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Gospel-Centered Discipleship (2012)

by Jonathan K. Dodson(Favorite Author)

3.97 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

143353021X (ISBN13: 9781433530210)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Crossway

review 1: I would give this a 3.5 if I could.I think Dodson could have been more clear in his explanation of what it means to "teach everything that Jesus commanded" (cf. Matt. 28:19-20). I get that the gospel permeates everything. I get that "the teaching is gospel including the breadth of the redemptive, Christ-centered story and the depth of later doctrinal reflection on that story..." (ch. 1). Yet to claim that "the Great Commission commands us to learn the gospel by the gospel" doesn't clarify this verse, and it seems to diminish the distinctiveness of everything *else* that Jesus commands. Perhaps a better way of explaining this verse could be: the Great Commission commands us to teach disciples to observe everything that Jesus commanded through the lens of the gospel and moti... morevated by the gospel.I also understand how the distinction between discipleship and evangelism can be superfluous, because truly the preaching of the gospel should be primary in everything we do (including discipleship & evangelism). Nevertheless, there does still seem to be a distinction between preaching the gospel for the salvation of one who refuses to deny oneself, take up one's cross and follow Jesus, and preaching the gospel for the sanctification of one who *has* submitted to following Jesus. The former is not a disciple of Jesus; the latter is. For this reasons, I still believe there is an important distinction to be considered between evangelism and discipleship. However, I wholeheartedly agree the the gospel must never be diminished in the one or the other.Over all I liked this book. :-)
review 2: Overall, this book was encouraging to read and served as a good reminder regarding what should be the focus in discipleship. Here and there, there were points I didn't completely agree with but that's usually typical of any Christian-life book. I really liked how Dodson addressed both legalism and using salvation as a license to sin. I feel that Christians lean toward one extreme or the other, and I wish believers understood living pure lives in humility. Myself included. less

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