Could the gospel be lost in evangelical churches? In this book, J.D. Greear shows how moralism and legalism have often eclipsed the gospel, even in conservative churches. Gospel cuts through the superficiality of religion and reacquaints you with the revolutionary truth of God's gracious acceptance of us in Christ. The gospel is the power of God, and the only true source of joy, freedom, radical generosity, and audacious faith. The gospel produces in us what religion never could: a heart that desires God.
The book’s core is a “gospel prayer” by which you can saturate yourself in the gospel daily. Dwelling on the gospel will release in you new depths of passion for God and take you to new heights of obedience to Him. Gospel gives you an applicable, exciting vision of how God will use you to bring His healing to the world.
J.D. Greear is the lead pastor of The Summit Church, in Raleigh-Durham, NC and author of Gospel: Recovering the Power that Made Christianity Revolutionary (2011), Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You Are Saved (2013), and Jesus, Continued…: Why the Spirit Inside You Is Better Than Jesus Beside You (2014). Two main things characterize The Summit Church: its gospel focus and sending culture. The gospel is not merely the diving board off of which we jump into the pool of Christianity, it’s also the pool itself. Joy, reckless generosity, and audacious faith all come by learning more about God’s extravagant love found in Christ.
God has blessed The Summit Church with tremendous growth. Under J.D.’s leadership, the Summit has grown from a plateaued church of 300 to one of nearly 9,000, making it one of Outreach magazine’s “top 25 fastest-growing churches in America” for several years running.
J.D. has also led the Summit to further the kingdom of God by pursuing a bold vision to plant one thousand new churches by the year 2050. In the last ten years, the church has sent out more than 550 people to serve on church planting teams, both domestically and internationally. J.D. completed his Ph.D. in Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary where he is also a faculty member, writing on the correlations between early church presentations of the gospel and Islamic theology. Having lived and served among Muslims, he has a burden to see them, as well as every nation on earth, come to know and love the salvation of God in Christ.
He and his beautiful wife Veronica live in Raleigh, NC and are raising four ridiculously cute kids: Kharis, Alethia, Ryah, and Adon.
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这本书的结构设计是极其大胆且充满野心的。它打破了线性的时间观,使用了多重叙事视角和闪回手法,初读时可能会感到有些许迷惘,但一旦适应了作者的节奏,便会发现这种看似破碎的结构,恰恰是对主题最好的诠释——即历史与个人记忆的不可分割性与片段性。作者运用了一种近乎诗歌化的散文笔法,将那些宏大的历史命题,巧妙地融入到某个普通人的一段回忆或一个突发的梦境之中。这种“以小见大”的叙事策略,使得原本可能枯燥的思辨变得无比生动和感人。我尤其喜欢其中穿插的一些民间传说或寓言故事,它们像是为沉重的现实生活提供了一个必要的喘息之机,同时又反过来加深了对现实困境的理解。这是一本需要耐心和回报的阅读体验,但它给予读者的回报是丰厚到难以估量的。
评分这本《Gospel》简直是一部将历史的厚重与人性的细腻交织在一起的杰作。作者的笔触极其老辣,仿佛能触摸到那些古老卷轴上的尘埃,每一个场景的描绘都充满了画面感。我尤其欣赏他对社会底层人物命运的刻画,那些在时代洪流中挣扎求生的个体,他们的喜怒哀乐被展现得淋漓尽致,让人在阅读时不由得屏住呼吸,生怕惊扰了他们的世界。叙事节奏的把控也达到了炉火纯青的地步,时而如涓涓细流般缓慢渗透,细致描摹人物的内心波澜;时而又陡然加速,关键事件的爆发如同惊雷,让人措手不及,心跳加速。这本书成功地构建了一个宏大而又真实可信的世界观,其中蕴含的哲学思考也值得反复咀嚼。它不仅仅是在讲述一个故事,更像是在引导读者进行一场深刻的自我对话,关于信仰、关于救赎、关于个体在历史面前的选择与担当。那种久久不能散去的历史回响,使得这本书的阅读体验远远超越了一般的消遣读物,达到了艺术的层次。读完之后,我感觉自己仿佛进行了一次精神上的漫长朝圣。
评分我向来对那些试图探讨“意义”的书持审慎态度,因为往往它们会走向空洞的说教。然而,这本书却以一种近乎克制的方式,探讨了最宏大的议题。作者的克制是其力量的来源。他没有直接宣讲道德准则,而是通过描绘人物在绝境中展现出的复杂人性——他们的怯懦、他们的伟大、他们的妥协与抗争——让读者自己去构建属于自己的意义体系。这本书的强大在于它的“留白”处理得极其精妙,它不会替你思考,只会给你足够多的原材料,让你去咀嚼、去消化。对于那些寻求表面故事的读者来说,这本书或许会显得有些“慢热”,但对于真正热爱文学、渴望在文字中探索人类精神深度的读者而言,它无异于发现了一座等待开采的宝藏。它的回味悠长,每一次重读都会带来全新的感悟。
评分我原本以为这会是一本晦涩难懂的“大部头”,毕竟书名带着某种神圣的意味,但出乎意料的是,作者的语言风格极其流畅和现代,完全没有传统史诗的沉闷感。它像一位技艺高超的说书人,娓娓道来,将复杂的人物关系和错综复杂的时代背景用一种近乎透明的方式呈现出来。最让我着迷的是作者对“对话”的处理。那些角色间的交锋,充满了张力与智慧,字里行间流淌着那个特定时代的思想火花。我甚至能想象出他们声调的起伏和肢体语言的变化。这种将严肃主题以如此亲切、引人入胜的方式包装起来的能力,实在令人叹服。它没有急于给出标准答案,而是留下了大量的空间供读者去思考、去质疑。这种开放性,正是区分平庸之作与伟大作品的关键所在。这本书就像一块多切面的宝石,从不同的角度去看,都能反射出不同的光芒,每一次回顾,都会有新的发现。
评分说实话,我很少读完一本书后会有如此强烈的“失重感”。合上书本的那一刻,感觉自己仿佛被硬生生地从另一个真实的世界中拽了出来。这本书的细节堆砌达到了令人发指的地步,但这种堆砌绝不是为了炫技,而是为了构建一个无可辩驳的真实感。从香料的气味到特定服饰的纹理,从地方性的俚语到宗教仪式的每一个微小环节,作者都做了细致入微的研究和呈现。这种沉浸式的体验是极其罕见的。它挑战了我对传统叙事结构的理解,作者似乎更专注于捕捉“存在”本身的质感,而不是简单地推动情节。有时候,我会故意放慢阅读速度,去品味那些看似不经意却蕴含深意的段落,仿佛在进行一场与作者的默契对谈。这本书的价值,不在于它讲了什么惊天动地的大事,而在于它如何让你真真切切地“活过”了那个时代。
评分这书时而给人一种。。泥垢了。。的感觉
评分这书时而给人一种。。泥垢了。。的感觉
评分这书时而给人一种。。泥垢了。。的感觉
评分这书时而给人一种。。泥垢了。。的感觉
评分这书时而给人一种。。泥垢了。。的感觉
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