In My Place Condemned He Stood: Celebrating the Glory of the Atonement

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An important anthology that reaffirms the classic doctrine of substitutionary atonement and counters the ongoing attacks against it. If ever there was a time and a need for an enthusiastic reaffirmation of the biblical doctrine of substitutionary atonement, it is now. With this foundational tenet under widespread attack, J. I. Packer and Mark Dever’s anthology plays an important role, issuing a clarion call to readers to stand firm in the truth. In My Place Condemned He Stood combines three classic articles by Packerâ€”â€œThe Heart of the Gospelâ€; his Tyndale Biblical Theology Lecture, â€œWhat Did the Cross Achieveâ€; and his introductory essay to John Owen’s The Death of Death in the Death of Christâ€”with Dever’s recent article, â€œNothing but the Blood.â€ It also features a foreword by the four principals of Together for the Gospel: Dever, Ligon Duncan, C. J. Mahaney, and Al Mohler. Thoughtful readers looking for a compact classic on this increasingly controversial doctrine need look no farther than this penetrating volume. â€œHere is vintage J. I. Packer accompanied by some younger friends. The magisterial but too-little-known essay â€˜What Did the Cross Achieve?’ is itself worth the price of the whole book. And there is much more besides. Here, then, are gospel riches, and In My Place Condemned He Stood marks the spot where the buried treasure lies. Start digging!â€
Sinclair B. Ferguson, Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina â€œThe essays in this volume by Packer and Dever are some of the most important things I have ever read. If you want to preach in such a way that results in real conversions and changed lives, you should master the approach to the cross laid out in this book.â€
Tim Keller, Senior Pastor, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York City â€œThis book contains some of the finest essays that have ever been written on the death of Christ.â€
David F. Wells, Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary â€œEvery student and pastor should own this volume, for the contents are so precious that they deserve more than one reading.â€
Thomas R. Schreiner, Professor of New Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary â€œWriting with the precision of learned theologians and the passion of forgiven sinners, J. I. Packer and Mark Dever explain the meaning of atonement, substitution, and propitiationâ€”not just as words, but as saving benefits we can only receive from a crucified Savior.â€
Philip Graham Ryken, Senior Minister, Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia