Have you ever felt that your life has been pulled in a million different directions? Ever felt overwhelmed with so many programs at church? Author Wayne Cordeiro says, if that is you, then it is time to get back to Jesus. Cordeiro's latest book, Jesus: Pure & Simple is all about coming back to Jesus when life gets chaotic.
Cordeiro's book is not a theological book on who the Bible says, it is more like a book of coming to Jesus as if you need him when life stresses you out. To be honest it was hard to read this book, must less write a review about it, because Cordeiro seems to have reduced Jesus into a moral teacher that will be there for you when life gives you lemons. It is true that Jesus promised to be with until the end of the age, but, in my opinion, to get back to Jesus (pure & simple), we need to get back to the biblical Jesus.
There were some quotes in the book that I did agree with Cordeiro on:
Because God created you in His image, the more you become like Jesus, the more you become like the person you were created to (pg 12)
We did not reach up to God; God reached down to us (pg 52)
The Scriptures are the way to get to know the very One who is walking with you (pg 80)
Other than that, I really had a problem with reading this book because I felt was nothing another moralistic attempt to make Jesus the best buddy in the world that God, Savior, Christ, Prophet, Priest, and King.
Thanks Bethany House for letting me review this book.
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