Excerpt
“Where Jesus is proclaimed as Lord and Savior and Treasure, God raises the spiritually dead and opens the eyes of the spiritually blind. And in that moment, Christ is seen as glorious. He is trusted and treasured, and therefore honored. This is what is at stake, and why I have written this book” (p. 15-16).
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About the Book
If the evangelical church at large was ever too confrontational in its evangelism, those days are gone. In our shrinking, pluralistic world, the belief that Jesus is the only way of salvation is increasingly called arrogant and even hateful. In the face of this criticism, many shrink back from affirming the global necessity of knowing and believing in Jesus. In Jesus, the Only Way to God, John Piper offers a timely plea for the evangelical church to consider what is at stake in surrendering the unique, universal place of Jesus in salvation.
Is Jesus still the only way?
If the church was ever too confrontational in its evangelism, those days are gone. In our shrinking, pluralistic world, the belief that Jesus is the only way of salvation is increasingly called arrogant and even hateful. In the face of this criticism, many shrink back from affirming the global necessity of knowing and believing in Jesus.
In Jesus: The Only Way to God--Must You Hear the Gospel to Be Saved? John Piper offers a timely plea for the evangelical church to consider what is at stake in surrendering the unique, universal place of Jesus in salvation. If you're concerned about the current state of evangelism--and the church--this book is a must-read.
First Edition 2010
Baker Books (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Table of Contents
1. Is Jesus the Only Way of Salvation?
2. Will Anyone Experience Eternal, Conscious Torment under God’s Wrath?
3. Is the Work of Jesus Necessary for Salvation?
4. Is Conscious Faith in Jesus Necessary for Salvation?
Part One: The Mystery of Christ and the Times of Ignorance
5. Is Conscious Faith in Jesus Necessary for Salvation?
Part Two: The Case of Cornelius
6. Is Conscious Faith in Jesus Necessary for Salvation?
Part Three: No Other Name under Heaven
7. Is Conscious Faith in Jesus Necessary for Salvation?
Part Four: The Missionary Task as Seen by Paul and John
Translations
Dutch
Publisher: Grace Publishing House
ISBN: 978-90-7766-906-0
Korean
Publisher: The Blessed People Publishing Co.
ISBN: 978896360094903230
Related Resources
- Is Jesus Christ Man’s Only Hope for Salvation? (article)
- What Is the Christian Gospel? (article)
- Jesus Died to Bring You to God (conference message)
- Why Was Jesus Put to Death and Raised Again? (sermon)
- Jesus is Precious Because He Removes our Guilt (sermon)
About John Piper
John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the author of more than 50 books including Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist. John and his wife, Noël, have five children and twelve grandchildren.
