Mark Jones Book “Knowing Christ”

In our Chicagoland Gospel Network group we are reading Knowing Christ by Mark Jones for our final book in 2023. I read this when it first came out in 2015 but it has been such a blessing and encouragement to re-read and I warmly and strongly commend the book to you as one that will build you up greatly in the Lord.  Some of you may remember in a pre-service discipleship hour I took us through another excellent and more book by Mark Jones Knowing Sin at beginning of the year. Well Jones' Knowing Christ which was written earlier does not disappoint and is very rich and meaty even though it is accessible and pastoral. 

Here is a quote to whet your appetite:

"Since Christ always lives [Heb. 7:25], he always intercedes. There is no Christian alive who has not had Christ mention his or her name to the Father. Indeed, if you are a Christian, it is precisely because the Son presented your name to his, and now your, Father. He could perhaps have sacrificed millions of worlds of innocent men and angels, but even these sacrifices would pale in comparison with the worth of Christ's bloody sacrifice. Christians must know that all Christ had to do was raise his hands before the Father and their name appeared, which was enough to bring them into possession of eternal life." -Mark Jones, Knowing Christ, p. 179

Glory, glory hallelujah! What a sympathetic Savior and merciful King, a forever-loyal friend and always available intercessor, is our older brother and mighty Messiah the Lord Jesus Christ! SDG.