Book Review: The Gospel According to Satan by Jared C Wilson

I am sure the first thing that comes to mind when you saw the title of this post is why am I doing a book review on a gospel told by Satan. Believe me when I first saw the title of the book by Jared C Wilson, I thought would there be a book about the devil himself and what gospel does he hold. We know for the Bible that the devil is the accuser of the brethren (Revelation 12:10) and the father of lies (John 8:44). We also know that he is a roaring lion seeking someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8).

This does not sound like someone who would be proclaiming good news to anyone. The truth is that Satan does not deliver good news nor does he proclaim a gospel that points you to God. His gospel points you away from God. Satan twists scripture to make you turn from God to follow your own flesh and sinful desires. In The Gospel According to Satan, Jared C Wilson takes a look at 8 ways Satan twists to make sound like it is coming from God. The subtitle of the book says, "Eight lies about God that sound like truth."

This so-called "truths" are nothing more than lies from the devil himself which is why each chapter has the title, "Lie." Each chapter deals with the lies we hear from Satan and Wilson debunks them with Biblical truth. Those lies are:

God wants you to be happy

You only live once

You need to live your truth

Your feelings are reality

Your life is what you make it

You need to let go and let God

The cross is not about wrath

God helps those who help themselves

I am sure you heard one or more of these lies within the church. You might have heard them from some TV preacher or even a Christian song on Christian radio. These are things the devil will use and may have already used them on you.

Wilson does a good job explaining each one of these lies and why there are what they are, lies. This book is vintage Jared C Wilson that reminds me of his earlier writings. This book is good for one on one discipleship or small group teaching.

Thanks Thomas Nelson for letting me review this book.