The Life book

by The Life Book Movement

The Life Book's unique design engages searching high school students with the truth of God's Word as they are introduced to Jesus Christ. Using an interactive format with honest student comments and real-life questions in the margins, readers are drawn into the only story that can change their lives forever

Genres: Christian

108 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Veronica Foley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked the notes and comments in the margins of this book. I thought it made it truly unique. I liked the sections of the book that were focused on particular parts of a person's life where they might be struggling as well. I really thought it was helpful to have the scripture all printed there for you to be able to reference. I do plan on giving this to a young friend and I hope they enjoy it as well! I hated the format of how the comments were placed in the text and sometimes the handwriting fonts were hard to read. I think they had other options for doing this to make it a little more user-friendly.

[Andy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall the book's approach to the Gospel was deep, comprehensive and biblical. The seemingly imaginary comments seemed a bit disingenuous at times but that is a minor criticism.

My three star rating of "The Life Book" is because of pages 94 & 95. The Gospel of Grace is about "done" and pages 94 & 95 are about "doing."
I find it incomprehensible that the author(s) could use this scripture/gospel rich approach throughout their book, and then confuse the message by adding "confession" and "commitment" to the pure message of "faith alone" from John's gospel. They distort 1 John 1 & Romans 10 and offer 5 steps to salvation, each step requiring the reader to say something out loud... All of this under the heading "How to Make things right with God..." ("Confess to God," "Tell Him you believe," "Tell Him that you trust Jesus..." "Ask Him to come and live in you..." "Commit your life to following Him and His ways.")

The entire message of The Life Book is the story of the God who went to great lengths to provide a way for us to gain eternal life. If we don't rest in what He as provided, there is no plan B.

While I grieve over the confusion these two pages have likely caused, the Gospel as presented through the scriptures in the rest of the book is powerful. I pray the Spirit of God will use the clear passages of scripture in "The Life Book" to cause the readers to turn to Christ alone before the readers become confused by the ending.

[Skylar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Alright book and good for studying John slightly

[Book Queen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I recommend this book to any and everyone whether you are a Christian or a non Christian. If you really don't know anything about God or if you have never heard or have heard of Jesus and you want to know what is the big deal, I suggest that you read it. There are real life people writing in the book. A Christian, a churchgoer, an open minded non spiritual person and someone who is just trying to figure God out. It is relatable and if you physically don't have the book, you can go to thelifebook.com and get a PDF. If anyone has this book, I encourage you to share this book with any and everyone. It's a great book and a great way to teach the Gospel.