{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780785287988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"John F. MacArthur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36642896871580,"sku":"9780785287988","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_66e37165-ed49-408f-bf1d-aa700e5680ad.jpg?v=1603855706","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hard-to-believe-the-high-cost-and-infinite-value-of-following-jesus-9780785287988","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}