John H. Gerstner
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John H. Gerstner (1914–1996) was a Reformed theologian and church historian who taught at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary for many years. A devoted student of Jonathan Edwards and a mentor to R. C. Sproul, he wrote widely on Reformed theology, apologetics, and the history of Calvinist thought in America.
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Justification by Faith Alone (The Nature of Justifying Faith)
Eternal life depends on Christ alone?nothing, but nothing, else. Predestination will not bring it. Providence cannot produce it. It does not rest on foreknowledge, divine decrees, or even the atonement itself. Eternal life is Christ dwelling in His righteousness in the soul of the justified person.…
Justification: from Jonathan Edwards: A Mini-Theology
Articulus stantis aut candentis ecclesiae ('the doctrine by which the church stands or falls') - so said Martin Luther about justification by faith alone. John Calvin agreed, calling justification by faith the 'hinge' of the Reformation. But was that the historic Christian view? One may say…