Destined for the Cross
16 Reasons Jesus Had to Die
- Theology
- Publisher: Emanate Books (Thomas Nelson)
- Published: 2020
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Publisher's Description
Understanding the Truth Behind Jesus’ Death Changes Everything In Destined for the Cross, Randy Clark explores the most central aspect of Christianity: Jesus Christ and His death on the cross. While the full magnitude is beyond human comprehension, Dr. Clark helps to clear the fog and offers a clear glimpse into the life and death of the Son of God, providing answers to questions such as: Who was Jesus? Where did He come from? Why did He come? How do we benefit from His life and death? Truly understanding what happened on the cross provides a new way of living in a hurting world, and Dr. Clark’s insight profoundly and poetically leads the way.
Endorsements (16)
“Dr. Randy Clark is the wisest biblical scholar I know. . . . His newest book, Destined for the Cross, is a brilliant study of the ‘why’ behind Jesus’ death and resurrection. I can’t imagine reading this without experiencing greater transformation in how you view the nature and heart of God. . . . In order to fully appreciate everything that happened at the cross, we must understand both the enormity of Christ’s sacrifice and how eternity was forever changed at Calvary. Read this book, and let each chapter reveal a new facet of the unfathomable gift of grace revealed in the cross. As God’s intentional love for humanity unfolds through these pages, let it evoke new waves of gratitude, turning our hearts to our Savior. We owe Him nothing less than absolute surrender through our yes!”
“When Randy Clark speaks, I listen. His vital experience of the Christian faith has helped so many to find healing, restoration, and hope in Jesus.”
“Destined for the Cross is an instant Christian classic about the most precious subject in Christianity that every people group and denomination share a passion for: the cross of Christ. Both theologically brilliant but simple and relevant, Randy Clark brings together a book on the cross that will be a final word on the subject to you, your friends, family, and coworkers. If someone asks you about why Jesus had to die, and what the cross is all about, I promise you will borrow language from Randy’s book. . . . It is just that kind of powerful tool that might just be the before and after you personally needed with who Jesus is and why He chose to die for you!”
“Destined for the Cross is one of the greatest works ever to be written on the cross of Jesus Christ. This good news is not only about what we have been saved from but also reveals what we are saved to. You will be inspired to live the true gospel and the whole gospel after reading this book.”
“Dr. Randy Clark is one of my favorite teachers. His childlike wonder at the beauty of Jesus combined with comprehensive theological knowledge is rare and beautiful. This excellent book, Destined for the Cross, combines wisdom and research with deep love for Jesus, the only One who is worthy. Let the words on these pages stir your hunger to walk as Jesus did and experience all He promised us. May your love for Him and your understanding of His powerful love for you overflow more every single day.”
“Randy is an evangelist wonderfully used by God throughout the world in recent decades. His passion for Jesus Christ and for his readers is that they might experience a complete gospel, a full salvation (spirit, soul, and body), effectively communicated in every page of this book. The book is profoundly kerygmatic, making it possible for any reader who is seeking God to clearly perceive that Jesus died on the cross because of His love for us, so that we might experience fullness of life, liberty, healing, forgiveness, and eternal life. That is to say that we might live according to God’s original plan.”
“In this book, Randy Clark majors on the major matters: who Jesus is and why He died for us. Throughout eternity, we’ll explore ever more deeply the meaning of God’s love for us and hatred of evil revealed in the cross. Randy invites us to begin that contemplation now.”
“If you want to know the significant difference the cross of Christ has for your life, this is the book for you. Randy Clark masterfully weaves sixteen different reasons Christ was crucified with personal stories and testimonies from almost fifty years of ministry experience. Each story makes these sixteen reasons come alive in a way that will stir your heart to increased faith. It certainly did that for me. Good theology should make a practical difference and this book does just that!”
Dr. Scott McDermott
“From one of this century’s most influential leaders in the global Pentecostal-Charismatic movement comes this crossover book. Integrating biblical interpretation with personal anecdotes, Destined for the Cross should be read not only by Pentecostals and Charismatics, but also by evangelicals, liberals, and Roman Catholics.”
“The depths of what the Cross has accomplished often get overlooked or neglected in a popular Christian culture that prefers sound bites to sound theology. The outworking of our salvation is cross-shaped. To follow Jesus is to live a cruciform life. Randy Clark takes us on a journey into the depths of the Father’s love, revealed through the Person and Work of His Beloved Son at the Cross. His theological expertise and his astute insight will serve this generation and emerging generations well with a sweeping overview of the utter comprehensiveness of not only the Cross of Christ, rather also how the apostles preached it. This work is timely and much needed.”
Bishop. Mark J. Chironna
“In a day when increasing numbers of people both outside and inside the church have such a limited understanding of why Jesus died, Dr. Clark shines light on the eternal truth of the world-changing event of the cross.”
Dr. Tom Litteer
“Recognized internationally as a revivalist and evangelist, Randy Clark is also an astute theologian. His insights are marked by Spirit and truth—brandished on the front lines of global missions. Destined for the Cross is watershed work, positioning believers to reenvision the beauty and wonder of Jesus. Clark reminds us in this transitional hour that everything hinges on the cross of Christ.”
“If you have read Randy’s many other books on healing, you will find Destined for the Cross takes you to a whole new level. Randy goes through the reasons Jesus had to die in the first few chapters, issues much debated by theologians. . . . You need to read this summary of all the practical wisdom God has taught Randy through his many years of ministry. Although He would not seek a comparison to Thomas Aquinas, I believe this is Randy’s Summa Theologica.”
“As the world plunges into a morass of fear, doubt, and confusion engendered by the COVID-19 pandemic, one fact remains paramount. That Jesus died on the cross and rose again. His power alone can rescue a world in chaos, a world without hope, a people that have lost their way. With fresh revelation Randy Clark examines the meaning, the significance, and the eternal legacy of Christ’s death on the cross. His approach is informed, scholarly, and is illustrated by powerful contemporary examples of God’s intervention in the lives of people. I recommend it without reservation.”
“There is nothing as precious as the blood that was shed for us. Dr. Clark’s book is a powerful call to all those in the Lord’s service to gather united and humbled at the foot of the cross. A very timely word!”
“This is a remarkable work! Dr. Randy Clark has a gift both spiritually and biblically that draws us, the reader, into the accomplishments of the redemption and sufferings of Christ.”
Dr. Bruno Lerullo
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