The Gospel According to Jesus: A Faith that Restores All Things
Most Christians are living a distorted Christian life. You don't have to be one of them.\ \ Imagine a church where 84% of Christians are completely unfamiliar with the essential tenets of their faith, with a crippling misunderstanding of the word righteousness and, in turn, the gospel of Jesus.\ According to a recent survey conducted by Chris Seay and Barna Research Group, this is not just speculation; it's the reality for the church today.\ The Gospel According to Jesus takes an in-depth...
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True Christianity is about restoring what is broken.Surveys indicate that 84 percent of Christians have a misunderstanding of the true meaning of the word righteousness. Referring to God's restoration of our sinfulness and not personal piety or some code of moral purity, pastor Chris Seay offers that Jesus came to breathe life and light into the depths of all darkness.This gospel that lives according to the ways of Christ is the true Christianity. It gives us a new way to see the world and brings God's restoration to marriages, to the sick and diseased, even to the environment, and he offers a deeply personal spiritual transformation for all followers of Christ.Whether it's building a park bench at a bus stop or bringing groceries to the sick, the gospel of Jesus restores the heart, the mind, and the body.
1 Righteousness or Righteousness? 12 Kingdom Without a King 193 What Is the Gospel? 414 Imago Dei 655 We Fell, but Can We Get Up? 876 Set Your Heart 1077 Justification: Rise or Fall? 1238 Shalom, the Fruit of Justice 1459 The Ten Commandments of a Shalom Life 163Afterword 195Acknowledgments 201Appendix: Analysis of Barna Research David Kinnaman 203Notes 207About the Author 211
