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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... saving work was fulfilled , completed . Nothing was omitted . And all who are recipients of that salvation are granted everything pertaining to life and godliness through the true knowledge of Christ ( 2 Pet . 1 : 3 ) . In Him we have ...
... saving knowledge . To seek something more is like frantically knock- ing on a door , seeking what is inside , not realizing you hold the key in your pocket . Satan has always tried to beguile Christians away from the purity and ...
... saving newspapers so Homer could catch up on his reading if he ever regained his sight . Homer and Langley Collyer make a sad but fitting parable of the way many people in the church live . Although the Collyers ' inheritance was ...
... saving grace . The song of the redeemed will be on our lips throughout eternity . Yet now we struggle with apathy and familiarity . What an indictment ! Praising God for our eternal inheritance should be the constant expression of our ...
... saved by their own good works . But Jesus shattered that illusion when He told Nicodemus , in effect , that he would have to assume the role of a spiritual infant by setting aside all his religious error and approaching sal- vation all ...
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 |