If the church were Christian
Subtitle: rediscovering the values of Jesus
By: Philip Gulley
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9780061698767
Description: Challenges the modern church to become what it could be if Christians truly followed the core values of Jesus.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: If the Church were Christian; title: Jesus would be a model of living rather than an object of worship ; Affirming our potential would be more important than condemning our brokenness ; Reconciliation would be valued over judgment ; Gracious behavior would be more important than right belief ; Inviting questions would be valued more than supplying answers ; Encouraging personal exploration would be more important than communal uniformity ; Meeting needs would be more important than maintaining institutions; title: ; Peace would be more important than power; title: ; It would care more about love and less about sex; title: ; This life would be more important than the afterlife; title: A closing word.