The Cross of Christ

by Stott, John R. W.

• ISBN13: 9780830833207
• ISBN10: 083083320X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-09-30
• Publisher: Ivp Books

Summary

The work of a lifetime, from one of the world's most influential thinkers, about the heart of the Christian faith."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 dialogue 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.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the 2006 Edition	9	(4)
Preface to the Original Edition	13	(6)
Abbreviations	19	(4)
Approaching the Cross
The Centrality of the Cross	23	(28)
Why Did Christ Die?	51	(15)
Looking Below the Surface	66	(23)
The Heart of the Cross
The Problem of Forgiveness	89	(23)
Satisfaction for Sin	112	(21)
The Self-Substitution of God	133	(32)
The Achievement of the Cross
The Salvation of Sinners	165	(35)
The Revelation of God	200	(23)
The Conquest of Evil	223	(26)
Living Under the Cross
The Community of Celebration	249	(18)
Self-Understanding and Self-Giving	267	(21)
Loving Our Enemies	288	(15)
Suffering and Glory	303	(26)
Conclusion: The Pervasive Influence of the Cross	329	(14)
Study Guide	343	(10)
Bibliography	353