IntroductionThis article will first provide an objective look at the work of two authors on salvation. Information is taken from Transforming Power – Dimensions of the Gospel, Part One, The Doctrine of Salvation, written by French Arrington, Ph.D. and Alister E. McGrath, Theology The Basics, chapter five, Salvation. I will then present a subjective review of my personal thoughts on both, and then conclude with my opinion as to which provided the more impactful argument. I will first examine Arrington's work. The Doctrine of Salvation Arrington bases his work on the following summary: “Salvation begins with the call of God, accepted through repentance and faith. He achieves his goal in glorification. The whole process is according to God's plan. When the result is glorification, it cannot ultimately be attributed to human merit, but only to the saving grace of God, manifested through the Cross” (85). In his introduction, Arrington reviews the biblical doctrine of salvation and how it is central to the Christian faith. He states that the meaning of soteriology is to show how much God has done to free us from the bondage of sin and guilt in order to bring us to the glorious condition of blessedness that Christians will enter into when Christ returns from the sky (21). In the New Testament, Arrington states that the words save and salvation have a wide range of meanings. These meanings include strong physical components in that faith in Jesus saves and salvation offers options such as deliverance from enemies and bodily health, but it is primarily used in the New Testament to deliver us from sin. It focuses on how God used Christ and his death at Calvary and how the authors of the gospels use narratives middle of paper......me the ideology of Christ and how he was the only one who could fill the need for the perfect sacrifice. Once again, Christ perfectly fulfills Old Testament prophecy. One of the main things I appreciated about McGrath was his thoughts on Christ and his gift and meaning to the Christian way of life. It made me think about what the world must have been like in his time and how this man, above all men, walked and talked, being the ultimate example of WWJD. Then he gave his life on the cross as the ultimate sacrifice. This thought, along with McGrath's writings, being much more concise and precise, makes me select it as my favorite. Works Cited McGrath, Alister. “Theology – The Basics”. 3rd ed. West Sussex, United Kingdom, Wiley-Blackwell 2012Arrington, Ph. D, French. “Transformative Power – Dimensions of the Gospel”. Cleveland, Tennessee, Pathway Press 2001