Union with Christ: The Way to Know and Enjoy God

Union with Christ

Author: Rankin Wilbourne

Recommended by John MacArthur

Description:

Do you secretly wonder if there's more to life... but feel stuck?

Nothing is more basic or central to knowing and enjoying God than union with Christ. It's what the Bible is all about. It's the heart of the Christian faith. It's what makes the gospel good news. 

Yet if you ask most people today, "What is the gospel?" union with Christ is probably not what springs to mind. For many, union with Christ feels vague and shadowy, not central or basic. And this loss has real and drastic consequences for how we see ourselves and experience life with God.

Union with Christ reveals the transformational power of this ancient doctrine while addressing the basic questions of the human heart:

• Who Am I?
• Why Am I Here?
• Where Am I Headed?
• How Will I Get There?

No reality stretches the imagination more and no truth is more practical for how we live our lives today than union with Christ. Rankin Wilbourne sets out in this book to excavate this forgotten treasure for everyone.

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PART I: UNION WITH CHRIST: WHAT IS IT AND WHY DO WE NEED IT?

1. Living in the Gap
2. Union with Christ: What Is It?
3. Why We Need It: Two Songs Playing in Our Heads 

PART II: UNION WITH CHRIST: WHERE DID IT COME FROM? WHERE DID IT GO?

4. Union with Christ in the Bible
5. Union with Christ in the Historic Tradition
6. Whatever Happened to Union with Christ? 

PART III: UNION WITH CHRIST: WHAT PROBLEMS DOES IT SOLVE?

7. A New Identity: Who Am I?
8. A New Horizon: Where Am I Headed?
9. A New Purpose: What Am I Here For?
10. A New Hope: What Can I Hope For?

PART IV: UNION WITH CHRIST DAY BY DAY

11. The Art of Abiding
12. The Means of Abiding
13. The Secret of Abiding
14. The Necessary Path of Abiding: Suffering
15. Every Day—Union with the Cosmic Christ

Final Word: A Prayer for Union with Christ

About the Author:

Rankin Wilbourne grew up in Louisiana and was educated at the University of Mississippi and Princeton Theological Seminary. He is now the senior pastor of Pacific Crossroads Church in Los Angeles. As a former commercial banker, Rankin understands the "gap" between the gospel preached on Sunday and the world people face on Monday. Leading a thriving church in a city driven by stories, he's concerned with drawing connections between what we believe and how we live. Rankin and his wife, Morgen, reside in Los Angeles with their three children.