Gospel - Recovering the Power that Made Christianity Revolutionary (Paperback)

Even in conservative churches, the Gospel has been eclipsed by moralism and legalism. J.D. Greear's new book, simply titled "Gospel," cuts through the superficiality of religion and reacquaints readers with the revolutionary truth of the Gospel. Grasping what the Gospel shows us about God leads us from a life of self-involvement to one of joy, freedom, radical generosity and audacious faith. Sin is not overcome by a resolution to do better, but by standing in awe of what God has done for us in Christ.
God is not just after obedience. He's after a new kind of obedience, and that obedience is produced only by the Gospel.
The core of this book is a "Gospel prayer" Greear wrote for his church, celebrating God's faithfulness, presence, love and promise. It goes to war against the incipient works-righteousness and idolatry in our hearts, and leads us to radical generosity and audacious faith. It gives readers an appli- cable, exciting vision of how God might use them to bring His healing to the world.