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Enslaved to Saved: The Metaphor of Christ as Our Master
Who is your master: sin or the Savior? This well-researched book explores the cultural and political background of slavery during the time of Christ and what it implies for our modern-day commitment to the Lord. Thought-provoking and insightful, this book will strengthen your relationship with and faith in the Savior.
160 pages, Paperback
First published May 12, 2015
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May 25, 2015
This is one of those books that isn't very long but is full of meat so it took me a while to read through it. I am by no means a scripture scholar and have plenty more to learn.
The author starts by explaining the origin of the term "slave" and how prevalent slavery has been throughout history. The title of the first chapter is "Servant Versus Slave in the New Testament" and he defines the original Greek words that were used in the New Testament that will give us new perspective as we begin to understand the servant/slave relationship.
Later in the book, he discusses the slavery of sin and how it robs us of freedom and destroys our possibility of eternal life. When we are enslaved to sin, we become slaves of Satan and feel despair and hopelessness. As we willingly accept Christ's invitation to follow him, we become free and begin to feel joy, hope and so much more.
The author shares plenty of scriptures which discuss the servant/slave relationship and I enjoyed his commentary on them. There's a Scripture Index included at the very end, along with a Bibliography and 32 pages of Endnotes.
This book is thought-provoking. I learned more about service, sacrifice and my personal relationship with Christ. I feel like I'm still digesting what I learned from the first course and know that I will learn more each time I read it!
I received a copy of this book to review. My opinion is 100% my own.
Mel's Shelves
The author starts by explaining the origin of the term "slave" and how prevalent slavery has been throughout history. The title of the first chapter is "Servant Versus Slave in the New Testament" and he defines the original Greek words that were used in the New Testament that will give us new perspective as we begin to understand the servant/slave relationship.
Later in the book, he discusses the slavery of sin and how it robs us of freedom and destroys our possibility of eternal life. When we are enslaved to sin, we become slaves of Satan and feel despair and hopelessness. As we willingly accept Christ's invitation to follow him, we become free and begin to feel joy, hope and so much more.
The author shares plenty of scriptures which discuss the servant/slave relationship and I enjoyed his commentary on them. There's a Scripture Index included at the very end, along with a Bibliography and 32 pages of Endnotes.
This book is thought-provoking. I learned more about service, sacrifice and my personal relationship with Christ. I feel like I'm still digesting what I learned from the first course and know that I will learn more each time I read it!
I received a copy of this book to review. My opinion is 100% my own.
Mel's Shelves
June 8, 2015
4 STARS
This book I read fast to get my review ready, but it really needs to be studied there is so much information in it. I think I could read it a lot of times and learn something new each time.
I did not know all about the slavery at the time of Christ. How big it really was and what it all entailed. He talks about slavery in the Roman Empire, about the Christians and their slaves.
How the slaves were not considered human beings by a lot of people.
He also talks about the meaning of the words slavery and servant used by transcribers. What the words Jesus Christ meant when he was saying servants. How are commitment to him should be.
How we can't serve two masters at a time.
It opened a lot of windows in my mind and better understanding about some of the parables Jesus taught the people.
I would read this again and other books by W. Reid Litchfield in the future.
I was given this ebook to read by Cedar Fort Publishing and in return agreed to give honest review of Enslaved to Save and be part of it's blog tour.
This book I read fast to get my review ready, but it really needs to be studied there is so much information in it. I think I could read it a lot of times and learn something new each time.
I did not know all about the slavery at the time of Christ. How big it really was and what it all entailed. He talks about slavery in the Roman Empire, about the Christians and their slaves.
How the slaves were not considered human beings by a lot of people.
He also talks about the meaning of the words slavery and servant used by transcribers. What the words Jesus Christ meant when he was saying servants. How are commitment to him should be.
How we can't serve two masters at a time.
It opened a lot of windows in my mind and better understanding about some of the parables Jesus taught the people.
I would read this again and other books by W. Reid Litchfield in the future.
I was given this ebook to read by Cedar Fort Publishing and in return agreed to give honest review of Enslaved to Save and be part of it's blog tour.
July 12, 2015
This is an excellent and thought-provoking look at the scriptural metaphor of slavery as an approach to understanding the human condition and what is meant by "salvation". Slavery was an unhappy fact of life in the ancient world, so it's not surprising that it plays a big part in the language of the scriptures, and understanding that fact brings a greater understanding of the scriptural message.
May 14, 2015
This book is a great supplement to scripture study. If you want to breath life into your study of the gospel of Jesus Christ and our relationship with him, give this a read.
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