Knowing Christianity
Description
Explore Enduring Truths with a New Edition of J. I. Packer's Timeless Work
In a culture that grasps at the latest self-improvement plan or trendy spiritual experiences, J. I. Packer, author of Knowing God, turns our attention to realities far better than anything our self-absorbed society can offer.
In Knowing Christianity, Packer lays out his grand panorama of the magnificent landscape we call the Christian faith. This book centers on the bedrock truths of Christianity, aiming to help ordinary believers deepen their devotion into discipleship.
Knowing Christianity covers key elements of spiritual life, Christian living, and our ultimate end, laying out the doctrines of
- God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit;
- spiritual growth;
- prayer and worship;
- fellowship and renewal in the church;
- citizenship as a Christian; and
- the afterlife, God's judgment, and Christ's ascension.
As the currents of culture shift, Packer's wise insights help believers lay a solid foundation on which to build the Christian life. Though spiritual fads fade from the scene as quickly as they arise, Knowing Christianity explores the lasting, unchanging truth of the God who has been our help in ages past and will be our hope for years to come.
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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is senior pastor at First Baptist Church of Ojai in Ojai, California. He was previously a research fellow for the Creation Project at the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author of Finding the Right Hills to Die On, Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals, and Anselm's Pursuit of Joy.
J. I. Packer (1926-2020) is regarded as one of the most well-known theologians of our time. Once named to Time magazine's list of the 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America, Packer served as Board of Governors' Professor of Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. His books include Knowing God, Praying, A Quest for Godliness, Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, and Rediscovering Holiness.
Content
Foreword by Gavin Ortlund
To the Reader
1. The Most Important Thing of All
2. Revelation and Authority
3. Who Is God?
4. The Person of Christ
5. Why the Cross?
6. The Holy Spirit and Christian Growth
7. Some Lessons in Prayer
8. Come and Worship
9. Fellowship in the Church
10. Renewal and Charisma in the Church
11. Christian Citizenship
12. The Untruth of Universalism
13. Christianity and World Religions
14. The Reality of Hell
15. His Ascension, Our Future Hope
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