Slave: The Hidden Truth About Your Identity in Christ

by John MacArthur

Overview

A COVER-UP OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS…

Centuries ago, English translators perpetrated a fraud in the New Testament, and it’s been purposely hidden and covered up ever since. Your own Bible is probably included in the cover-up!

In this book, which includes a study guide for personal or group use, John MacArthur unveils the essential and clarifying revelation that may be keeping you from a fulfilling—and correct—relationship with God. It’s powerful. It’s controversial. And with new eyes you’ll see the riches of your salvation in a radically new way.

What does it mean to be a Christian the way Jesus defined it? MacArthur says it all boils down to one word:

SLAVE

“We have been bought with a price. We belong to Christ. We are His own possession.”

Endorsements:

"Dr. John MacArthur is never afraid to tell the truth and in this book he does just that. The Christian's great privilege is to be the slave of Christ. Dr. MacArthur makes it clear that this is one of the Bible's most succinct ways of describing our discipleship. This is a powerful exposition of Scripture, a convincing corrective to shallow Christianity, a masterful work of pastoral encouragement...a devotional classic." - Dr. R. Albert Mohler, President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

"John MacArthur expertly and lucidly explains that Jesus frees us from bondage into a royal slavery that we might be His possession. Those who would be His children must, paradoxically, be willing to be His slaves." - Dr. R.C. Sproul

"Dr. John MacArthur's teaching on 'slavery' resonates in the deepest recesses of my 'inner-man.' As an African-American pastor, I have been there. That is why the thought of someone writing about slavery as being a 'God-send' was the most ludicrous, unconscionable thing that I could have ever imagined...until I read this book. Now I see that becoming a slave is a biblical command, completely redefining the idea of freedom in Christ. I don't want to simply be a 'follower' or even just a 'servant'...but a 'slave'." - The Rev. Dr. Dallas H. Wilson, Jr., Vicar, St. John's Episcopal Chapel, Charleston, SC

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781400204298
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	11/05/2012
Pages:	280
Sales rank:	489,342
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Widely known for his thorough, candid approach to teaching God's Word, John MacArthur is a popular author and conference speaker. He has served as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, since 1969. John and his wife, Patricia, have four married children and fifteen grandchildren. John's pulpit ministry has been extended around the globe through his media ministry, Grace to You, and its satellite offices in seven countries. In addition to producing daily radio programs for nearly two thousand English and Spanish radio outlets worldwide, Grace to You distributes books, software, and digital recordings by John MacArthur. John is chancellor of The Master's University and Seminary and has written hundreds of books and study guides, each one biblical and practical. Bestselling titles include The Gospel According to Jesus, Twelve Ordinary Men, Twelve Extraordinary Women, Slave, and The MacArthur Study Bible, a 1998 ECPA Gold Medallion recipient.

Table of Contents

Preface 1

1 One Hidden Word 5

2 Ancient History, Timeless Truth 23

3 The Good and Faithful Slave 39

4 The Lord and Master (Part 1) 55

5 The Lord and Master (Part 2) 69

6 Our Lord and Our God 83

7 The Slave Market of Sin 99

8 Bound, Blind, and Dead 115

9 Saved from Sin, Slaved by Grace 129

10 From Slaves to Sons (Part 1) 145

11 From Slaves to Sons (Part 2) 161

12 Ready to Meet the Master 177

13 The Riches of the Paradox 195

Appendix: Voices from Church History 213

About the Author 227

Editorial Reviews

Popular pastor John MacArthur narrates his own book, which may be a watershed study in contemporary evangelicalism. Looking at the Greek word “doulos,” translated as “slave,” MacArthur analyzes the idea that in biblical reality everyone is a slave—either to sin or to righteousness, that is, Christ. He demolishes our contemporary understanding of slavery in order to establish the biblical and historical perspective and show the importance of the doctrine of slavery. As one who specializes in explaining a literary text, in this case the Bible, MacArthur has the distinct delivery of a lecturer rather than a narrator. This is evident as he moves from chapter to chapter with hardly a pause. Regardless, the content makes this audiobook worthy listening. It will undoubtedly change the way evangelicals understand the idea that “Jesus is Lord.” T.D. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

MAY 2011 - AudioFile