Grudem Cross-Examined

Is a Christian's Salvation God's Sovereign Decree...or Our Freely Chosen Verdict?

For forty years, attorney Galen Watje cross-examined witnesses, dismantled arguments in the courtroom, and dug up forgotten court cases that changed the law in his home state of Minnesota.

When his non-denominational Bible study was redefined along Calvinist lines, Watje turned his decades of legal expertise into investigating the work of influential Calvinist theologian Wayne Grudem to answer one crucial question: Is Calvinism as explained by Grudem truly the best interpretive lens for reading the Bible-as an increasing number of Christians and even pastors have been led to believe-or has its case been built on a series of critical errors?

With the precision of a legal brief, this book...

• Cross-examines the foundational texts of Calvinism like Ephesians 1 and Romans 9.
• Reveals how misunderstandings of key terms can lead to troubling theological conclusions.
• Presents a legal-style analytical reading of the Bible that champions God's law, God's love, and meaningful human choices.
• Challenges the monolithic position Calvinism has been granted in many American churches, Christian colleges, and seminaries.
• Illuminates the conversation with examples and stories from the author's long tenure as a civil trial lawyer.

Grudem Cross-Examined is a fresh look at the Bible through the eyes of a trial lawyer. If you've ever felt that the Calvinist doctrines of predestination and reprobation contradict the character of the God you see in the Bible, this book is the closing argument you've been looking for.