| A Prayer of Jesus | I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes; yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will. |
Published in 1995, this book focuses on the utterances of Jesus of Nazareth and defines his gospel and related doctrines based on those words alone. There is no attempt to correlate his doctrines with other sources because his words are sufficient.
Foreword . . . . . . . A quotation from Soren Kierkegaard.
Preface . . . . . . . . . Explaining the title and giving the author's background.
Introduction . . . . . The fundamental contradictions of Christendom and book preview.
Chapter 1 . . . . . . . THE WORD. Focuses on the centrality of the utterances of Jesus.
Chapter 2 . . . . . . . THE FAMILY. What Jesus teaches about family relationships.
Chapter 3 . . . . . . . THE JOINING. Marriage and divorce in the message of Jesus.
Chapter 4 . . . . . . . THE FATHER. Jesus defines legitimate fatherhood.
Chapter 5 . . . . . . . THE NATION. How did Jesus view the nation and state authority?
Chapter 6 . . . . . . . THE WORLD. Jesus speaks with great authority on this subject.
Chapter 7 . . . . . . . THE LIFE. Here, Jesus expounds the Great Principle.
Chapter 8 . . . . . . . THE WILL. Jesus defines the will of the Father.
Chapter 9 . . . . . . . THE KINGDOM. The coming, significance, and prophecies.
Chapter 10 . . . . . . THE VICTORY. Jesus' strategy and ultimate victory on the cross.
Chapter 11 . . . . . . THE SALVATION. Jesus explains the cross and his salvation.
Chapter 12 . . . . . . THE WAY. No one comes to the Father but by Jesus.
Chapter 13 . . . . . . THE FUTURE. Jesus speaks of the world's bleak future.
Chapter 14 . . . . . . THE APPLICATION. The principles of Jesus applied to life.
Finally . . . . . . . . . . THE GRAND INVITATION!
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