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Classic Christianity: Life's Too Short to Miss the Real Thing
by
Bob George (Goodreads Author)
"Classic Christianity "(more than 360,000 copies sold) proclaims Bob George's bold message of grace that has radically changed thousands of lives. Drawing on his own struggles and years of teaching and counseling experience, Bob cuts right to the heart of why many Christians start out as enthusiastic believers but end up merely "going through the motions" of the Christian...more
Paperback, 216 pages
Published
September 1st 2000
by Harvest House Publishers
(first published 1989)
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This is a good book. It has some negatives that I’ll get to in a moment, but there is so much right about the book that the mature, discerning reader can easily overlook the weaknesses and benefit from the strengths. In a nutshell, Classic is about finding one’s identity in Christ, or even more specifically, through one’s union with Christ. George’s big idea is that, having been saved by Christ, I am now properly understood as: totally forgiven, clothed in the perfect righteousness of Christ, an...more
This is the type of book that you need to read more than once. Here are some quotes that make shake you up if you are a Christian.
" The Christian church is obsessed with sin. It's all we talk about. Most of our preaching and teaching and teaching is directed toward getting people to quit sinning, Are you ready for a shocking statement? The goal of the Christian life is not to stop sinning."
" A hypocrite is not an imperfect person; a hypocrite is an actor, a pretender. What made the Pharisees hyp...more
" The Christian church is obsessed with sin. It's all we talk about. Most of our preaching and teaching and teaching is directed toward getting people to quit sinning, Are you ready for a shocking statement? The goal of the Christian life is not to stop sinning."
" A hypocrite is not an imperfect person; a hypocrite is an actor, a pretender. What made the Pharisees hyp...more
As my aim is to read all the books from the Hillsong Resource I decided that "recommended books" should have priority. What to say about this one? Well, A LOT! However, as I want to work as a tool to influence people to read, I will simply outline some of the main points of the book.
Firstly, let's start with "Grace"... It's taken me a while to understand that "there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set...more
Firstly, let's start with "Grace"... It's taken me a while to understand that "there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set...more
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A fantastic book on the Christian life. Too often Christians forget that not only are they saved by grace, but they are to live by grace as well. Christianity is all about grace and freedom from the law from first to last. Though I don't agree with every little thing George says, I wholeheartedly recommend this book. It will change your life!
This book is on my top 5 list of books every Christian should reakd who desires to understand and walk in the reality of being made dead to sin and alive to God by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone! So, on my bookshelf right next to my NASB and NLT Bible would be: Martin Luther's Commentary on Galatians, Wm. R. Newell's Commentary on Romans, Grace Walk by Steve McVey, The Rest of the Godpel by D. Gregory/D. Stone and Classic Christianity by Bob George.
The first half of the book was decent, though a bit slow and filled with (or only based on) stories from his past. More a book of his spiritual journey than of spiritual truth. OK for a person looking to swap stories of faith, but nothing groundbreaking.
an eye opener to know more about the law, grace and love of God that i thought i already knew. a must read book whether you are already a christian or non-christian who would like to know more or seeking the real meaning and purpose of life.
I think the book is amazing! It is very clear, and states sharply the errors that are rooted within us, that binds and blinds our minds, until the gospel of Jesus Christ truly sets us free; His Truth!
This book lays bare the heart of the christian faith. If you want to really understand what the gospel is all about, then this is your book.
Bible study with Bivins family on Tuesday nights. Very good book about the importance of a relationship with the person of Jesus Christ.
Great book on understand learning to accept folks and yourself in God's grace.
Every Christian should read this (after the Bible).
God's grace is sufficient
Did this in a Bible study at church...it's funny how we sometimes ignore or forget the basic stuff. Great to read with a small group and follow the discussion questions with the study guide book.
Have you burned out on trying to be good? Trying to "evangelize" when you really don't feel like it? Feeling guilty because you don't want to keep "doing" the church stuff, and find yourself wanting to drop out? Maybe your foundation is incorrect. Maybe you need to go back to the basics of who you are: who you became when you became a Christ follower. This book helped me at a crisis of faith in my life. This book helped me realize I was a legalist, a hypocrite, and miserable, and how to change i...more
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Don't consider myself a Calvinist and this guy is a militant one. I will say his "quit skulking and live like you believe that Jesus did what He said He did" approach was pretty good. Just too much time spent mocking those who don't agree with him. If you are looking for more ammunition as a Calvinist this likely will be a fun book, but most moderates and definitely the Armenians would just roll their eyes at Mr George.
When I first read Bob George I was pretty blown away. He had a radio show called People to People that I would listen to when possible. His ministry really touched me when I was caught in some strong legalistic tendencies. He would certainly not mesh well with the Catholic reality, but I appreciated him at the time.
This is an incredible book about truly living that "abundant life" that God has for us! Learn all of what God's grace is in your life! This book changed my walk with God and my understanding of Scripture in so many incredible ways! Highly recommended!
Love this book!! I was not real excited about reading it when my small group leaded handed it out to everyone but it has totally changed the way I view my life as a Christian. Don't let the title scare you, every Christian should read this book!
Jan 03, 2009
Elaine
marked it as started-reading-but-didn-t-finish
(book, non-fiction)
a. As with many others, if not all Christian non-fiction books, I did not finish reading this.
a. As with many others, if not all Christian non-fiction books, I did not finish reading this.
Love this book. If you are coming out of a cult like church where you need Christian Recovery, this is the book to read. Five stars..
Indespensible reading for every Christian.
Classic Christianity by Bob George (1989)
What an awesome book. I loved it.
A book that helps young Christians get past the need to please God with our actions.
One of the best book I have read
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At age 36, Bob George came to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Two years later he left his successful business to become involved in full time ministry. With the emphasis on "full-time," Bob began to experience the heartache of losing his first love, Jesus Christ. His resulting search for truth led Bob to the love and acceptance of God that was there all along.
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