The Existing Christ

What could be more important to a Christian than scripture? The reality and accessibility of the existing Christ is more important. The former merely tells of the latter... as best it can. Engaging the existing Christ changes our experience of the Gospel. The encounter changes our reading of scripture. This book is about the reality Christ, what that existing reality means to us in these times and in the times to come. This book is about our relationship to the existing Christ and by...
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What could be more important to a Christian than scripture? The reality and accessibility of the existing Christ is more important. The former merely tells of the latter... as best it can. Engaging the existing Christ changes our experience of the Gospel. The encounter changes our reading of scripture. This book is about the reality Christ, what that existing reality means to us in these times and in the times to come. This book is about our relationship to the existing Christ and by extension to God. It draws on the book of John and its Gospel message regarding the existing Christ.Here also is a thought provoking response to some salient themes from the Gospel of John. Drawing on Quaker, Wesleyan and Reformist legacies of Light and Experimental Religion, it delves into the pursuit and securing of salvation and holiness, through what is presented as the Christ Covenant. The first half of this book is not light reading. Indeed, some may find it deep, perhaps even dense. Though not academic, the content is weighty and important. The coming century promises that the grounding and framing of Christian living will move and shift; and will cause faith to stumble, if not fall. In the reality of Christ there is a Covenant --- a Christ Covenant --- that will ground and frame our created spiritual living. The latter part of the book provides accessible, user friendly tools for discovering, learning about, knowing, and by choice taking possession of Christ-specific experiences of a spiritual reality that grounds and manifests faith. The approach affirms and validates important values held by many. It has also proven effective in dealing with life's difficulties and frustrations. Christ-specific Lifeskill(r) experiences and experiments provide practical tools for life coaches and personal living within Christian parameters.(Included is 'Coaching Christ-specific Lifeskill Experiences and Experiments'.)Aldo Di Giovanni