Complete in Him: A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying the Gospel
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Nothing is more basic to spiritual life and growth than understanding and enjoying the fundamental truths of the gospel of saving grace that center directly and uniquely in Jesus Christ. This book is a back to basics approach to Christianity.
- Provides a greater understanding and enjoyment of what it means to be a Christian
- Seeks to help the reader find their place in Christ in order to receive all the peace and blessing accorded to them
- Focuses on gospel doctrine and gospel duty to produce successful Christian living
- Condemnation: The Need of the Gospel
- Christ: The Essence of the Gospel
- Conversion: The Response to the Gospel
- Regeneration: New Life in the Gospel
- Union with Christ: The Security of the Gospel
- Justification: The Legality of the Gospel
- Reconciliation: The Peace of the Gospel
- Adoption: The Privileges in the Gospel
- Sanctification: The Effect of the Gospel
- Glorification: The End of the Gospel
- Assurance: The Enjoyment of the Gospel
Top Highlights
“Second, we must stand confident in justification:” (Page 223)
“If it is true that right thinking about the gospel produces right living in the gospel, then right thinking about Christ is paramount. Christ defines Christianity: He is the essence of the gospel.” (Page 26)
“For the Christian, everything—both his eternal destiny and his earthly journey—depends on what he thinks of Christ. That Christ is everything and that Christians are complete in Him ought to generate joyous satisfaction in every believing heart.” (Page 1)
“The Bible sets the pattern of first knowing (Romans 6:3, 6, 9), then believing (Romans 6:11), and then doing (Romans 6:12, 13). To reverse that order or to omit a step is deleterious to a successful Christian life.” (Page 4)
“The gospel is Christ, and being saved is having Christ: ‘He that hath the Son hath life’ (1 John 5:12).” (Page 1)
- Title: Complete in Him: A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying the Gospel
- Author: Michael P. V. Barrett
- Publisher: Ambassador-Emerald
- Publication Date: 2006
- Pages: 325
Michael P. V. Barrett is the president of Geneva Reformed Seminary and an associate minister of Faith Free Presbyterian Church, Greenville, South Carolina. Raised in a Christian home, he was converted as a child and was called to the Christian ministry early in his college career. By divine providence, he was led to pursue that ministerial call in the field of academics. He earned his doctorate in Old Testament text with a special focus on Semitic languages. Formerly a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod, Barrett has had an active role in the ministry of the Free Presbyterian Church since its inception in North America. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and has published numerous articles in both professional and popular journals.
Reviews
1 rating
Dr Jason Harris
7/6/2019
An excellent summary of the theology of the gospel. Particularly well-suited to people coming out of legalistic settings. Barrett makes the theology of the gospel understandable without being shallow. Highly recommended.