John Eldredge
Faith Words / 2011
Reviewed by Diane Busch
It's
all about Jesus - he is the beautiful outlaw. He is considered an
outlaw because many of the things he said & did were either not
"lawful" (like picking grain to eat on the sabbath) or not expected or
not acceptable (like talking to a Samaritan woman). Eldredge shows us a
different side of Jesus that is sometimes neglected or incorrectly portrayed. He
makes us think about the reality of things we may often gloss over as we
read or not take time to think about. The humanness of Jesus, his
humbleness to come to earth and live in a human body, and to be limited by
that body. Having to walk 60 miles to Jerusalem rather than just showing
up there. Getting tired, hungry, thirsty, etc.
Jesus
surprised many people by the things he said; by his personality; by his
non-conformity. It seems there is always more we can learn about
Jesus. This has been a great read leading up to Easter.
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