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Table Of ContentI. Approaching the Cross1. The Centrality of the Cross2. Why Did Christ Die?3. Looking Below the SurfaceII. The Heart of the Cross4. The Problem of Forgiveness5. Satisfaction for Sin6. Self-Substitution of GodIII. The Achievement of the Cross7. The Salvation of Sinners8. The Revelation of God9. The Conquest of EvilIV. Living Under the Cross10. The Community of Celebration11. Self-Understanding and Self-Giving12. Loving Our Enemies13. Suffering and GloryConclusion: The Pervasive Influence of the CrossBibliographyScripture IndexAuthor IndexSubject Index
SynopsisRecipient of a 1988 ECPA Gold Medallion Award!An Eternity 1987 Book of the Year!"I could never myself believe in God, if it were not for the cross . . . In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune to it?" With compelling honesty John Stott confronts this generation with the centrality of the cross in God's redemption of the world -- a world now haunted by the memories of Auschwitz, the pain of oppression and the specter of nuclear war.Can we see triumph in tragedy, victory in shame? Why should an object of Roman distaste and Jewish disgust be the emblem of our worship and the axiom of our faith? And what does it mean for us today?Now from one of the foremost preachers and Christian leaders of our day comes theology at its readable best, a contemporary restatement of the meaning of the cross. At the cross Stott finds the majesty and love of God disclosed, the sin and bondage of the world exposed.More than a study of the atonement, this book brings Scripture into living dialog with Christian theology and the twentieth century. What emerges is a pattern for Christian life and worship, hope and mission.Destined to be a classic study of the center of our faith, Stott's work is the product of a uniquely gifted pastor, scholar and Christian statesman. His penetrating insight, charitable scholarship and pastoral warmth are guaranteed to feed both heart and mind., In this thoughtful, comprehensive study of Scripture, tradition and the modern world, John R. W. Stott brings readers face to face with the centrality of the cross in God's plan of redemption.
LC Classification NumberBT453.S675 1986