For For readers asking what salvation means and what we need saving from; not for a technical doctrine of salvation.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
4 of 5strongly recommended
For the researcher
2 of 5useful
Difficulty
1 of 5light
What salvation rescues us from: the wrath of a holy God, and the rescue in Christ.
How it proceeds
Philosophic2 of 5
Scriptural4 of 5
Experiential2 of 5
Sociological0 of 5
Historical1 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
Published by Crossway in 2002 and by Ligonier in 2021; republished as The Great Rescue: Understanding the Saving Work of Christ (Ligonier, 2024). Sproul answers the question in the title: the greatest danger people face is the holy wrath of God against sin, and the gospel is that God saves from God.
