Author Archives: St. John Studies

On October 15 I began my discussion of the last chapter of John Stott’s The Cross of Christ. In that post I quoted Stott regarding human suffering: “The fact of suffering constitutes the single greatest challenge to the Christian faith….Its … Continue reading →

As I finish discussing John Stott’s connection between the sufferings of Jesus on the cross to our suffering [Chapter 13 in The Cross of Christ], I am not surprised that number five of his final six examples of connection is … Continue reading →

As I finish commenting on Chapter 13 of The Cross of Christ, I am faced with having to explain the fourth way that Christ’s suffering relates to ordinary human suffering.  John Stott is ending his book trying to answer the … Continue reading →

“The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.” [John 12: 25].  This Biblical scripture has always confused me.  Why would anyone who loves … Continue reading →

As we consider Chapter 13 of John Stott’s Cross of Christ we find ourselves confronted by what he calls “the single greatest challenge to the Christian faith.”  That is the idea that the world [a world created and ruled by … Continue reading →

It may not be humble, but let me quote myself: “our efforts at private growth are the bedrock of everything else”.* Let me quote John Stott regarding this same matter: “The Christian life is not just a private affair of … Continue reading →

I wrote “In my last post on this book [this week’s], Stott explains the Christian’s responsibilities.” quote from my previous post on September 22… I lied… This post was supposed to be the “last post” on John Stott’s book Basic … Continue reading →