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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... Things to All Men " • " The Power of God for Salvation " . How's Your Spiritual Diet ? 8. The Quest for Something More • Christ Plus Philosophy Christ Plus Legalism Christ Plus Mysticism Christ Plus Asceticism • Christ Plus Nothing ! 9 ...
... Thing into a philosophy so that non- sense in the intellect may reinforce corruption in the will . It is here that the general Evolutionary or Historical character of modern European thought ( partly our work ) comes in so useful . The ...
... things can only water down and weaken the purity of the faith . Pure Christianity needs no embellish- ment : " [ Christ's ] divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness " ( 2 Pet . 1 : 3 , emphasis added ) ...
... thing as an incomplete or deficient Christian . Our Savior's divine power has granted to us everything per- taining to life and godliness . Human wisdom offers nothing to augment that . Every Christian receives all he or she needs at ...
... things are so . Or visit your lo- cal Christian bookstore and note the proliferation of so - called " Christian " recovery books . Virtually everywhere you look in the evangelical subculture , you can find evidence that Christians are ...
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 |