The Cross of Christ

by Stott, John R. W.

• ISBN13: 9780877849988
• ISBN10: 0877849986
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1986-12-01
• Publisher: Intervarsity Pr

Summary

Recipient of a 1988 ECPA Gold Medallion Award!An Eternity 1987 Book of the Year!"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 dialog 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

I. APPROACHING THE CROSS	15	(85)
The Centrality of the Cross	17	(30)
Why Did Christ Die?	47	(16)
Looking below the Surface	63	(22)
II. THE HEART OF THE CROSS	85	(80)
The Problem of Forgiveness	87	(24)
Satisfaction for Sin	111	(22)
The Self-Substitution of God	133	(32)
III. THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE CROSS	165	(88)
The Salvation of Sinners	167	(37)
The Revelation of God	204	(23)
The Conquest of Evil	227	(26)
IV. LIVING UNDER THE CROSS	253	(85)
The Community of Celebration	255	(19)
Self-Understanding and Self-Giving	274	(21)
Loving Our Enemies	295	(16)
Suffering and Glory	311	(27)
Conclusion: The Pervasive Influence of the Cross	338	(14)
Bibliography	352	(13)
Scripture Index	365	(10)
Author Index	375	(4)
Subject Index	379