{"product_id":"christ-in-conflict","title":"CHRIST IN CONFLICT","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"a5rp06-h9yjw4-60a28y-7hgr4y\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003eChrist in Conflict: Lessons from Jesus and His Controversies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe often imagine Jesus as the ultimate peacemaker, as one who saw all sides and kindly overlooked differences of belief or practice. The Gospels say this was not so.Jesus drew sharp lines. He disagreed with many. He rejected being broadminded on a variety of topics. He engaged in vigorous debate, especially with several different groups of religious leaders. What conflicts did he have?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe argued that we would experience a supernatural afterlife, that our natural existence is not all God has planned.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe disagreed that human tradition should not supersede Scripture, our foundational authority.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe clashed on whether the Bible was not an end in itself, contending that its purpose pointed beyond itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe sharply articulated that God accept us by virtue of what we receive from him, not by what we do for him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese and other controversies clarify the core distinctives of the Christian faith which, John Stott boldly asserts, are nothing less than the distinctives of the evangelical faith. This text of Stott's classic, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eChrist the Controversialist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, now edited by David Stone for the twenty-first century, was controversial when it was first published. It is no less controversial today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INTERVARSITY PRESS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46510644920540,"sku":"9780830844029","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/4058\/5692\/files\/71wdTkNN0ZL._SL1500.jpg?v=1746021643","url":"https:\/\/bible-society-uae-7958.myshopify.com\/products\/christ-in-conflict","provider":"Bible Society UAE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}