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 : The Faith: What Christians Believe, Why They Believe It, and Why It Matters

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 230
EAN: 9780310276036
ISBN: 0310276039
Label: Zondervan
Manufacturer: Zondervan
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: February 01, 2008
Publisher: Zondervan
Studio: Zondervan




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We have watched with fear as the dark clouds of radical Islam and terrorism have gathered. Religion and Christianity seem to lack the answers today's world needs. Or else they're broken.

At a time when darkness and anarchy engulf our world and we've lost hold of the truth that prevents us from drifting away, best-selling author Charles Colson and Harold Fickett show us where we can stand. Not with man's solutions or innovations. But with the truths of Christianity that we've relied on for 2000 years to give us a clear view of the world and how we're meant to live in it.

Many doubt that God has revealed himself in a way we can understand clearly. We are divided over what Christians believe. The belief that many religions stand alongside Christianity with equal footing has weakened our ability to embrace The Faith whose founder is Christ.

Can absolute answers be found, in spite of the confusion, the ignorance, and diverse understandings of what truth is?

Addressing the anguish of our times, in which the clash of civilizations has become ever more threatening, author Colson focuses on what Christians most need to know. He takes into account the public's skepticism of traditional religion, its drive to be spiritual without being religious, and the many voices within the church urging that believers "reinvent the brand."

Right belief, or orthodoxy, consists in what God wants us to know so we can meet and follow him. Unless we understand what God has communicated, his invitation cannot transform us and our culture. When we embrace that belief, we find joy and create cultures that are life-giving for believers and unbelievers alike.

The Faith presents what all Christians have believed across the ages. The book ends by considering how God's Great Story applies to our own historical circumstances and individual lives. The epic Christian themes, what God has revealed in Jesus Christ, describe our one true hope--the rock on which we can stand.

This is a book for our troubled times and for decades to come, for Christians and non-Christians alike. It is the most important book Chuck Colson has ever written: a thought-provoking, soul-searching, and powerful manifesto of the great, historical central truths of Christianity that have sustained believers through the centuries. Brought to life with vivid, true stories, here is what Christianity is really about and why it is a religion of hope, redemption, and beauty.



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A must for every home's library - The Faith - Charles Colson
The Faith...by Charles Colson should be a 'must' book in every family's library and the whole family, teenagers included, should discuss it freely. We are living in very tenuous times. What and Why we believe it has to be foundational to each of us. Colson addresses current issues giving the why he believes what he believes and the Scriptural basis for each . Too many of us do not understand what 'tolerance' really means and Colson defines this very succinctly.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - the Faith
Excellent book. Sending to my grandsons ages 16&18 My three sons and members of my bible study. Should be in everyone's library. The Faith: What Christians Believe, Why They Believe It, and Why It Matters



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A comprehensive overview of Christ and His call
A must read for any person curious about Christ or seeking to grow in their understanding of Christ and the church, both in historical context and in our walk today.

A necessary challenge to the Church in today's social/political/moral climate.



Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Color me ambivalent...
I applaud the book in general for its concise presentation of the main tenets of Christian faith.
The uncritical acceptance (endorsement?) of Roman Catholicism, however, makes me wonder if the co-authors are aware of RC departures from the faith on important doctrines which, together with distancing Church devices, necessitated The Reformation.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Faith Chuck Colson
This book is a must read for all. Excellent free
Bible Study material available too.







 






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