Our Sufficiency in ChristCrossway, 1998 M07 10 - 288 páginas Christ's divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness. —2 Peter 1:3 Pure Christianity needs no embellishment whatsoever. We find complete sufficiency in Christ and His provision for our needs. But too many Christians have bought in to the notion that all the spiritual resources we gain at the moment of salvation are not adequate to meet the real needs in today's complex world. So they look for something more—an emotionally exciting and self-edifying experience not found in God's Word. This failure to understand the sufficiency of Christ has opened the door to all kinds of worldy influences, causing many modern believers to mix biblical truths with seemingly helpful man-made methods such as mysticism and psychology. As a result, they wallow in a watered-down, pseudo-Christanity that has been drained of its vitality, effectiveness, and security. In this book John MacArthur exposes the main ways Christians have displaced their spiritual resources and explains how to avoid making the same error. It will make you newly aware of how completely God provides—and give you a renewed understanding of what it means to be "complete in Christ." |
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... Greek word gnosis means " knowledge . " The gnostic heresy caused many in the church to seek hidden knowledge beyond what God had revealed in His Word and through His Son . Gnosticism was therefore a very elite , exclusive movement that ...
... of our inheritance . The Greek word translated “ pledge ” ( arrabōn ) originally referred to a down payment - money given to secure a purchase . It came to represent any token of a pledge . A form 41 Treasure or Trash ?
... Greek word translated " salvation " speaks of a rescue or deliverance . In its broadest sense it refers to our full and final deliverance from the curse of the law ; the power and presence of sin ; and grief , pain , death , and ...
... Greek word translated " inheritance " in 1 Peter 1 : 4 ( klēronomia ) speaks of possessions passed down from genera- tion to generation . You don't earn or purchase them ; you receive them simply because you're a family member . Peter ...
... Greek word translated “ im- perishable " ( aphthartos ) speaks of something that is not corruptible , but permanent . The word evokes the image of a land ravaged by a conquering army . So Peter was saying our eternal inheritance cannot ...
Contenido
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Truth in a World of Theory | 73 |
Psychological Sanctification? | 91 |
BibleBelieving Doubters | 113 |
Religious Hedonism | 139 |
A Balance of Faith and Effort | 191 |
Spiritual Warfare Whos After Whom? | 211 |
Sufficient Grace | 239 |
Epilogue Perfect Sufficiency | 259 |
Endnotes | 265 |
Topical Index | 269 |
Scripture Index | 275 |
8 The Quest for Something More | 167 |