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Combines a serious examination of the state of today's church
and a powerful solution: reclaiming the gospel of grace found in
the confessional truths of the Reformation.
Though the Christian church has achieved a worldly sort of
success-big numbers, big budgets, big outreaches-these are not good
days for evangelicalism. Attendance is down, and it is increasingly
difficult to distinguish so-called "believers" from their
non-Christian neighbors-all because the gospel of grace has been
neglected.
In this work, now in paperback, the late James Montgomery Boice
identifies what's happened within evangelicalism and suggests how
the confessional statements of the Reformation-Scripture alone,
Christ alone, grace alone, faith alone, and glory to God alone-can
ignite full-scale revival. "A church without these convictions has
ceased to be a true church, whatever else it may be," he wrote, but
"if we hold to these doctrines, our churches and those we influence
will grow strong."
Two respected pastors make a compelling case for the need to
recover the five fundamental doctrines of the Christian faith.
We live in an age of weak theology and casual Christianity. And
this situation will continue as long as God's people insist on
substituting intuition for truth, feeling for belief, and immediate
gratification for enduring hope.
Yet if evangelicalism will again denounce this self-centered
faith and place Christ and his cross at the center of its vision,
the church will see great days once more. According to authors
James Montgomery Boice and Philip Graham Ryken, this will happen
when believers specifically return to the gospel foundation with
its doctrines of radical depravity, unconditional election,
particular redemption, efficacious grace, and persevering
grace.
As these two noted pastors provide a compelling exposition of
these essential truths, they also consider the current challenges,
leaving no doubt that the church suffers when the doctrines of
grace are neglected. Only in a faith that is practical-minded,
kindhearted, and Bible-based will Christians recover what they have
lost in this postmodern age. Now in paperback.
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Christ Alone (Paperback)
Rod Rosenbladt; Edited by James Montgomery Boice; Preface by James Montgomery Boice
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R164
R141
Discovery Miles 1 410
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You have to hunt for the message of Easter. After all, this is not
the joyous welcoming of a baby with the giving of gifts; this is
the brutal death of a young man, stripped of any gifts and dignity.
Yet, Jews had prayed for him, hoped for him, looked for him and
lived for him for generations. But now the one who said he was
Messiah was dead, killed by the very ones who had for so long
anticipated his coming. How could this have happened? His disciples
had spent 3 years following him. and here they were in despair -
but then they found the empty tomb. James Boice, one of the
church's master communicators, explains the drama, purpose and
events surrounding Easter so that it can become an occasion of
spiritual joy.
This updated revision of Standing On The Rock includes a new
chapter on the Bible's sufficiency in meeting our society's
psychological, social, and spiritual needs. This timely book
provides the answers you need to be an effective witness and is
also an essential guide for seekers and new believers.
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