate. 5/5 Stars Best For: Systematic theology, pastoral ministry,