Gospel Allegiance
What Faith in Jesus Misses for Salvation in Christ

Gospel Allegiance: What Faith in Jesus Misses for Salvation in Christ by Matthew W. Bates is published by Baker Publishing Group. I arrived at this party late, which is no surprise for those who know me. This book is a follow-up to Bates's previous book Salvation by Allegiance Alone, which is also pu......more

This book is too important for the church to ignore. Period. Having read Bates' previous book Salvation by Allegiance Alone: Rethinking Faith, Works, and the Gospel of Jesus the King , I was delighted to learn that he had a follow-up volume that was more accessible for lay readers. I was even more de......more

I read Matthew Bates' previous book, "Salvation by Allegiance Alone," shortly after its release in 2017 (it was one of the first books I read after finishing my MA with all of its assigned readings). So when I found out he had another book addressing pistis as allegiance coming out, focused more tow......more

I really wanted to give this book 5 stars. There was so much that was helpful, challenging, and interesting. Even though I will definitely read it again in the near future, I also had to take a start away. Bates argues that we should generally think of saving “faith” (Greek: pistis) as “allegiance.”......more

Summary: Contends that our traditional ideas of salvation by faith reflect an inadequate gospel that fails to call people to allegiance to King Jesus. A couple years ago, Matthew Bates provoked a conversation about the nature of the gospel and faith with his book Salvation by Allegiance Alone (review......more