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He Gives Us All A Chance…

“For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God.” As the Apostle Paul writes this line in his letter to the Galatians, the meaning of his words is ripe for Christians.  John Stott … Continue reading

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I Owe It All To Him

“Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be … Continue reading

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“I can do all things through Him…”

For years I have had such high regard for John Stott.  I discovered his writing many, many years ago when I most needed him.  I was a “baby” Christian when I picked my used copy of Basic Christianity off my … Continue reading

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Christ and His Suffering: Impassibility?

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

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Job the Sufferer

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

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The Hope of Glory

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

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Jesus The Suffering Servant

“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

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Maturity Through Suffering?

Now I know it may seem strange, but the second way the cross of Christ relates to human suffering is human suffering matures us; it can make us more holy.* It may even be more strange, but John Stott posits … Continue reading

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Patient Endurance

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

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The Last Chapter: The Biggest Problem

John Stott* cites the story of Joseph Parker [1830-1902], an English Congregational minister who was consumed with the desire to preach God’s word to as many people as he could.  Parker would draw thousands of people to his evangelistic events … Continue reading

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