The Word Made Flesh: A Call to the Heart of Christ

Introduction ................................................................ 3
Chapter 1: The Hollow Years and the Search for True Joy ................................................ 6
Chapter 2: The Restless Soul and the First Light of Christ .............................................. 9
Chapter 3: The Awakening of the Heart ..................................................................... 12
Chapter 4: The Longing and the Light ....................................................................... 15
Chapter 5: The Long Shadow of Desire ..................................................................... 17
Chapter 6: The Humble Christ and the True Meaning of Submission ............................... 19
Chapter 7: The Pure Heart That Sees God .................................................................. 22
Chapter 8: The Love of Christ .................................................................................. 24
Chapter 9: The Poison of Idle Talk ........................................................................... 27
Chapter 10: Acquiring Peace and Zeal for Perfection ................................................... 29
Chapter 11: Judgment and the Punishment of Sin ....................................................... 31
Chapter 12: The Intimate Friendship of Jesus ............................................................. 33
Chapter 13: The Question of Truth ........................................................................... 35
Part I: Christ and the Scriptures ............................................................................ 35
→ On the Allegation That the Divine Scriptures Have Been Corrupted ......................... 35
→ On the Clamor About Manuscript Differences ....................................................... 39
→ On the False Cry that the Holy Gospels Are Anonymous .......................................... 42
→ Against Those Who Accuse Paul and Imagine Division Among the Apostles ............... 45
→ Against Those Who Say That Because Christ Prayed, He Was Not Lord ..................... 48
→ Against Those Who Say We Follow Christ for License ............................................. 51
→ Against Those Who Seize Upon “Nor the Son” ....................................................... 54
→ On Alleged Contradictions in Scripture and the Unity of Divine Truth ..................... 58
→ Against Those Who Call Original Sin Unjust .......................................................... 66
→ Against Those Who Boast of a Solitary Unity ........................................................ 70
Part II: The Teachings of the Trinity and the Person of Christ .................................... 72
→ On the Unity That Is Not Arithmetic .................................................................... 73
→ Against Those Who Say Nicaea Invented the Divinity of Christ ............................... 78
→ Against the Folly That the Holy Trinity Was Borrowed from the Pagans ................... 81
Part III: The Question of Islam ............................................................................... 84
→ Against The Claims That If He Enters Weakness He Is Weak .................................... 84
→ Against the Phantom on the Cross ...................................................................... 90
→ Against the False Claim of Prophecy ................................................................... 93
→ Against the Misinterpretation of Verses Pointing to Muhammad ............................. 95
Ending / Final Chapter ......................................................................................... 97

THE WORD MADE FLESH

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