{"product_id":"hard-to-believe-the-high-cost-and-infinite-value-of-following-jesus-9780785287988","title":"Hard to Believe: The High Cost and Infinite Value of Following Jesus","description":"\u003cp\u003eJesus Christ did not die on the cross so you and I could have a nice day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMinisters and teachers who water down the gospel of Christ in order to make it more popular and appealing may be leading their fun-loving audiences down the road to eternal punishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is John MacArthur's unflinching, unapologetic treatise on the modern tendency to alter the true message of Christianity in order to meet the whims and desires of a culture hoping for nonconfrontational messages, easy answers, and superficial commitments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToo many people just want a Madison Avenue Jesus to make them well, make them happy, and make them prosperous. But Jesus Christ isn't a personal genie. He is the Savior. He died in agony to satisfy the wrath of a holy God and to forgive the sins of humankind. Faith in Him demands a willingness to make any sacrifice He asks. The hard truth about Christianity is that the cost is high, but the rewards are priceless: abundant and eternal life that comes only from faithfully follwing Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMacArthur, John F.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJohn MacArthur has served as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, since 1969. His ministry of expository preaching is unparalleled in its breadth and influence. In more than five decades of ministry from the same pulpit, he has preached verse by verse through the entire New Testament and several key sections of the Old Testament. He is Chancellor of the Master's University and Seminary, and can be heard daily on the \u003cem\u003eGrace to You\u003c\/em\u003e radio broadcast (carried on hundreds of radio stations worldwide). He has authored numerous bestselling books, including \u003cem\u003eTwelve Ordinary Men\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOne Perfect Life\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor more details about John MacArthur and his Bible-teaching resources, contact Grace to You at 800-55-GRACE or gty.org.\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"Thomas Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50675027280146,"sku":"9780785287988","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fe2ba513-6f52-4d29-b8da-b3e0c413d802.jpg?v=1733869753","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hard-to-believe-the-high-cost-and-infinite-value-of-following-jesus-9780785287988","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}