What's the least I can believe and still be a Christian? : a guide to what matters most : new edition with study guide

Thielen, Martin, 1956- author.

Book 2013

Pastor and author Martin Thielen has compiled a list of ten things people need to believe, and ten things they don't, in order to be a Christian. This lively and engaging book will be a help to seekers as well as a comfort to believers who may find themselves questioning some of the assumptions they grew up with. With an accessible, storytelling style that's grounded in solid biblical scholarship, Thielen shows how Christians don't need to believ...

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ISBN:

9780664239381

Edition:

Second edition

Description:

xvi, 215 pages ; 22 cm

Contents:

Part 1. Ten things Christians don't need to believe
God causes cancer, car wrecks, and other catastrophes
Good Christians don't doubt
True Christians can't believe in evolution
Women can't be preachers and must submit to men
God cares about saving souls but not about saving trees
Bad people will be "left behind" and then fry in hell
Jews won't make it to heaven
Everything in the Bible should be taken literally
God loves straight people but not gay people
It's OK for Christians to be judgmental and obnoxious
Part 2. Ten things Christians do need to believe
Jesus' identity : who is Jesus?
Jesus' priority : what matters most?
Jesus' grace : am I accepted?
Jesus' work : where is God?
Jesus' example : what brings fulfillment?
Jesus' death : what about suffering
Jesus' resurrection : is there hope?
Jesus' legacy : is the church still relevant?
Jesus' promise : who is the Holy Spirit?
Jesus' vision : what is God's dream for the world?
A final question : do mainline Christians believe in getting saved?

LCCN:

2012039827

Control Number:

3095931

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