The Passion of Jesus Christ: Fifty Reasons Why He Came to Die
by John Piper
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WHY? The most important questions anyone can ask are: Why was Jesus Christ crucified? Why did he suffer so much? What has this to do with me? Finally, who sent him to his death? The answer to the last question is that God did. Jesus was God's Son. The suffering was unsurpassed, but the whole message of the Bible leads to this answer. The central issue of Jesus' death is not the cause, but the meaning: God's meaning. That is what this book is about. John Piper has gathered from the New show more Testament fifty reasons. Not fifty causes, but fifty purposes, in answer to the most important question that each of us must face: What did God achieve for sinners like us in sending his Son to die? show lessTags
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This book deals with an important fact of christian faith- the death of Jesus Christ - in order to expose its meaning and consequences to the believers. Piper examines the Scripture’s testimony about it and points its implications in christian life. The chapters are short and the book can easy be read as a devotional (one chapter a day). In this work one can see how profitable is the rule of the analogy of the Scripture (the Scripture explains the Scripture). John Piper succeeds in giving a systematic account of the matter.
This book deals with an important fact of christian faith- the death of Jesus Christ - in order to expose its meaning and consequences to the believers. Piper examines the Scripture’s testimony about it and points its implications in christian life. The chapters are short and the book can easy be read as a devotional (one chapter a day). In this work one can see how profitable is the rule of the analogy of the Scripture (the Scripture explains the Scripture). John Piper succeeds in giving a systematic account of the matter.
Fascinating and thorough exploration of the atonement of Christ upon the Cross. Of course, in the very Gospel call is a basic version of this -- that we are sinners who rightly deserve punishment for what we have done, but that Jesus took our punishment upon himself on the Cross so that we could live. If we would repent and believe on him, we will be saved. That very call has the basics of what this book is about, but the depth of this doctrine is so vast, and Piper gives us some wonderful insight here.
What John Piper has done in this book is take fifty of the results of Christ's death given in scripture and listed them for us as fifty reasons why Jesus came to die. Each of the fifty reasons is allotted two pages of text. First, supporting scripture is given and then there are several paragraphs of explanation. This makes the book especially suited for devotional reading, two or three reasons at a time. Anything more than that might be too much, as there is so much reflect on in each short section.
Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die is an introductory level book--there's nothing difficult in it--and yet almost every reader will learn a thing of two from it. And who among us doesn't need a reminder of the infinite wisdom of God in the show more cross of Christ? show less
Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die is an introductory level book--there's nothing difficult in it--and yet almost every reader will learn a thing of two from it. And who among us doesn't need a reminder of the infinite wisdom of God in the show more cross of Christ? show less
Read this book just before Easter. It reminded me of many truths I already knew and helped me see other aspects of Jesus' death in a whole new light. i picked this up at the library, but it's definitely a book I'm going to purchase and re-read every year.
More of an outreach tool written in response to the film that an in depth read for the believing. Still a good bit of literature and a good reminder.
In this book John PIper lays out spiritually in fifty steps the reasons that Christ came to earth to die. Each step is a chapter and is just two pages, so the book can be used as a daily reading as well as a short bible study. Each step builds on the next giving us a biblical basis.
In The Passion of Jesus Christ, John Piper gives us fifty purposes why Jesus had to die. He answers the question, ”What did God achieve for sinners like us in sending his Son to die?” It can be found on our library shelves under the number 232.96/Pip.
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- Canonical title*
- Die Passion Jesu Christi
- Original title
- The Passion of Jesus Christ
- Alternate titles
- 耶穌的受難 : 基督受死的50個理由
- Original publication date
- 2004 (copyright) (copyright)
- Dedication
- TO
Jesus Christ
Despised and rejected by men;
a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief...
we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our transgressions; <... (show all)br>he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his stripes we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned every one to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
yet he opened not his mouth;
like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent,
so he opened not his mouth....
He was cut off out of the land of the living,
stricken for the transgression of my people....
There was no deceit in his mouth.
Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush him;
he has put him to grief.
THE PROPHET ISAIAH
CHAPTER 53, VERSES 3-10 - First words
- The most important question of the twenty-first century is: Why did Jesus Christ suffer so much? But we will never see this importance if we fail to go beyond human cause. The ultimate answer to the question, Who crucified Je... (show all)sus? is: God did. It is a staggering thought. Jesus was his Son. And the suffering was unsurpassed. But the whole message of the Bible leads to this conclusion.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Would you, then, merciful Father, grant that all who read this book would see their need, and see your perfect provision in Christ, and believe. I pray this because of the promise of your Son: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that who-ever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16). In Jesus' merciful name, I pray, amen.
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- 232.96 — Religion Christianity Jesus Christ and his family Family and life of Jesus Passion and death of Jesus
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- BT431.3 .P57 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Doctrinal Theology Doctrinal Theology Christology Life of Christ
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