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Basic Christianity

by John R.W. Stott · 1958

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Who is Jesus Christ? If he is not who he said he was and if he did not do what he said he had come to do the whole superstructure of Christianity crumbles in ruins to the ground Is it plausible that Jesus was truly divine? And what might this mean for us? John Stott presents his clear classic statement of the gospel

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ChristianChristianMore like thisLess of thisreligionreligionMore like thisLess of thisspiritualityspiritualityMore like thisLess of this
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inspirationalinspirationalMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 179 pages

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