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Nada a Perder: Do coreto ao templo de Salomão: A fé que transforma
A biografia que conquistou milhões de leitores em todo o mundo chega ao seu último volume. A parte final de uma emocionante jornada de renúncia e persistência com recordações e fotos inéditas, reveladas pelo fundador de um dos maiores movimentos de fé da atualidade. Relatos comoventes de quem superou todos os tipos de adversidade para conquistar milhões de fiéis nos lugares mais remotos do planeta. Como um pregador brasileiro, de origem humilde, inicia sua missão solitária em uma praça pública do Rio de Janeiro e, 37 anos depois, lidera uma Igreja presente em mais de 100 países? Como essas fronteiras foram rompidas? Como foram vencidos os limites de etnias, culturas e idiomas? As respostas a essas e outras perguntas surgem no último livro de memórias de Edir Macedo. Com depoimentos tocantes, ele abre a porta de sua casa aos leitores para contar sobre um bem precioso: a família. Revela os segredos do seu casamento e resgata momentos íntimos, em confidências de amor e fidelidade. Como a esposa, Ester, se transformou no suporte para atravessar todas as fases de agonia. Os bastidores da inauguração do memorável Templo de Salomão nas palavras de quem idealizou a construção. Os significados e as inspirações da obra que se tornou um marco na história das religiões. As lições de confiança. A vitória sobre o derrotismo. Os sonhos transformados em realidade. A parte final da biografia mais vendida nos últimos tempos.
304 pages, Paperback
Published September 1, 2014
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December 19, 2018
"In all my prayers and outpourings of my heart to God from the time I was young, when I first came to know the gospel, my only unfulfilled desire was to spread salvation to the greatest amount of people around the world." (Edir Macedo, Nothing to Lose - Book 3, p. 22)
This is part 3 of the 3 part autobiography of Edir Macedo, Bishop, Businessman and according to Forbes, a billionaire and the richest minister in the world. I have read all three parts and according to the author, this is the final segment of this his autobiography.
In this final part, he reiterates some of his stories from the previous parts and then goes into new aspects of the history of his church, his life and the lives of his 3 children. He covers how his church has spread to the four corners of the world and how he started churches in New York, Madagascar, Switzerland, Botsmawan, Zambia, Gambia, the Philippines, India....and a host of other nations. I believe he mentioned his church is in over a hundred nations scattered all over the earth. Then to the reasoning and the construction of the Temple of Solomon.
I would have given this book 4 stars, except for the fact that he makes a case for abortion and advises his members and pastors not to have children beginning on page 203. I do not agree with his reasoning, bishop or not. He uses one scripture that has nothing to do with abortion to support his point in his "plea" to murder children. What would have happened if his mother and father had aborted him? He is DECEIVED on this issue in my opinion. I leave you with what I do not agree generally with in this book and I quote from pages 203-205 (it's quite long):
"Having children today is a risk, more foolish than choosing to live in a jungle. If I got married today I would not have children, though God has given me three amazing ones. I openly advise members and pastors to refrain from having children.
The world is becoming more violent both in and out of the home, values have been reversed, and there is little chance of a child having a good future. In developed areas of the world, Europe and the United States, there is a growing trend away from having children. Many suggest this is a growing selfish attitude, but I do not see it that way. It's intelligence, a matter of survival.
For this reason, I am in favor of condoms, vasectomies, tubal ligations, birth control pills and methods of contraception, and methods that are yet to be invented. In fact, I do not favor the use of one, but two condoms, in case one fails. Not that we encourage promiscuity, but sexual immorality has always existed and will always exist.
We need to be realistic, face it head on and work to save lives. What makes me indignant is to see conservative religious groups that continue to preach the opposite. What about the young people who die from AIDs on a daily basis? What about sexually transmitted diseases and the increase of single parents? Who is responsible for this? The government? Catholicism? Who?
I am also in favor of a woman's right to choose whether or not to have a child. In cases of rape, birth defects or a mother's life being threatened, it's her choice, there is nothing to discuss. I am in favor of abortion.
The Bible says, "If a man begets a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not satisfied with goodness, or indeed he has no burial, I say that a stillborn child is better than he" (Ecclesiastes 6:3). Brazil should unite behind a woman's right to choose abortion. Our government leaders should work for this and not bow to pressure from certain religious segments in the country. Without a doubt, most of our social problems would decrease.
Think with me: is it better for a woman not to have children, or have a baby and throw it in the trash? The number of 12 and 13-year old girls around the world giving birth continues to grow. Children who should be in school are at home raising a child. This is not rocket science. What do we suppose is the future of these children? Who can a boy of 14 or 15 be a father? How can a girl that has barely reached adolescence be a mother?
Most of them are poor, and have children who grow up in an environment surrounded by violence and misery. What hope is there for these children, who almost always are eventually lured into a life of crime? Let's be unsentimental and rational: is it preferable to prevent a child from coming into the world, or to have him picking through a dumpster for survival? I believe the Bible. In these cases, I believe abortion is better than birth. Women need the right to choose."
This is part 3 of the 3 part autobiography of Edir Macedo, Bishop, Businessman and according to Forbes, a billionaire and the richest minister in the world. I have read all three parts and according to the author, this is the final segment of this his autobiography.
In this final part, he reiterates some of his stories from the previous parts and then goes into new aspects of the history of his church, his life and the lives of his 3 children. He covers how his church has spread to the four corners of the world and how he started churches in New York, Madagascar, Switzerland, Botsmawan, Zambia, Gambia, the Philippines, India....and a host of other nations. I believe he mentioned his church is in over a hundred nations scattered all over the earth. Then to the reasoning and the construction of the Temple of Solomon.
I would have given this book 4 stars, except for the fact that he makes a case for abortion and advises his members and pastors not to have children beginning on page 203. I do not agree with his reasoning, bishop or not. He uses one scripture that has nothing to do with abortion to support his point in his "plea" to murder children. What would have happened if his mother and father had aborted him? He is DECEIVED on this issue in my opinion. I leave you with what I do not agree generally with in this book and I quote from pages 203-205 (it's quite long):
"Having children today is a risk, more foolish than choosing to live in a jungle. If I got married today I would not have children, though God has given me three amazing ones. I openly advise members and pastors to refrain from having children.
The world is becoming more violent both in and out of the home, values have been reversed, and there is little chance of a child having a good future. In developed areas of the world, Europe and the United States, there is a growing trend away from having children. Many suggest this is a growing selfish attitude, but I do not see it that way. It's intelligence, a matter of survival.
For this reason, I am in favor of condoms, vasectomies, tubal ligations, birth control pills and methods of contraception, and methods that are yet to be invented. In fact, I do not favor the use of one, but two condoms, in case one fails. Not that we encourage promiscuity, but sexual immorality has always existed and will always exist.
We need to be realistic, face it head on and work to save lives. What makes me indignant is to see conservative religious groups that continue to preach the opposite. What about the young people who die from AIDs on a daily basis? What about sexually transmitted diseases and the increase of single parents? Who is responsible for this? The government? Catholicism? Who?
I am also in favor of a woman's right to choose whether or not to have a child. In cases of rape, birth defects or a mother's life being threatened, it's her choice, there is nothing to discuss. I am in favor of abortion.
The Bible says, "If a man begets a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not satisfied with goodness, or indeed he has no burial, I say that a stillborn child is better than he" (Ecclesiastes 6:3). Brazil should unite behind a woman's right to choose abortion. Our government leaders should work for this and not bow to pressure from certain religious segments in the country. Without a doubt, most of our social problems would decrease.
Think with me: is it better for a woman not to have children, or have a baby and throw it in the trash? The number of 12 and 13-year old girls around the world giving birth continues to grow. Children who should be in school are at home raising a child. This is not rocket science. What do we suppose is the future of these children? Who can a boy of 14 or 15 be a father? How can a girl that has barely reached adolescence be a mother?
Most of them are poor, and have children who grow up in an environment surrounded by violence and misery. What hope is there for these children, who almost always are eventually lured into a life of crime? Let's be unsentimental and rational: is it preferable to prevent a child from coming into the world, or to have him picking through a dumpster for survival? I believe the Bible. In these cases, I believe abortion is better than birth. Women need the right to choose."
June 6, 2018
Excelente cierre.
La serie Nada que perder, está escrita de forma no cronológica, es decir, temática, de modo que en la tercera parte encuentras elementos que nutren narrativas del #1 y del #2.
Este último libro relata las experiencias más personales del Obispo: su familia, la jornada del quiosko al Templo desde una perspectiva más íntima, espiritual, así como 38 anécdotas referentes a la Iglesia Universal fuera de Brasil.
La serie Nada que perder, está escrita de forma no cronológica, es decir, temática, de modo que en la tercera parte encuentras elementos que nutren narrativas del #1 y del #2.
Este último libro relata las experiencias más personales del Obispo: su familia, la jornada del quiosko al Templo desde una perspectiva más íntima, espiritual, así como 38 anécdotas referentes a la Iglesia Universal fuera de Brasil.
June 27, 2018
It was awesome read. I read it in English. I loved to see the Bishops perseverance and tenacity above all his Faith in the God of Israel. His goal was to save souls all over the world!
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