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Christianity Beyond Belief
Ebook
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What If You Knew You Were Going to Live Tomorrow?You've prayed the sinner's prayer. You know that if you die tonight, you'll go to heaven. But Todd Hunter believes Christianity is a life, not merely a secure death. Which means that eternal life--abundant life--begins on earth, as soon as we become a follower of Jesus.Drawing from his leadership and ministry experience as president of Alpha USA and from his own study and life experiences as an ordinary Christian, Hunter calls us to reframe our salvation and discipleship to focus on life, instead of just heaven and hell. God's intention, he says, is for us to become God's cooperative friends, seeking to live consistent lives of creative goodness for the sake of others. These pages lead us into this abundant way of living, offering
Foreword by Eugene H. Peterson
Acknowledgments
Part One: A New Understanding of What It Means to Be a Christian
1. What If You Knew You Were Going to Live Tomorrow?
The Problem with Getting "Saved"
2. Jesus' Surprising Gospel
It's the Kingdom Now, Not Just Heaven Later
3. It's Our Life That Counts
Aligning with God's Story
4. The Role of the Church
Jesus Is Not Just Your Personal Savior
Part Two: A New Way to Live
5. Cooperative Friends of Jesus
Maybe Jesus Didn't Intend to Start a World Religion
6. Consistent Lives of Creative Goodness
Apologetics of Another Kind
7. For the Sake of Others
Jesus Could Have Done Backflips on a Donkey
8. Through the Power of the Holy Spirit
No Big Hair, No Bizarre Behavior, Just Power for a Purpose
9. Inviting Others to Live a NewWay
A Fresh Approach to Sharing Our Faith
10. Three Is Enough Groups
A New Way to Live
Appendixes
1 Triads: The Theoretical Basis for Three Is Enough Groups
2 The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
3 The Message: A New Testament Tour of Life
Notes