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souls by the action of His Spirit.” 19 The dynamic of God’s grace in Jesus Christ is the impetus of the Christian life. As previ ...

attempt at duplication. Methodist pastor, Maxie Dunnam, explained that, “...to see the patterning of lives after Jesus as the es ...

the Christian’s bodily behavior, whereby the Christian might bear (not produce) the fruit of His character. The character of Chr ...

expression of Christ’s life that causes us to be “made safe” from misuse and dysfunction, in order to function as God intended b ...

God in Christ by His Spirit empowers, enables, energizes and enacts all Christian behavior and ministry as the dynamic expressio ...

The ontological essence of Jesus Christ collectively embodied in all Christians comprises the Body of Christ, the Church (Eph. 1 ...

“In modern parlance, church is an institution, a form of Christian community, a set of people believing in Christ (or at least h ...

of love, they ministered together in the spiritual giftedness of Christ’s functional service to one another, as was the intent o ...

all was inherent in Him. He is the modality, reality and vitality of God, and thus of Christianity and the Church. He does not j ...

This author believes that it is imperative that we address the issue of the detachment and disjuncture of Christianity from Chri ...

certainly timely and important enough to address in the twenty-first century. The disintegration of Christ and Christianity in c ...

Spirit. When Jesus Christ, the Righteous One (Acts 3:14; 7:52) is separated and severed from the dynamic expression of Christian ...

restoration of the recognition of the reality of the risen Lord Jesus as the essence and expression of Christianity, which const ...

misrepresent Christianity in such a lifeless and fallacious manner? Now is the time to unashamedly affirm that "Christianity is ...

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ENDNOTES Chapter One – Christianity is not religion 1 Luther, Martin, source unknown. 2 Kierkegaard, Soren, Attack on Christendo ...

24 Fowler, James A., Jesus Confronts Religion: A Commentary on the Four Gospel-records in Harmony. Fallbrook: C.I.Y. Publishing, ...

14 MacArthur, John, Jr., Ibid., pg. 163. 15 MacArthur, John, Jr., Ibid., pg. 162. 16 MacArthur, John, Jr., Ibid., pg. 164. 17 Ma ...

11 Ellul, Jacques, To Will and To Do. pg. 71. 12 Ellul, Jacques, To Will and To Do. pg. 224. 13 Ellul, Jacques, To Will and To D ...

11 Hunt, Ibid. pg. 1. 12 Robbins, John W., The Trinity Review. April, 1993. pg. 4. 13 Robbins, Ibid. pg. 4. 14 MacArthur, John F ...