Sam
writes that, “...our Sunday school lessons teach us to be good
little boys and girls, and if we are, then God will love us and use
us.” That is just the opposite of the gospel. Rather, he argues,
let's teach the wonder of the gospel. God loves us...because He loves
us, even in out total unworthiness.
Sam
wants us to make sure that the same message of gospel grace through
which we got saved is the same message we preach today. Admit the
shortcomings of the biblical heroes, he says, realizing they were
sinful yet still loved and used of God.
Sam
has a good understanding of the dangers in replacing the gospel with
moral living. He also understands the depressive nature of being told
how bad we are before God without being told how loved we are by God.
This
book is really about our daily need to remember grace. Read this book
and be reminded of the whole gospel.
Sam
Williamson studied
European intellectual history at the University of Michigan. He spent
twenty five years in business, the last two decades as an executive
and owner of a software company. After his work in business, he felt
called to the ministry and founded Beliefs of the Heart. Sam and his
wife live in Ann Arbor, Michigan and have four grown children. See
his weekly articles at his blog: http://beliefsoftheheart.com/
Beliefs
of the Heart Press, 102 pages.
I
received a complimentary digital copy of this book from the author
for the purpose of this review.
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