Basic Christianity Thoughts - Part 3
I am still reading through Basic Christianity by Stott. I am currently in the section on man’s response. Overall, it is good, but I think that Stott goes too far here. He presents Jesus as a beggar waiting outside for man to invite him in. This is true to a point, but it sounded a bit too Arminian for my liking.
Taking his comments in context with the rest of the book, I know what he means though, and I like that he really emphasized the need to make a personal decision.
He once again emphasized that we must make Jesus Lord as well as Savior, which I really like. Stott says that we can’t leave any area of our lives just for us, but we must turn it all over to Him.
I did find some good quotes in this section.
“We should follow Him neither just for what we can get nor for what we can give, but supremely because of what He gave.”
“If humans can thus trust humans, can we not trust God’s Son? It is more reasonable to commit oneself to the divine Christ than to the finest and noblest of human beings.”
I really liked that quote because Stott was referring to people who do not want to trust Christ because of the fear of the unknown. He compares it to marriage. We pledge our love and devotion to a fallen human who is bound to hurt us, so why can’t we trust God. Excellent point.