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Surprised Into Freedom: The Effortless Obliteration of Lust and Body Shame
"Surprised Into Freedom" is the story of a man and his wife being liberated from the captivity that plagued them for most of their lives. He knew he was enslaved by his lustful passions. She was unaware of the extent her own body shame affected all areas of her everyday life. From the unlikeliest of places came a catalyst that would spark the almost effortless and miraculous eradication of both from their bondage. They now enjoy the blessings of freedom and life as God intended it to be from the very beginning.
321 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 16, 2023
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June 29, 2023
Unique Perspective the Church Needs to Hear
Philip Oak has a unique perspective that speaks to a particular blind spot in American evangelicalism that is the root of its Purity Culture legalistic excesses. What’s more, he offers a practical solution to the body shame and lustful mindset this legalism has fueled. Those who take his recommendations seriously will discover not only lasting freedom from lust and shame, but also a renewed and more biblical understanding of human nature. The church desperately needs this perspective shift. If we cannot get our biblical anthropology correct and miss-characterize human nature, how is the world to believe what we have to say about the unseen God in whom we trust?
Philip Oak has a unique perspective that speaks to a particular blind spot in American evangelicalism that is the root of its Purity Culture legalistic excesses. What’s more, he offers a practical solution to the body shame and lustful mindset this legalism has fueled. Those who take his recommendations seriously will discover not only lasting freedom from lust and shame, but also a renewed and more biblical understanding of human nature. The church desperately needs this perspective shift. If we cannot get our biblical anthropology correct and miss-characterize human nature, how is the world to believe what we have to say about the unseen God in whom we trust?
July 16, 2023
Thoughtful and prayerfully written
So thankful I read this book. I have thought and reasoned many of the points the author presented. The chapter written by his wife was refreshing and gives me hope for other married couples who have a difference of opinion about naturism. Although I have not been blessed enough to be part of a naturist group I can appreciate the beauty of being able to live faithfully in the image of God.
So thankful I read this book. I have thought and reasoned many of the points the author presented. The chapter written by his wife was refreshing and gives me hope for other married couples who have a difference of opinion about naturism. Although I have not been blessed enough to be part of a naturist group I can appreciate the beauty of being able to live faithfully in the image of God.
August 9, 2023
This book hits the nail on the head. Far too often we are concerned about covering up God's greatest creation and saying that what he created as good is instead evil. This should not be this way, but rather, we should delight in the beauty of God's creation.
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