Here is the free pdf taste test https://christcenteredchristianity.com/2014/08/29/a-taste-test-for-jesus-now-by-frank-viola-free-pdf-ebook/ Here is the free pdf taste test as hosted by the author himself on his own blog:http://frankviola.org/TasteTest.pdf Here is the free look inside on Amazon: Here is a copy and paste of some of page 157 of Jesus Now by Frank Viola. You get an insight into what the book is about from these sentences.
The purpose of the open-participatory gathering is to edify the entire church and to display, express, and reveal the Lord through the members of the body to principalities and powers in heavenly places (Eph. 3:8–11). The Greek word for church that I’ve been using throughout this book, ekklesia, literally means “assembly.” This meshes nicely with the dominant thought in Paul’s letters that the church is Christ in corporate expression (1 Cor. 12:1–27; Eph. 1:22–23; 4:1–16). From a human perspective, the purpose of the church meeting is mutual edification. But from God’s perspective, the purpose of the gathering is to express His glorious Son and make Him visible. Put another way, we gather together so that the Lord Jesus can manifest Himself in His fullness. When that happens, the body is edified. Note that the only way that Christ can be properly expressed is if every member of a church freely supplies the aspect of the Lord that he or she has received. The Lord Jesus cannot be fully disclosed through only one member. He is far too rich for that (Eph. 3:8). [1]
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Appendix/Bibliography
[1]Jesus Now,Frank Viola, 2014 Published by David C Cook 4050 Lee Vance View Colorado Springs, CO 80918 U.S.A.
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