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Gospel In Life: Grace Changes Everything (2010)

by Timothy Keller(Favorite Author)

4.15 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0310328918 (ISBN13: 9780310328919)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Zondervan

review 1: Our community group used this study of grace in everyday life beginning in January 2013 and ended in May 2013. Keller uses the bookends of the "World that is" and the "World that is to come" to frame his study on how the gospel impacts, motivates, and shapes everyday life. In eight helpful chapters, Keller offers an insightful perspective into things like sin, the church, evangelism, mercy ministry. Each chapter is intended to be supplemented by a video series where Keller lectures for 10-15 minutes on the chapter's topic. If you're familiar with Keller's preaching and writing, you will recognize a lot of the same themes. What I appreciated about this study was its ease of use in a small group/book discussion setting. The book offers readers easily manageable chapters wit... moreh further reading/study options if you have time. The questions included in the study helped our group facilitate discussion and you could easily spend a lot of time reflecting on the truths. Some chapters have optional "extra-curricular" activities that groups could easily mold to fit the needs and context of your particular setting. I think the book's value is especially found in the way Keller is able to connect our faith with the nitty-gritty of life, showing readers that the Bible is one story from Genesis to Revelation, demonstrating how Jesus and His work is sufficient for life. I walked away from this study better understanding the gospel, its claim on my heart and life, and motivated and encouraged to continue to be an alternate city within my own city, loving it by serving it and speaking truth.
review 2: I'm not sure quite what to make of this one. The mixture of questions, study and DVD narrative is a greatway of appealing to numerous learning styles, however, this also risks turning some (me?) off during some segments. The material has the gospel front and centre but is also challenging with regard to the role of money, community and outreach in a Christians life. Unfortunately for me, the group context i studied this in was disjointed initially and we didn't end up completing it together. Due to the books style and content the presence of supportive friends to work through it with is fairly important, so I feel I missed out there. I'm also not completely comfortable with some of the 'interpretation' - the analogy of 'the city' whilst useful seemed strained at times. Similarly the Calvinism sometimes seemed a little over-emphasized, reducing (in my view) the impact of scripture rather than enhancing it. less

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