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I knew I could just as easily have been born a Baptist or a Mormon. So I spent the next six months reading and talking to priests and ministers to find out the differences between Catholics and Protestants. How did each of their teachings compare with the teaching of Jesus and the apostles?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a re-tracing of Ray’s investigation, looking at the key issues that continue to divide Protestants and Catholics, and assessing them in light of the teaching of Scripture. 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Few question the call of the Bible to grow in godliness, but the answer to exactly\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethis happens is often elusive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his newest book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeeper\u003c\/em\u003e, pastor and author Dane Ortlund takes Christians into the deep structures of biblical teaching on how they grow in grace—most fundamentally, by enjoying all that is already theirs in Christ. Ortlund brings believers into the fullness of Christ, the emptiness of self-reliance, and their need for union and communion with God. This book makes the case that a believer’s sanctification does not happen by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003edoing more\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ebecoming better\u003c\/em\u003e, but by going\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003edeeper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einto the wondrous gospel truths that washed over them when they were first united to Christ. Each of its 9 chapters encourages readers to fix their gaze on Jesus in the battle against sin, casting themselves upon his grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available as a concise version: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/products\/9781433574030-how-does-god-change-us-dane-c-ortlund?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=794229239\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow Does God Change Us?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e192 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781433573996-deeper-real-change-for-real-sinners-dane-c-ortlund.pdf?v=1630973628\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Deeper - Excerpt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eView an excerpt.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"product-section-header\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-section-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/em\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Jesus              \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Despair           \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Union             \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Embrace         \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Acquittal         \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Honesty\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Pain                \u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Breathing                             \u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: Supernaturalized         \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConclusion\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This lovely, easy-to-read primer by Dane Ortlund grounds our discipleship in the glowing center of Christianity—our Lord Jesus. 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