Victorious Christian Living: Studies in the Book of Joshua

by Alan Redpath

STUDIES IN THE BOOK OF JOSHUA This guide to Victorious Christian Living is not about a theory to be admired but an experience to be enjoyed. The greatest need of the Christian Church is a revival of the New Testament standard of living. There seems to be a wide gulf between what we believe and how we live, a marked contrast between our position in Christ and our actual experience. Too often we claim to believe our Bible from cover to cover, but fail to live out its truths in daily conduct. The spiritual emphasis of the book of Joshua is to move the believer beyond conversion into the land of promise that awaits us here and now. This book is written with the fervent prayer that the Lord may use it for His glory to help many people face afresh the implications of the Cross and the pattern of God's redemption in personal life.

Genres: Christian, Faith, Christian Living, Theology, Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1955

Reviews

[Sandi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very uplifting read that covers the book of Joshua. Redpath clearly drives home the theme of Joshua which is how to live an abundant Christian life. The message is clear: fulfillment as a believer in Christ comes from daily yielding our lives to Him for His planned and good purposes. Too many Christians, Redpath claims, enter into salvation but fail to lay hold of a vibrant Christian life through the process of sanctification. I was encouraged by Joshua’s close walk with God and challenged to look at areas of my own life where I might be holding onto idols that get in the way of a vibrant relationship with the Savior.

[Justin Roland · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book comes highly recommended by Skip Heitzig, and it did not disappoint. This is the best commentary on a book of the Bible that I have read. Written in 1955, the application and the truths of Joshua are timeless. The content is very easy to read as well

[Kendra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Redpath is a modern prophet with powerful insight into Joshua's journey. Truly a life-altering study that should be read again and again.

[Ariel Lovewell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Challenging, love parallels drawn from Joshua. A bit too much old work theology for my tastes.

[Lalrosiem Songate · Rating 5 out of 5]

I recently bought this book in its kindle edition. I have read this book several times about thirty years ago during the formative years of my spiritual development. As a young Christian with very limited knowledge of the Scripture, it helped me a lot in understanding the book of Joshua and also helped me see how Old Testament books are related to the New Testament books. It also helped me a lot in overcoming my own spiritual struggles of those times and even till today. This is a must read for young and growing Christians who are sincerely interested in building up their Christian characters!

[Katy McLeod · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book full of wise council and beautiful pictures of Christ. Would best be described as a devotional commentary. Redpath is very aware and searching in his application of the text.

Although the book has scripture passages at the start of each chapter, Redpath does not always include the full passage/chapter so definitely worth reading the passage before reading his commentary on the chapter.

[Erik · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for every disciple of Jesus Christ.

Our church spent four months diligently working through this book. I would endeavor to say that many churches don’t even know that the spirit of Jesus Christ is the promised land for the Christian. Israel after the flesh was given a physical land, however, the true Israel of God has a spiritual land. It is Jesus Christ Himself!
This book will help every disciple in their warfare against sin and help to get the victory that is given by our Lord in each and every battle!

[Cory Briggs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good

I would recommend this book for one who doesn't know the Bible well. However I wanted more explanation concerning the book of Joshua. I thought more could be said about Joshua. The final chapters were good and at times even powerful.

[Evert Dutoit · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full of Christian wisdom

Not necessarily an easy read, but chock full of Christian wisdom.
It might be that it wasn't easy to read because it was so personally challenging.
Please Lord give me the strength to put into practice what this teaches.

[Malissa Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

For every believer

A must read for every believer to examine his/her self and in humility surrender. It strengthened my desire to serve God in truth and sincerity and to live life abundantly!

[Laura Girdner · Rating 5 out of 5]

A deep but manageable study into the book of Joshua

Love this book! It was not an exhaustive study of Joshua but pulled out some amazing truths found throughout the book that have timeless application.

[Tim Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite books ever!

[Chris Risley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great short devotional chapters

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend
Best book I've ever been required to read.
Get out your highlighter.

[Matt LACEY · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very enjoyable

Alan has long since left this earth but he has drawn timeless wisdom from the book Joshua, this book delighted me!

[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

The writing is older style but well worth the effort and time to dwell on and dig deep. So many lessons for the “skin deep” Christian and/or “stale” Christian. Highly recommend!

[W. Austin · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite commentaries

[Mattea Bricker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Part of this book was slow going for me, but towards the end, there were chapters that I really enjoyed and will reference again.

[Adallie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm sad to say this book took me longer than it should've to finish, but it is an amazing read and a book I would definitely recommend!

[Jessica Reisner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book, but challenging because it’s 70 years old and British. I love the book of Joshua, so it was a good explanation and refresher.

[Alex Richmond · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a book that I found in my grandfathers collection, a little study shows that the book is over 50 years old, and the timing that I found the book was intriguing enough to get me to read it. I was reading the book of Joshua, so I could read a Christian fiction story following Caleb during that time, this book seemed like a good addition to my study of that part of the Bible.

I want to start my review on a positive note. Despite this books age, it's message is still clear and is in no way dated in terms of how the author discusses The Christian faith. Alan Redpath is dedicated to his faith, and even though I do not agree with everything that he has said, I do enjoy how he was able to take the book of Joshua and use it to discuss the entire Christian faith as a whole, and how we should live a good life.

That said, two issues stood out to me. The first, was very early on he mentions that Jesus went to church on Sunday. As a Seventh-day Adventist, I am used people talking about going to church on Sunday, but never have I heard someone say that Jesus, a man who kept a strict Jewish faith, went to church on the first day of the week. Faith aside for a moment, this would be historically incorrect, and as far as I can find is the only real glaring issue in the book. The second is she was much smaller, and is more of a difference in opinion, and that is how he describes idolatry near the end of the book. He could be looking at it from a completely different standpoint and in his own way be correct, but the typical understanding about idolatry is not how I feel he described it.

For those who are looking for a more serious study of the Bible, particularly the book of Joshua or the old testament, will enjoy this book. That said, do not expect a quick read, or a light handling on house I want to live a Christian life. The author is highly conservative in terms of how he handles his faith, and absolute loyalty to God. This is not to say that it is a bad thing, I admire the man's dedication. But this is not something that those who only casually follow religion will find as enjoyable, not unless they are able to keep an open mind and how Alan handles and discuss his faith.

[Brad Shockley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was first printed in 1971, and, though it never made any publisher's best seller list, it made mine a few years back when I came across an old, worn copy by accident.

It's not a literary masterpiece. The language is dated. But the message it contains is life changing for someone already a Christian but wondering if there isn't more. Redpath takes us with the Israelites as they leave Egypt and head for Canaan. And he shows us how their journey is our journey spiritually. Get ready. Canaan, the Promised Land, is NOT a picture of heaven. It represents something we can know right now.

[Yan · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a great commentary on the book of Joshua from the application perspective. Many commentaries mainly focus on interpretation. This one is quite different. It's addressed to Christians, who are saved but are not living the victorious life to the fullness. It's enlightening and practical at the same time.