’God wants people to become like Christ, ’ said international preacher, writer and teacher John Stott in a public address at the end of his long life.
Peter Lewis is similarly passionate about the Bible’s message – that God has a plan which centres on Jesus and includes each one of us.
In this accessible and helpful book, he focuses on the:
– source of Christlikeness
– model of Christlikenesshelps to Christlikeness
– contradictions of Christlikeness an
– dtriumph of Christlikeness
Here, the reader who wants to become like Christ will find radical – sometimes challenging – teaching, practical wisdom and warm reassurance.
Spis treści
Part 1: The source of Christlikeness
1. Our place in God’s eternal plan 3
2. We have been set apart for God 15
3. We are united to Christ for ever 27
Part 2: The model of Christlikeness
4. The down-to-earth God 41
5. This is your life: the Sermon on the Mount 51
6. The Suffering Servant and suffering Christians 63
Part 3: The helps to Christlikeness
7. The Spirit of God 77
8. The Word of God 91
9. The place of prayer 103
10. The people of God 113
Part 4: The contradictions of Christlikeness
11. Facing the contradictions in our society 125
12. Facing the contradictions within ourselves 135
Part 5: The triumph of Christlikeness
13. The return with Christ 149
14. Christlike at last! 161
Notes 173
Keswick Ministries 179
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Peter Lewis is an author, preacher and conference speaker, based in Nottingham UK. He is well known for his key role in Cornerstone church, which includes a large international student ministry.