The Cross Before Me

by Rankin Wilbourne & Brian Gregor     |     Book Summary


Author: Rankin Wilbourne & Brian Gregor
Publisher:  David C. Cook
Date: 2019
Pages: 288

Book Summary of Union With Christ by Rankin Wilbourne


Everyone is looking for the good life. From ancient philosophers to modern gurus, the question of how to be happy has occupied seemingly every generation. Everyone seems to be talking about how to be happy, but the answers provided are extremely varied and mostly fail to satisfy.

The Bible provides the answer for which man has longed. That answer, however, is surprising and counterintuitive.

First, the Bible proclaims true happiness as communion with God. In order to determine the way to happiness, one must know what happiness is. The Bible claims that this is found in communion with the creator of the universe.

Second, communion with God is found in the way of the cross. The answer of the timeless question of how man can be happy is surprisingly not found in earthly pleasures or getting everything one desires. It is found in the cross of Christ. 

Jesus dying on the cross provides the way of salvation for man by breaking down the barrier to communion with God that our sin erected. It also models the way of the good life: self-sacrifice, self-denial, and humility.





The Cross Before Me

by Rankin Wilbourne & Brian Gregor

[ Book Summary ]



Book Summary of Union With Christ by Rankin Wilbourne

Author Rankin Wilbourne & Brian Gregor
Publisher David C. Cook
Date 2019
Pages 288


Overview:

Everyone is looking for the good life. From ancient philosophers to modern gurus, the question of how to be happy has occupied seemingly every generation. Everyone seems to be talking about how to be happy, but the answers provided are extremely varied and mostly fail to satisfy.

The Bible provides the answer for which man has longed. That answer, however, is surprising and counterintuitive.

First, the Bible proclaims true happiness as communion with God. In order to determine the way to happiness, one must know what happiness is. The Bible claims that this is found in communion with the creator of the universe.

Second, communion with God is found in the way of the cross. The answer of the timeless question of how man can be happy is surprisingly not found in earthly pleasures or getting everything one desires. It is found in the cross of Christ. 

Jesus dying on the cross provides the way of salvation for man by breaking down the barrier to communion with God that our sin erected. It also models the way of the good life: self-sacrifice, self-denial, and humility.