What is the good news? If the gospel that Jesus taught is so good, why are Christians so bad? How can Christians relate to people of other faiths or of no faith at all? Bible teacher Henry Neufeld wrestles with these issues in this book. This is not a book of theology. It is his personal testimony of what Jesus means in his life, and how one can be both a serious, committed Christian and a strong proponent of diversity and dialogue. In fact, he finds in the gospel not just permission to be tolerant, but a command to be open, honest, and clear in his convictions, and yet non-judgmental of the views of others. Henry's understanding of Christianity is built around the incarnation. If God can cross the gap between the infinite and the finite to experience life with us, surely we can cross the gap between ourselves and our fellow human beings. «You are never more God-like than when you open your heart's door to another person. The more different they are, the more God-like that action is,» he says in describing how Christians should seek to build relationships.
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Henry E. Neufeld. Not Ashamed of the Gospel
Preface
A Personal Testimony
I Am Not Ashamed
Of the Good News
For it is God’s Power
The Hand of God1
Creation and God’s Power
God’s Gifts and Activity
For Salvation
Spiritual Healing
Social Healing
Sanctification and Holiness
To Everyone Who Believes
Understanding and Salvation
Belief and Salvation
Action and Salvation
To the Jew First, but also the Greek
Becoming Spiritual Israel
It Shows that God is Right
What is God Like?
Cosmic Conflict
From Faith to Faith
It has been Written
What the Bible Communicates
Special and General Revelation
Is the Bible God’s Word?
Inerrancy
God Acts through Communication
A Clearer Message?
The Righteous Person
Live By Faith
Appendix A: A Fruitful Faith
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Not Ashamed of the Gospel
Confessions of a Liberal Charismatic
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But let me go one step further. Let’s not unite as Christians in order to combat all those of other religions or people of no religion. Let’s unite as a witness. Let’s unite to show what God’s love can do when it is displayed through a group of people who care more about loving one another than they do about whether their theology is in perfect order, or whether their beliefs are perfectly correct, or whether they are socially acceptable to us. Let’s not be embarrassed over who we associate with any more than Jesus was.
There are some who will ask whether this book is intended as evangelistic. In one sense, I will say yes. I have gained great peace through my relationship to God through Jesus Christ, and I value my experiences. I’m sharing that in this book. If you don’t want to read what I have to share, don’t read the book. I say that seriously and without offense. You can tell me directly that you’re not interested if you like. It’s not a problem. I firmly believe your relationship to God, if any, is strictly your business and God’s.
