{"product_id":"9780849949340","title":"The Gospel According to Jesus: A Faith that Restores All Things","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost Christians are living a distorted Christian life. You don't have to be one of them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImagine a church where 84% of Christians are completely unfamiliar with the essential tenets of their faith, with a crippling misunderstanding of the word \u003ci\u003erighteousness \u003c\/i\u003eand, in turn, the gospel of Jesus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccording to a recent survey conducted by Chris Seay and Barna Research Group, this is not just speculation; it's the reality for the church today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gospel According to Jesus \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003etakes an in-depth look at this research study, which examines our understanding of the command, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Seek first the kingdom and His righteousness.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eMost Christians define \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003erighteousness \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eas \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003emorality\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. This means that what's being preached by the church is not at all the gospel Jesus intended for His followers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough personal stories, interviews with today's church leaders, and a detailed study of the book of Romans, Chris uncovers a staggering disconnect between the gospel according to Christians and the gospel according to Jesus--the redeeming, restorative gospel that a broken world so desperately needs. Our role, he says, is to join Jesus in restoring the world. \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill you?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nelson, Thomas, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107985080560,"sku":"9780849949340","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780849949340_p0.jpg?v=1769911372","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780849949340","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}