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Sifted: God's Scandalous Response To Satan's Outrageous Demand (2011)

by Rick Lawrence(Favorite Author)

4.18 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1434700747 (ISBN13: 9781434700742)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

David C. Cook

review 1: Sifting is a process we understand in baking a cake, sifting wheat from the chaff. But when it happens in our lives it is a process that leaves us breathless, angry and bitter, some times without hope. Trying to understand with no clear cut answers.I like the way the author said it "The tracelines of our sifting experiences are in the drip-drip-drip of our common existence and in the epic transitions of our life’s arc. We find them in our childhood and in our just-yesterdays. It is not hard to spot them because our soul is tattoo-seared with them."
review 2: This book did an excellent job of explaining that Christianity will not be easy. Lawrence also communicates how "bad" experiences can be God's way of strengthening us. Main MessageIf I were to go throug... moreh life believing that all the bad things in life come from satan, while good things comes from God, I would have an inaccurate view of reality. I would live in fear of the satan, always worrying what harm he is planning for me. However, if I approach life from the perspective that God seeks to use hard times to build me up for accomplishing kingdom purposes, then I can face life with purpose and seeking to finish the race set before me.Neat point on Discipleship"Understand the biblical principle, then apply it to your life."This has been the main approach that Christians take to "discipleship." Lawrence notes that understand and apply is okay, but it only only creates a facade of righteousness. Truth righteousness will only be achieved if we are transformed by God (Romans 12). Other points- Main Scripture: “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you,that he might sift you like wheat, 32 but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” ~ Luke 22:31-32- He uses several "Lord of the Ring" analogies, a pet peeve of mine after I read through one of John Eldredge books.- He redeems himself by referencing Sherlock Holmes!- Easy read, precise/concise, though provoking. less

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