A masterful work of what it really means to be a Christian. There is so much confusion in the Church about whether we are saved by faith or works, and tempers can run high on this topic. MacArthur helps a great deal with a Bible-saturated explanation of the truth -- We are saved by faith, and faith does not fail to produce works. If you see no works, there is no faith.

This really is MacArthur at his best, and it is a book we still so desperately need. When it was released, it caused a stir and set many people on the right theology. But it is a book that should be continually read.

More than that, though, the subject should be explored in depth with the Word. We Christians can be so lazy sometime. We read Paul saying, "We are justified by faith," and we don't want to hear another word on the subject. So we learn the surface truth, but we don't even know that we don't know what "faith" really means.

Let us follow Christ, and Christ will change us. If we are not changed, then who have we been following? ( )