Summary of Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert's When Helping Hurts

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#1 The mission of Jesus was and is to preach the good news of the kingdom of God, to say to one and all, I am the King of kings and Lord of lords, and I am using My power to fix everything that sin has ruined.

#2 The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Jesus came to earth to save us from our sins so that we can go to heaven. But his message is much more grand and sweeping than this. He is the King who is bringing healing to the entire cosmos.

#3 The disciples asked Jesus if He was the Messiah, and Jesus answered that He was. He preached the good news of the kingdom, and He showed the good news of the kingdom. His deeds were essential to proving that He was the Messiah.

#4 Many Christians, like the pastor of the church Charles grew up in, believed that Christianity primarily consisted of keeping one’s soul pure by avoiding alcohol, drugs, and sexual impurity. There was little now of the kingdom for them apart from the saving of souls.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 27, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669395805

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Insights on Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert's When Helping Hurts

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The mission of Jesus was and is to preach the good news of the kingdom of God, to say to one and all, I am the King of kings and Lord of lords, and I am using My power to fix everything that sin has ruined.

#2

The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Jesus came to earth to save us from our sins so that we can go to heaven. But his message is much more grand and sweeping than this. He is the King who is bringing healing to the entire cosmos.

#3

The disciples asked Jesus if He was the Messiah, and Jesus answered that He was. He preached the good news of the kingdom, and He showed the good news of the kingdom. His deeds were essential to proving that He was the Messiah.

#4

Many Christians, like the pastor of the church Charles grew up in, believed that Christianity primarily consisted of keeping one’s soul pure by avoiding alcohol, drugs, and sexual impurity. There was little now of the kingdom for them apart from the saving of souls.

#5

The church must have a Christ-centered, fully rounded kingdom perspective to answer the question: What would Jesus do.

#6

The church must follow Christ’s footsteps and spread the good news among the hurting, the weak, and the poor. God’s chosen people, the nation of Israel, were to point forward to the coming King by foreshadowing what He would be like.

#7

The Old Testament describes how God was enraged with the Israelites for not caring for the poor and oppressed, and He wanted His people to help those in need. The church is the body, bride, and fullness of Jesus Christ, and when people see the church, they should see the embodiment of Jesus.

#8

The church’s task is to embody Jesus Christ by doing what He did and what He continues to do through her: declare that Jesus is the King of kings and Lord of lords, who is bringing in a kingdom of righteousness, justice, and peace.

#9

The early church’s engagement with suffering people was crucial to its explosive growth. The Christian concept of self-sacrificial love of others, which originated from God’s love for them, was a revolutionary concept to the pagan mind.

#10

Christianity revitalized life in Greco-Roman cities by providing