The Gospel According to Jesus | John F. MacArthur Jr. | Excellent presentation of true salvation

The Gospel According to Jesus | John F. MacArthur Jr. | Life Wrought in Love

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The Gospel Accordi...

	The Gospel According to Jesus John F. MacArthur Jr. Zondervan, 1994 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 89 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Excellent presentation of true salvation

I just finished reading The Gospel According to Jesus, and it was absolutely wonderful. I remember reading through the gospels about 8 years ago when I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I had just started attending a seeker sensitive church, and we had a great pastor. But I remember even then, as I read through the gospels and studied the words of the Savior thinking that there was a lot more to accepting Jesus than just praying a silent prayer to yourself at the end of the service. It required a change of lifestyle, a change of heart, a change of attitude, and an understanding of my own sin and depravity. In short, it was not an "easy" thing to accept. And life has borne out that following Him is not always "easy", not always "fun", and the trials that come to test your faith can often be excruciatingly painful. That said, I *have* trusted Him, have kept the faith, and continue to remain in His grace and to seek His strength and direction for my life. I share with Dr. MacArthur a deep appreciation for the true gospel, and a desire to share it with others. I think there are way too many people out there who accept something that is a poor substitute for the gospel Jesus came to give us, and I fear there are a great many people who have been lulled into a false sense of security when it comes to eternal salvation. This is one of the reasons I have such a problem with the likes of Kenneth Copeland, Joel Osteen, and others who pervert and distort the real message of our Lord.

As good as this book is, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are even better. If you really want to know the gospel of Jesus, go there first and let Him speak to you personally. For some clear insight and instruction on the difficult passages, you can do far worse than reading this book by John MacArthur. And by difficult, I don't necessarily mean hard to understand intellectually, I mean difficult to accept spiritually. Obedience and submission are a difficult road to travel--perhaps more especially in this decadent worldly society, but "the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life..."

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Life Wrought in Love

Tell you family that you love them and ... thats it. Go back to the TV and leave them alone. Right? WRONG! . . Thus faith is just the beginning of a relationship. Faith is not a singularity. It bonds with love and progresses toward yearning and action. It matures into discipleship. . . Thats exactly the point of this inspiring book. No it is not and does not claim to be a gospel as some dumbfounded reviewers have accused. . . Mr. MacArthur's beautifully laid out presentation invites one to allow their acceptance in faith to be the starting point of an eternal relationship. Faith enraptures the believer in righteousness and moves him into a repentant lifestyle. A new life filled with spiritual self-examination. A moving away from selfishness to selflessness. A communion with right and a turning from wrong. Any salvation through faith that does not alter a lifestyle of sin and transform the heart is not the salvation that God's word speaks. Yes faithfully accepting Jesus as your personal Savior is essential in salvation. But that is only the beginning of you soulfilled desire to voluntarily love and emmulate Jesus. Faith does not allow simple lip service and then a return to your darkened selfish world. He that practices life in faith comes to the light, that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God. Thus these are the challenges this book deeply and carefully presents and discusses. It is extensively footnoted to the New Testament. It expounds the major evangelistic messages of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Clearly Revealed by Christ

I am amazed at how people argue against this, so called, "Lordship Salvation" topic. Whether one reads the book or not, Jesus Christ was perfectly clear that He is Lord over those who believe in Him. The fruit of salvation *MUST* be expressed in a Christians life to reveal the truth of conversion. Many people state that they are Christians, but show forth NO expression of that truth in their lives. It's simple ~ Jesus demands obedience! The Bible shows forth this truth time and time again...

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"Then his (Jesus) mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. And he was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you. "But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and DO IT." Luke 8:19-21

I recommend this book to all Christians. I believe MacArthur does an excellent job in defending the truth of Jesus' Gospel. If you are not a fan of John MacArthur, or you don't believe in the sovereignty of God; please do NOT let that stop you from reading this book. The truth contained in its pages alone is worth the read. :)

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The good news is the Lord Jesus Christ!

I enjoyed reading "The Gospel According to Jesus". MacArthur does a good job laying out the truth of the gospel. The appendix, the gospel according to the apostles, is a bonus for those whose belief is limited to a misinterpretation of Paul in Romans alone. I did find myself wishing MacArthur would have phrased certain statements better, but overall a work that needs to be read.

The bottom line and main point of the book is that you must receive Jesus Christ as everything or you do not receive him at all. That simple statement summarizes the book and is consistent with the whole of Scripture. It also has a very good chapter devoted to repentance. Both repentance and the Lordship of Jesus are left out of the gospel today leaving us with churches filled with false converts.

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Though a powerful argument, there are weaknesses.

From message preached by Dr. MacArthur:
"It's amazing, but a believer can be just as barren and just as fruitless as an unbeliever. And therefore completely indistinguishable from an apostate, an evil doer, a superficial false Christian."
I recommend that those who love and listen to Dr.MacArthur consider that he is not 100 % fullproof in his stance on this subject.

See his message "Remembering what you Know" from the [...] website.

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