Bøger af Sylvia Burnett

"The superficiality of our culture has permeated the mind-set of the Western Church. The "cheap grace" that Bonhoeffer warned about has fostered an "easy-believism" that has allowed a superficial assent to Christianity that requires no real change or sacrifice. ...Many who call themselves "Christians" seem to be oblivious to and unconcerned about the fact that the character of their behavior is selfishly misrepresentative of Jesus Christ, and fails to manifest the "fruit of the Spirit" (Gal. 5:22,23)." From the "Introduction"

Early Christian writers used the Latin phrase, unio cum Christo, meaning "union with Christ." Although the New Testament does not use such a phrase, Paul does tell the Corinthians that "the one who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him" (I Cor. 6:17). Early Greek Christian writers often referred to our "participation in Christ," even using the word theosis to explain such union. It is important that Christians of our day understand what "union with Christ" really means.