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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... experience , no hidden spiritual wisdom - that can take Christians to some higher plane of spiritual life . “ His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness , through the true knowledge of Him who called ...
... experience is to be sought more than an un- derstanding of Scripture . It often considers private " revela- tions " and personal opinions equal to the eternal truth of God's inspired Word . Thus it fails to honor God and exalts man ...
... experiences , novel teachings , clever gurus , or whatever else they can find to add to their hoard of spiritual experiences . Practically all of it is utterly worthless . Yet some people pack themselves so full of these diversions that ...
... experience the fullness of our inheritance . In the meantime we must learn to act like chil- dren of the King , and let the hope of future blessings purify our lives ( 1 John 3 : 3 ) . Two Revolutionary Concepts Focusing on our eternal ...
... experience will not be resolved in this life because His purposes transcend our temporal situations . So there's no point in running impatiently for relief to people offering " solutions " that ignore God's objectives and timetable ...
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 |