If Christianity is So Good, Why are Christians So Bad? (Mark Coppenger)

Description

It is reasonable to expect that the followers of Jesus Christ would exude the same sort of moral goodness that he did. But what does it mean to be good? What does it mean for the reality of the Christian faith that Christians fail to live up to the standards set by the Bible? Mark Coppenger engages with these questions.

Sample Chapter

If Christianity is So Good, Why are Christians So Bad?

Endorsements

Over the last 25 years whilst running Christianity Explored courses at my local church – All Souls, Langham Place – I have had to say on every course that the poet Swinburne said, ‘I would love Christ, where it not for his leprous bride, the church.’  I then plead with people to not allow their experience of so–called Christians in the church to stop them looking at Jesus.  This book will be a very helpful tool for us at All Souls with some people who come to investigate but have had their hearts broken by the behaviour of Christians they’ve known.  I’m so grateful for it and have already made a mental list of those whom I need to send it to.

Rico Tice, Evangelist; Co–founder of Christianity Explored Ministries

Table of Contents

1 Introduction ........................................................................9

2 A Few Questions About the Question ...............................13

3 I Suppose We Asked For It ................................................23

4 Some You Might Have Missed ..........................................37

5 The Bible Tells Me So ........................................................53

6 Are You Sure About That? The Problem of False Professors...............69

7 Are You Sure About That? Doubtful Narratives .................83

8 Who’s Counting? .............................................................105

9 Antibodies: Devotional and Congregational ....................119

10 Antibodies: Beyond Home and Congregation .................143

11 Environmental Protection ...............................................165

12 The Rest of the Story .......................................................181

Product Details

Title: If Christianity is So Good, Why are Christians So Bad? 

Author: Mark Coppenger 

Publisher: Christian Focus

Pages: 192

Binding: Paperback

Size: 19.8 x 13.0 x 1.1 cm

ISBN: 9781527107748