Randy Clark - Destined for the Cross: 16 Reasons Jesus Had to Die

PRAISE FOR DESTINED FOR THE CROSS

Dr. Randy Clark is the wisest biblical scholar I know.... His newest book, Destined for the Cross, is a brilliant study of the why behind Jesus death and resurrection. I cant imagine reading this without experiencing greater transformation in how you view the nature and heart of God.... In order to fully appreciate everything that happened at the cross, we must understand both the enormity of Christs sacrifice and how eternity was forever changed at Calvary. Read this book, and let each chapter reveal a new facet of the unfathomable gift of grace revealed in the cross. As Gods intentional love for humanity unfolds through these pages, let it evoke new waves of gratitude, turning our hearts to our Savior. We owe Him nothing less than absolute surrender through our yes!

BILL JOHNSON, SENIOR LEADER OF BETHEL CHURCH, REDDING, CALIFORNIA; AUTHOR OF THE WAY OF LIFE AND RAISING GIANT-KILLERS

When Randy Clark speaks, I listen. His vital experience of the Christian faith has helped so many to find healing, restoration, and hope in Jesus.

ERIC METAXAS, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BONHOEFFER, MARTIN LUTHER, AND MIRACLES; HOST OF THE ERIC METAXAS RADIO SHOW

Destined for the Cross is an instant Christian classic about the most precious subject in Christianity that every people group and denomination share a passion for: the cross of Christ. Both theologically brilliant but simple and relevant, Randy Clark brings together a book on the cross that will be a final word on the subject to you, your friends, family, and coworkers. If someone asks you about why Jesus had to die, and what the cross is all about, I promise you will borrow language from Randys book.... It is just that kind of powerful tool that might just be the before and after you personally needed with who Jesus is and why He chose to die for you!

SHAWN BOLZ, AUTHOR OF TRANSLATING GOD, BREAKTHROUGH, AND THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE; HOST OF EXPLORING THE PROPHETIC AND TBNS TRANSLATING GOD

Destined for the Cross is one of the greatest works ever to be written on the cross of Jesus Christ. This good news is not only about what we have been saved from but also reveals what we are saved to. You will be inspired to live the true gospel and the whole gospel after reading this book.

LEIF HETLAND, PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL MISSION AWARENESS; AUTHOR OF CALLED TO REIGN

Dr. Randy Clark is one of my favorite teachers. His childlike wonder at the beauty of Jesus combined with comprehensive theological knowledge is rare and beautiful. This excellent book, Destined for the Cross, combines wisdom and research with deep love for Jesus, the only One who is worthy. Let the words on these pages stir your hunger to walk as Jesus did and experience all He promised us. May your love for Him and your understanding of His powerful love for you overflow more every single day.

HEIDI G. BAKER, PHD, COFOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FOR IRIS GLOBAL

Randy is an evangelist wonderfully used by God throughout the world in recent decades. His passion for Jesus Christ and for his readers is that they might experience a complete gospel, a full salvation (spirit, soul, and body), effectively communicated in every page of this book. The book is profoundly kerygmatic, making it possible for any reader who is seeking God to clearly perceive that Jesus died on the cross because of His love for us, so that we might experience fullness of life, liberty, healing, forgiveness, and eternal life. That is to say that we might live according to Gods original plan.

CARLOS MRAIDA, PHD, SENIOR PASTOR AT CENTRAL CHURCH OF BUENOS AIRES, THE OLDEST AND SECOND LARGEST BAPTIST CHURCH IN ARGENTINA

In this book, Randy Clark majors on the major matters: who Jesus is and why He died for us. Throughout eternity, well explore ever more deeply the meaning of Gods love for us and hatred of evil revealed in the cross. Randy invites us to begin that contemplation now.

CRAIG KEENER, PHD, PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL STUDIES AT ASBURY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY; AUTHOR OF CHRISTOBIOGRAPHY AND NOT AFRAID OF THE ANTICHRIST

If you want to know the significant difference the cross of Christ has for your life, this is the book for you. Randy Clark masterfully weaves sixteen different reasons Christ was crucified with personal stories and testimonies from almost fifty years of ministry experience. Each story makes these sixteen reasons come alive in a way that will stir your heart to increased faith. It certainly did that for me. Good theology should make a practical difference and this book does just that!

DR. SCOTT MCDERMOTT, PHD IN NEW TESTAMENT STUDIES; LEAD PASTOR OF THE CROSSING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

From one of this centurys most influential leaders in the global Pentecostal-Charismatic movement comes this crossover book. Integrating biblical interpretation with personal anecdotes, Destined for the Cross should be read not only by Pentecostals and Charismatics, but also by evangelicals, liberals, and Roman Catholics.

CANDY GUNTER BROWN, PHD, PROFESSOR OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY

The depths of what the Cross has accomplished often get overlooked or neglected in a popular Christian culture that prefers sound bites to sound theology. The outworking of our salvation is cross-shaped. To follow Jesus is to live a cruciform life. Randy Clark takes us on a journey into the depths of the Fathers love, revealed through the Person and Work of His Beloved Son at the Cross. His theological expertise and his astute insight will serve this generation and emerging generations well with a sweeping overview of the utter comprehensiveness of not only the Cross of Christ, rather also how the apostles preached it. This work is timely and much needed.

BISHOP MARK J. CHIRONNA, MA, DMIN

In a day when increasing numbers of people both outside and inside the church have such a limited understanding of why Jesus died, Dr. Clark shines light on the eternal truth of the world-changing event of the cross.

DR. TOM LITTEER, DMIN, ASSISTANT DEAN AND ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT GLOBAL AWAKENING THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Recognized internationally as a revivalist and evangelist, Randy Clark is also an astute theologian. His insights are marked by Spirit and truthbrandished on the front lines of global missions. Destined for the Cross is watershed work, positioning believers to reenvision the beauty and wonder of Jesus. Clark reminds us in this transitional hour that everything hinges on the cross of Christ.

J. D. KING, PASTOR AT WORLD REVIVAL CHURCH; ACADEMIC DEAN AT REVIVAL TRAINING CENTER; AUTHOR OF REGENERATION: A COMPLETE HISTORY OF HEALING IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

If you have read Randys many other books on healing, you will find Destined for the Cross takes you to a whole new level. Randy goes through the reasons Jesus had to die in the first few chapters, issues much debated by theologians.... You need to read this summary of all the practical wisdom God has taught Randy through his many years of ministry. Although He would not seek a comparison to Thomas Aquinas, I believe this is Randys Summa Theologica.

STEPHEN MORY, MD, PSYCHIATRIST AND RESEARCHER

As the world plunges into a morass of fear, doubt, and confusion engendered by the COVID-19 pandemic, one fact remains paramount. That Jesus died on the cross and rose again. His power alone can rescue a world in chaos, a world without hope, a people that have lost their way. With fresh revelation Randy Clark examines the meaning, the significance, and the eternal legacy of Christs death on the cross. His approach is informed, scholarly, and is illustrated by powerful contemporary examples of Gods intervention in the lives of people. I recommend it without reservation.