Victory In Christ: Living In A Temple Instead Of A Prison

by Steven A. Cramer

As mortals living in a fallen world, each of us is subject to the limitations and downward pull of the flesh. At times, we may think of our body as a prison rather than as a temple. Thankfully, the Lord has filled the scriptures with instructions regarding what we should and should not do with the various parts of our body. “If we ignore these instructions for our spiritual anatomy, we will find ourselves prisoners to the carnal flesh, spiraling downward into captivity and forfeiting our rightful place in the next life,” writes best-selling author Steven A. Cramer. “But as we do our best to apply the Lord’s counsel for each part of our bodies, we make it possible for Christ to rescue us from the Fall and give us a newness of life in His image.” Victory in Christ offers hope and encouragement that leads to victory through the love and atonement of Jesus Christ. It will help you live in a temple body worthy of the companionship of the Holy Spirit. “This book gives incredible insight as to how we can master our weaknesses and overcome the most difficult of mortal challenges.” —J. R. Johansen, Evergreen International Board of Trustees “In a time when life seems to be getting more hectic each day, it brings great comfort and peace to be reminded that our Savior is aware of our condition and has provided a way that we may take upon us His image.” —Dr. Ken Middleton, Layton, Utah “The message of this book is one of hope for anyone who wants to make an effort to return to the presence of our Heavenly Father. Steven Cramer’s words give us assurance that we can do it.” —Miles Nesman, coordinator, ADA–M (Alcohol, Drugs Anonymous–Mormon) Canoga Park, California

245 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2006

Reviews

[Donald Curtis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Steven A Cramer (Gerald Curtis) is my father. I thought I'd share that he passed away this weekend. If anyone has a memory they'd like to share with his family, you can do that on his online memorial which is https://www.weremember.com/gerald-h-c....
Thank you!

[Amber Orvin · Rating 5 out of 5]

The title says it all! I highly recommend everyone to read this book. I love this book so much. It’s a very powerful book and it has so much good stuff in it.

[Nathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anticipated a fast read like his other books, but this took far longer.

[Chelsea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Steven Cramer definitely succeeds at bringing great insight and knowledge to this novel. For the longest time I couldn't quite define why I wasn't fully enthralled by the book, until one day it hit me. The book is too subjective for me. Sure on some points he was able to show an objective opinion because the facts or statements were from scriptural reference or some other factual source, but I needed more of that. There is nothing wrong in having a book written from a more subjective stance, but when the content is giving moral advice I personally would rather be advised from an objective viewpoint.

Overall good book, just not my favorite.

[DJ · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is okay. I personally felt the need to sort through the author's obvious doctrinal and religious bias (however, it is, I believe, a Deseret published book). However, Christian principles are Christian principles.

I would recommend it to anyone who is LDS or interested in the perspective of a convert to the LDS Church and how he personally got 'more' out of his belief in Christ when added to LDS Doctrine.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I appreciated the breakdown of how we can make our bodies temples and servants of Christ. The book seemed a little drawn out to me though.

My favorite chapter was the last one, where everything is tied together. I wished the author would have taken some time in each chapter to explain, like he did in the last chapter, the idea that the process of perfection always needs to include the Savior.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've read this before and went back to go over it again. I like pretty much all of Steven Cramer's books. He has a great way of taking some complicated LDS doctrinal issues and simplifying them in a down-to-earth manner. I have learned a lot from reading his books over the years, mostly how much the Lord loves each of us despite our sometimes bad habits.

[Chelmibel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is full of great insight, I thought that he included every possible way that we can honor and worship Christ with our bodies and over come the "natural man". Sometimes we try to separate physical things from spiritual things when they are not at all separate. This book has left me with many things to think about!

[Kathy Blose · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is well written and recapitulates the teachings from other books written by Cramer.

Kathy in Las Vegas