Saturday, February 27, 2021

It is kinda' like unwrapping the Gospel on Christmas morning!

This book changed the author's life - before he wrote it - which is why he wrote it. And - it is starting to do the same for me. At first, I must admit I was a bit skeptical as it was relaying concepts of Christianity, faith and the gospel in some ways that I hadn't really heard before - and I've been a Christian for almost 50 years and in church longer. I want more people to read this book, so if I got too much into the content here I'd have to throw out a spoiler alert. Let's just say the balance between how we see grace and the law, the flesh and the spirit -- it starts to make so much sense and it is almost like hearing the gospel for the very first time. Ultimately freedom is found in these pages - because that is why Jesus came for the world. Some excerpts I can share that I hope will tease you into reading and not give away too much: "being under the law actually undermines this goal (of obedience), making it more difficult to obey God and enslaving us to sin"; "our faith in God's grace is actually the only thing that delivers us from sin, whereas our sheer will to obey God's law ... is never enough"; "desires of the flesh may appear to be a part of you, but if you confess Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, then you must not confuse them with you". Because of this book, I found the author's podcast on the subject and have started listening to try to really absorb what God has revealed to him last year. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.