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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... seek . God has sought us . He is still seeking us . We must seek him . Indeed , God's chief quarrel with man is that he does not seek . " The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men , to see if there are any that act wisely ...
... seek . God has sought us . He is still seeking us . We must seek him . Indeed , God's chief quarrel with man is that he does not seek . " The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men , to see if there are any that act wisely ...
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... seek me and find me ; when you seek me with all your heart . ' So we must lay aside our prejudice and open our minds to the possibility that Christianity may after all be true . We must seek obediently . This is the hardest condition of ...
... seek me and find me ; when you seek me with all your heart . ' So we must lay aside our prejudice and open our minds to the possibility that Christianity may after all be true . We must seek obediently . This is the hardest condition of ...
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... seek God in scorn of the consequences . Of all these hindrances to effective search the last two are the hardest to ... seek . We do not seek because we do not want to find , and we know that the way to be certain of not finding is not ...
... seek God in scorn of the consequences . Of all these hindrances to effective search the last two are the hardest to ... seek . We do not seek because we do not want to find , and we know that the way to be certain of not finding is not ...
Contents
CHRISTS PERSON | 21 |
The Character of Christ | 35 |
The Resurrection of Christ | 46 |
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