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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... heaven and back , to those who deceive their listeners with new truth supposedly revealed privately to them by God . This kind of mysticism has spawned several aberrations , including the signs and wonders movement and a false gospel ...
... heaven but Thee ? / And besides Thee , I desire nothing on earth . / ... God is the strength of my heart and my [ inheritance ] forever . " The prophet Jeremiah said , " The Lord is my por- tion ... therefore I have hope in Him " ( Lam ...
... heaven for you , who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time . The main verb " be " ( v . 3 ) is implied rather than stated ( " Blessed be the God " ) . The text could be ...
... heaven will be our undiminished capacity to praise God perfectly and incessantly for His saving grace . The song of the redeemed will be on our lips throughout eternity . Yet now we struggle with apathy and familiarity . What an ...
... heaven for you , who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time " ( 1 Pet . 1 : 4-5 ) . We need never fear the loss of our inheritance , since it is under God's own watchful ...
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 |