How important is your relationship with Christ to you? Enough to give up things that you take pride in?
Would you disdain your national pride for Christ? What about pride in your tribe or family? Would you exchange your social status for a better relationship with Christ? What if your zeal for Christ is misplaced? Would you be willing to change it?
What if someone showed you that you trust in your own self-righteousness more than the righteousness of God? Would you get angry and never speak to them again? Or, would you be willing to examine yourself and see if you need to make changes in your heart or life so that you might lose to gain more of Christ?
These questions highlight the main points of Lose to Gain Christ. The respected apostle Paul admitted to guilt in all these areas of pride. In fact, Paul said he had more reason to boast than other people because he was:
“Circumcised the eighth day”—pride in tradition
“Of the stock of Israel”–national pride
“Of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews”–tribal and family pride
“A Pharisee”—pride in self-righteousness
“Concerning zeal, persecuting the church”—misplaced zeal
Yet, Paul’s says all these things he once counted as gain (these things that people tend to esteem), he now counts them all as losses that he might gain Christ. Paul desired an eternal relationship with Christ more than he desired worldly goals.
Would you and I be willing to examine ourselves like Paul and choose Christ over worldly gain? This is what this book asks us as readers.
Lose to Gain Christ is well-written and well-organized. Every main point is based soundly upon scripture. This book might step on your toes because we all have a little pride in us somewhere, whether it be in our traditions, nation, family, denominations, or self-righteousness—but what if those things are what’s holding us up from having a true relationship with Christ?
If developing a true, deep-abiding relationship with Christ is important to you, I do recommend this book, and I suggest that anyone who reads it does so with an open mind and not allow pride to get in the way. While the subject matter of this book may be touchy to some people, I can say that the author writes with a humble and gentle spirit that is non-judgmental but reflective of Christ.
I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
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