UPDATE #1: The Simply Jesus Project

About 25% done with the first draft (I announced this project a month ago). Have written:

Introduction

People putting a spin on the Gospel

God’s Love Can Be Simply Explained

No Riddles or Multiple Choice Tests

The Father Loves You

Chapter 1: Why Should We Be Saved?

Religion, Not Safe for Work!

We Know the Reasons We Seek God and Eternity

The World Is Not Right

I Am Not Right

There Has to Be More

Is Death the End?

I Am Made for More

Chapter 2: What Is the Gospel?

A Happy Message (Good News)

Some Non-Gospels

A True Version of the Gospel

Another Version of the Gospel

Yet Another Version

The Essence of the Gospel

Chapter 3: Crucified with Christ

Crucifixion and the Romans

The Crucifixion of Jesus

It Is No Longer I Who Live

Crucifying Lusts

Crucifying the World

Doing Away with Sin

Being Dead, We Are Ready to Live

Chapter 4: Raised with Christ

The Greatest Thing

Expected by Israel from Early Times

Jesus Puts a Twist on Resurrection

God’s Solution to Death

Know Who You Aren’t

Know Who You Are

Living the Resurrected Life

Chapter 5: Abiding in Christ

What Does It Mean?

How Can We Do This?

The Promise of Union with God

The Practice of the Presence of God

Power in Our Inner Person

>>> Still working on the rest, tentatively outlined to be . . .

Apprenticed to Jesus

Led by the Spirit

Love and Holiness

Tempted to Pride

Religious Disappointment

Transforming Power

Seeing the “Unsaved”

Suffering with Christ

Prayer in the Spirit

Mission and Message

Appendix

Some Gospel Verses in Paul Explained

Some Gospel Verses in John and 1 John Explained

Some Gospel Verses from the First Testament (Old Testament)