“The greatest measuring rod of love in the life of a Christian may be forgiveness, because God showed His love to us in terms of forgiveness.” —John MacArthur
Does anyone really want to forgive?
Or admit that we need forgiveness? Whether we’re giving or receiving,
forgiveness is hard. It seems unfair. It feels unnatural. And as best-selling
author and pastor John MacArthur demonstrates, forgiveness apart from Christ is
unnatural. It is only as we understand our need, Christ’s power and example,
and what it really means to love that we can embrace two of the most liberating
acts of love: forgiving and being forgiven.
My husband enjoys listening to John MacArthur and when I
told him that The Truth About Forgiveness
was available to be reviewed he strongly encouraged me to read it. I chose the
ebook version.
As I began to read
the first chapter I realized the book was not quite what I thought it would be.
Having read other books on forgiveness I thought this would be another “someone
did you wrong, God wants you to forgive them” book. It didn’t take long to see
that was not where MacArthur would be taking me. I will admit that the first chapter was more “clinical”
than I care for but it helped to lay a good, strong foundation for the
following 6 chapters.
What I took away from
The Truth About Forgiveness was
thoughts about my own personal need for forgiveness from God. The teaching on the
very familiar story of the Prodigal Son offered some new insight into the
story. I had never considered the actions of the father and the repercussions
he could have faced. I was also able gleaned more insight into the story about
the four friends and the paralytic and the calling of Matthew.
I appreciate the
teachings in The Truth About Forgiveness
and give the book four stars.
I received this eBook through the
Booksneeze program in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks for stopping by!!
Until later~
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