Basic ChristianityIf Jesus was not God in human flesh, Christianity is exploded," writes John Stott. "We are left with just another religion with some beautiful ideas and noble ethics; its unique distinction has gone." Who is Jesus Christ? If he is not who he said he was, and if he did not do what he said he had come to do, the whole superstructure of Christianity crumbles in ruin. Is it plausible that Jesus was truly divine? And what would that mean for us? John Stott's clear, classic book, now updated, examines the historical facts on which Christianity stands. Here is a sound, sensible guide for all who seek an intellectually satisfying explanation of the Christian faith. |
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... Simon Peter . During the telling of the Passion story Peter has suffered a tragic eclipse . He has denied Christ three times . He has cursed and sworn as if he had never known the restraining influence of Jesus in his life . He has gone ...
... Simon Peter . During the telling of the Passion story Peter has suffered a tragic eclipse . He has denied Christ three times . He has cursed and sworn as if he had never known the restraining influence of Jesus in his life . He has gone ...
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... Simon Peter wrote about the death of Jesus in his first Epistle . I turn to his writings on purpose . I have three reasons . The first reason is that Peter was one of the inner and intimate group of three apostles . ' Peter , James and ...
... Simon Peter wrote about the death of Jesus in his first Epistle . I turn to his writings on purpose . I have three reasons . The first reason is that Peter was one of the inner and intimate group of three apostles . ' Peter , James and ...
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... Simon Peter at last begin to understand and believe . Within a few weeks he had laid hold of the truth so firmly that he could address the crowd in the Temple cloisters with the words , ' what God foretold by the mouth of all the ...
... Simon Peter at last begin to understand and believe . Within a few weeks he had laid hold of the truth so firmly that he could address the crowd in the Temple cloisters with the words , ' what God foretold by the mouth of all the ...
Contents
CHRISTS PERSON | 21 |
The Character of Christ | 35 |
The Resurrection of Christ | 46 |
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