Friday, October 17, 2008

Christ, all-sufficient.

I'm reading a book for my Bibliology class called "The All-Sufficient Savior". It's written by Steve Fernandez, the president of the Seminary (and the pastor of Community Bible Church). It's really good so far, and I've only read the first chapter! But I read this and wanted to post it:
Here are the issues: Does the Lord Jesus Christ need the insights of fallen men to help His people? Does the Scripture anywhere indicate that the church must look to natural revelation or any other source to supplement Christ? In other words, does Christ need more than His Word, His Spirit, His Body, and His all-sufficient Person to help emotionally devastated people? We contend that He does not! We also contend that any other position diminishes His glory. It makes Him less than He is. It diminishes His glorious, all-sufficiency as Savior and Deliverer...[this] is a central issue because it concerns the well-being of the church. A church not focused on Christ, however well-intended, will be powerless and infirm. Is the Evangelical church any stronger, or has it had more impact on the world after a generation of being enamored with psychology? The answer is self-evident. The church, if it is to see a reformation and revival, if it is to see a movement of the Spirit, must be marked by a Christ-centered, Christ-dependent ministry."

Sola Christus!

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Blogger Elias said...

and, for those of you "back home"...chapter 2 begins: "Each summer for the past 18 years our family has traveled...to the central Sierra Mountains to vacation at a lake..." that's Bass Lake he's talkin' about!!!

17 October, 2008 14:01  

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