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Medical science is incapable of extending life beyond a few extra years. Jesus, however, claimed to know the secret of living forever. He revealed that secret clearly in his preaching about immortality and the Kingdom of God.

Thousands of denominations claim to be following the Bible as their guide to true religion. But they seem unable to agree about what it teaches. The Church is fragmented. Anthony Buzzard contends on the basis of Scripture that the Church is leaving out the major element of the saving Gospel. The Protestant Reformers did not really protest or reform as fully as they claimed. They left a legacy of church tradition unexamined and unreformed. It is time to protest vigorously about the difference between Jesus' presentation of the Gospel and the modern, easy-belief versions of the Gospel. Evangelicals and almost everyone else have forgotten what Jesus meant by the Gospel. They are defining it unbiblically.

Anthony Buzzard, with a long career in Bible research, writing and teaching, proposes that the secret of immortality is sitting right there in the Bible. But it is either obscured or neglected by churches. Churches have inherited a belief system which makes the New Testament a confusing book. Many experts in church history know this to be true.

Jesus came to reveal the way to life in the future Kingdom of God. Jesus' Gospel or Good News was concentrated on one topic. Our destiny as human beings is to achieve indestructible life through future resurrection into the coming age of the Kingdom on earth. That is the heart of the Christian Gospel.

Anthony writes for the non-specialist. The first nine chapters are designed to introduce the layman to Jesus' secret of immortality. Both the opening nine chapters and the more detailed material in the rest of The Amazing Aims and Claims of Jesus make their appeal to layman and scholar alike.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #772677 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-22
• Released on: 2006-04-22
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 262 pages

About the Author
Anthony Buzzard was born in Surrey, England and educated at Oxford University and Bethany Seminary. He holds Master's degrees in theology and modern languages. Retiring after 24 years on the staff at Atlanta Bible College, Anthony continues to write, teach and travel with a view to making the best of Bible scholarship available to the wider public. He is married with three daughters.

Customer Reviews

What you still didn't learn after reading this book
Buzzard starts off well but quickly bogs down in redundancy. Same scriptures and points repeated over and over. The latter diverges into "Lessons" unsupported by fact or scripture but are the author's personal opinions. One was the lack of importance of knowing or using God's personal name. Buzzard unqualifyingly asserts the original pronounciation has been lost. Not so. Rabbis pronounce the sacred name every year on the Day of Attonement. Scripture says: "Therefore shall My people acknowledge My name..." Isaiah 52:6. The common phrase HalleluYAH, meaning "Praise ye YAH", contains the simple form of the Most High's name used by King David and countless others. Original names have meaning which are lost when translated into other languages. Is your name translated to something else in Chinese? No, it retains its original language's pronounciation.
Another issue is his speaking disparagingly of spiritual gifts when Paul specifically says to be desirous of them. "Be zealous to prophesy and do not forbid to speak with tongues." 1 Corn 15:39. So Buzzard contradicts the Apostle Paul who himself spoke in tongues. According to Buzzard, speaking in tongues is a practice common to pagans so based on that, we shouldn't desire it and are to suppose Paul was himself an infidel. Alright.
Lastly Buzzard is quick to point out the deficiencies of other denominations but slow to acknowledge his own deception under Herbert Armstrong's WWCG. Someone who is filled with God's spirit will have humility about himself and compassionate love for others. Sad to say, both were lacking in this book. The Good News of God's Coming Kingdom involves the heart, discipleship under Christ and a deep love for people. It is not simply a "head trip". This is why we need to cling to the "True Vine": "If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." (Spoken by Yeshua, (Jesus) in John 15:5)

God's Kingdom is coming.
This is the most focussed book thatI have ever read concerning the coming Kingdom of God. The author draws from the scriptures in such a way as to deal with all aspects of the future Kingdom. It was also encouraging to read a theological treatise that speaks about these matters without using the usual theological jargon.
I hope that many of the general public will give this book a fair reading so that the foggy picture that most of us have will begin to clear.Interesting too was the way the book touches on other doctrinal subjects so that a rounded out view of God's plan can be seen.

This Book will be Your "Aha" Moment!! Revolutionary. Life Changing!
I purchased "The Amazing Aims and Claims of Jesus" and would definitely recommend it to you!

The author, Anthony Buzzard, does an amazing job, himself, boiling the Gospel of the Bible down into a message that will finally make sense to you. If you are struggling to understand spiritual and religious things, this book is for you. If you yearn for a more complete understanding of who Jesus was and is, and what Jesus actually preached and why, then this book is for you.

This book was life changing for me. It has opened my eyes to an understanding of Scriptures like never before. It will explain a LOT of things that have never made sense to you, but your church might have told you that "you have to just accept it by faith & you don't have to understand it." "Aims & Claims" will not only explain the mystery of the Gospel, but in a way that will be life changing for you as well. The Bible will be explained to you in a way that will excite you and give you new hope, after it makes more sense of what you are hoping for! Buzzard's writing is revolutionary in its time. This book could change the way the church is heading and direct it back to the Bible!

Have you ever wondered what the purpose was for Jesus to come back to restore the dead to life, if we are already happily in heaven? This book will answer that question! Have you ever wondered what the "Kingdom of God" was? When we pray, "Your Kingdom come, Your will be done," what are we praying for exactly? This book will answer these questions and more.

"Aims & Claims" is not another boring religious book, if that's what you're looking for today! This book will bring people back to what Jesus was all about; not what modern pop-culture wants to make him into on any given day. If you know absolutely nothing about the Bible, you will find this book very useful in understanding the plan of God for you. If you are a student of the Bible already, this book will offer you new insight and understanding that you may have never encountered before. Buzzard's writing offers something entirely new and refreshing that you can't find just anywhere, yet full of truth, based on Scripture and evident of God's anointing. God's Mystery is Revealed. After reading, you will experience an `aha' moment -I guarantee it! Settle back, read and enjoy. Then get ready to hold onto your socks, because this book's message of Jesus' Gospel will change you forever!