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One Life: Jesus Calls, We Follow (2010)

by Scot McKnight(Favorite Author)

3.9 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0310277663 (ISBN13: 9780310277668)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Zondervan

review 1: I'm not a great reviewer of books, I don't have the time or patience for it! Scott's book was very good and I would rate much of it a 4 star and I do recommend it with this caution...we can never minimize the centrality of the cross and the out working of the new birth in our lives. Salvation is wholly and entirely through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. We are brought into his Kingdom society by an act of God's grace and then and only then can we proceed to live the kingdom life. Jesus said' "my kingdom is not of this world." And I believe he meant it!
review 2: An amazing book. This is one of those rare books that I rate a 5, and also am not hesitant, at all, to say that any follower of God in the way of Jesus...must read this book. McKnigh... moret is brilliant but so down to earth and easy to understand. There are many quotes I could give from this book, but I will share one. In a great section about the nature and purpose of the parables of Jesus, McKnight ends that chapter like this:"You begin thinking about very ordinary things, like fields and farmers and workers and women baking bread and men picking wheat and wounded people, and suddenly you find yourself transported into a brand new world and a brand new way of thinking."Let me share one more:"Why did Jesus come?'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor' Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. He began by saying to them, 'Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.' (Luke 4:16-21). Every five seconds a child dies of hunger. More than one million children are trafficked per year for sex.More than eight million children are forced into godless conditions to satisfy the perverse desire of perverse people.More than two million children have HIV.Do you think obliterating such things is why Jesus came?People choose to ignore this and go on with what can only be called 'the christian religion with barely any kingdom dream.'Why did Jesus come? You need to get this question answered right before you can even begin to make up your mind about Jesus." less

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