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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... living in is that it is merely Christian . They all have individual interests , of course , but the bond remains mere Chris- tianity . What we want , if men become Christians at all , is to keep them in the state of mind I call ...
... living . Many Christians seeking a sense of fulfillment have turned away from the rich resources of God's all - sufficient grace and are engrossed instead in a fruitless search for contentment in hollow human teachings . Another ...
... living hope through the res- urrection of Jesus Christ from the dead , to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away , reserved in heaven for you , who are protected by the power of God through ...
... living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead . " We receive our eternal inheritance by means of spiritual rebirth — the only solution to our sin- ful condition and alienation from God . Jesus made that very clear ...
... living and abiding word of God . . . . This is the word which was preached to you ” ( 1 Pet . 1:23 , 25 ) . The Holy Spirit works through the Word to activate faith , which results in the new birth ( Rom . 10:17 ) . Faith means trusting ...
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 |