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Boyfriends, Burritos And An Ocean Of Trouble (Enhanced Edition) (2011)

by Nancy Rue(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Zondervan

series

Real Life

review 1: Before I read this book I was a big fan of Nancy Rue. I have read The Lilly Series, The Sophie Series, and The Lucy Series. But when I started reading this series I found them very disturbing. Nancy Rue is a great writer. She writes clearly and simply but yet in a very moving way. Her stories are always well thought and planned. There is no doubt that she is a good writer. But the Bible when it talks about false prophets it says, "Therefore by their fruits you will know them." (Matthew 7:20 NKJV) The direct result of this book for me was deep anxiety and confusion about the God I knew of since I was a little kid. The point of this book was to teach you about God,wasn't it? One of the most disturbing things was the mysterious book the girl finds that 'talks' to her and te... morells her what she should do. One of the stories of the Bible that she reads and that 'talks' to her is the story of the woman that was healed by Jesus but just touching His robe.(Matthew 9:20-22,Mark 5:25-34) It's point is that the woman told her problem to Jesus in front of everyone that was there. This book 'tells' the girl that therefore she should tell everyone about her problem - her boyfriend that would beat her up. What's wrong with this is that the point was that the woman was speaking TO HIM. Sure, there were other people there but she was talking to HIM. (Mark 5:33) So, if this story was telling the girl in the book anything it would be to talk to GOD, not to man. A person is not saved when he confesses his sins to man, only to God. He sees the secret things, and we should talk to Him about them first and foremost. Why must she confesses to man? To be saved? To suffer? To compensate for her past? Her sins? This is unnecessary,and the Bible says so. "...Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has shown you,O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?" (Micah 6:7-8)"For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,A broken and contrite heart - These ,O God, You will not despise." (Psalm 51: 16-17) God does not require us to suffer to be saved, though sometimes because of our on hearts and our pride we do suffer. God does not make us pass through ridicule to somehow suffer for our sins to somehow reach Him. "... Because the former troubles are forgotten, And because they are hidden from My eyes." (Isaiah 65:16-18) The book that is supposedly the Bible tells her that what she must do is tell the nice guy about how her old boyfriend would beat her up. What she needs is salvation, not a boyfriend. The Bible would tell her about God and forgiveness in Him, about true salvation. Not about a relationship with guy that won't beat you up. As a teenager I understand the pressure about having a boyfriend and also the wanting to have one. But as a Christian, I know that it is nothing to play around with. And I personally believe that fifteen/sixteen year old girls are not ready to have such a relationship. And I say this as a sixteen year old girl. And this book as with the others in the series, teach that what God wants for your life is for you to learn to surf, learn to eat right, and have a nice boyfriend, when the Bible clearly says that what God wants for you is salvation. This book confused me and was a trial for me. I learned discernment because of it. I learned that just because it clams to be Christian, doesn't mean it is. So I DO NOT recommend it. And as Christians we should be wise in our knowledge of Christ and not just pick up any book at The Family Christian Book Store and believe it is the truth. And although I admire Nancy Rue as a good writer, I don't recommend any of her books. Observing the other books of hers that I have read, I have seen the same things. They all teach salvation by works,with God observing and judging from a distance. "Ho! Everyone who thirsts,Come to the waters;And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come,buy wine and milk without money without price. Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And let your soul delight itself in abundance. Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you - the sure mercies of David. (Isaiah 55:1-3)
review 2: It is nice to find a Christian book that is not the exact same story. I will definitely have my 14 year old daughter read this one. I really love any book that is set on the ocean! The only thing that bothered me was why in the heck do parents let their 15 year olds in a serious relationship that allows for them to be alone with their boyfriend with noone else around anyway! Anyway, good quick read with a great message! less

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