The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini itibaren Penguin Books içinde LIT biçim

Classificare Nove classificarenove — a 4.5, really. another great Eberle book in which he challenges the theology of what he calls "death-centered Christianity" versus "live-centered Christianity". death-centered meaning the theology in which Christ's death is the focal point and emphasis of redemption versus the resurrection as advocated by life-centered Christianity. he talks about Death-centered Christianity (i'll just write DCC from now on) is really heavily rooted in Reformed theology, and he goes into the history of where that belief came from and then goes into the implications of someone whose entire beliefs are centered on DCC. he also goes on to explaining why Reformed thought and DCC is not in the Bible, but he takes care in saying that the death of Jesus Christ was still very, very important; but Christ didnt stop there. he was resurrected. Life-centered Christianity (LCC) looks at the Bible to say what redemption was, that it wasnt about Jesus "paying a penalty for sin" or "taking on God's wrath"--which are not found in scripture--but that Jesus sacrificed himself and took on the sins of the world, and this act opened up a covenant between God and man with Jesus being the mediator of that covenant. his death wasnt just the end, though, but more like the fuse to an explosive, with the explosion being Jesus' resurrection. Eberle goes into detail about how the early Church didnt need to explain to potential converts about their sinfulness, the meaning of Jesus' death, and God pouring out wrath. instead, what they did was talk about Jesus being alive, being resurrected, being Lord. this book is very challenging because it will reveal which side of redemption you are really on--on the life side or death side. this one emphasis has HUGE ramifications on our daily lives as it determines what we think about God, ourselves, God in us, sin, and the world in general. this book had a huge effect on my perspective. after reading this book, i see God as so good. i mean, i knew he was good before, but now he's even more so. this book should be a little longer, i think. i wish he couldve gone into more detail about some things, and less detail about other things. it's not hard to read or understand, but it's a subject that probably doesnt appeal to many, unfortunately, since it's so theological. but i really wish every christian read this book just for the fact that it would make them think.

Christoph Damm dcdammchri0294 — Best book like ever! It shows that people are brave enough to show how they feel. But in the end, it is really sad. I want to keep reading the series. I think they will be really interesting. Go Haddix!

Vasil Tiholov tehbluelem1972 — Just like other Kamo's books, it would be grate!

Jiec Xiang jiec — Nice, easy to read book. I "liked" it but I'm still not as impressed as some have told me I'd be. I'm trying to like Reacher but I don't feel him yet as I do with some book characters.