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The Gospel According to Satan: Eight Lies about God that Sound Like the Truth by Jared C. Wilson
torikay022's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
aawahrman's review against another edition
5.0
Hard book to recommend because of the title. Lol. But this book is amazing. Read it (or listen) for yourself and be blown away how fast you can believe these half truths that make us feel good but lead to destruction. Besides the Bible, this was the most helpful book for my soul that I have read all year.
shelfreflectionofficial's review against another edition
5.0
A provocative title in the best way. This book is a great study in how we are fooled, just as Adam and Eve, to take to heart the doubt Satan markets with: "Did God really say...?" We must be reminded to be on guard to the ploys of the enemy who comes to "diminish God and exalt man."
"The prospect of the fruit promised the three things—fulfillment, beauty, and enlightenment—that we have been chasing in every tree ever since… We live our lives in exile, but we play ‘garden’ every day. We drink the mirage’s sand and call it living water. We indulge our flesh and call it glory. We worship ourselves and call it living at the ‘next level.’"
The lies Wilson dissects are spot on and illuminated in ways maybe I speculated but couldn't put into words- they 100% are touted as truth in Christian and secular circles alike and are more dangerous than we realize.
If any of your goals in life (or what you hope for your loved ones) include: just being happy, having no regrets, living your truth, living what 'feels' right, taking control of your life but also just 'letting go', living a love-only gospel, and doing more good than bad or more good than your neighbor, this book will rock your world in the best way possible. It is going to liberate you in ways you've only dreamed and it's going to make more sense than you could hope for. This book has helped recalibrate my thinking to reevaluate what/who I am truly worshipping when I say the things I say or do the things I do.
It is a sobering thought to consider: "The devil knows he doesn’t need the Church of Satan to get you. He just needs something shiny. He comes to us, remember, as an angel of light (2 Cor 11:14). He makes, as Paul called them, ‘arguments that sound reasonable’ (Col 2:4)… The devil makes his lies sound like common wisdom, religious insight, or motivational speeches."
We live in a culture that is trying to make all things gray, indistinguishable, and common. But Jesus said, 'It is finished'- he has already defeated the Liar and the Deceiver. We don't have to settle with gray, we can resist the fruits of fulfillment, beauty, and enlightenment. We are equipped and commanded to discern God's truth. This book, full of Scripture, is another tool to decipher some of this 'common wisdom' and illuminate it for what it is.
Will you check the author of your gospel?
**I received an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**
See more of my reviews at www.shelfreflection.com!
"The prospect of the fruit promised the three things—fulfillment, beauty, and enlightenment—that we have been chasing in every tree ever since… We live our lives in exile, but we play ‘garden’ every day. We drink the mirage’s sand and call it living water. We indulge our flesh and call it glory. We worship ourselves and call it living at the ‘next level.’"
The lies Wilson dissects are spot on and illuminated in ways maybe I speculated but couldn't put into words- they 100% are touted as truth in Christian and secular circles alike and are more dangerous than we realize.
If any of your goals in life (or what you hope for your loved ones) include: just being happy, having no regrets, living your truth, living what 'feels' right, taking control of your life but also just 'letting go', living a love-only gospel, and doing more good than bad or more good than your neighbor, this book will rock your world in the best way possible. It is going to liberate you in ways you've only dreamed and it's going to make more sense than you could hope for. This book has helped recalibrate my thinking to reevaluate what/who I am truly worshipping when I say the things I say or do the things I do.
It is a sobering thought to consider: "The devil knows he doesn’t need the Church of Satan to get you. He just needs something shiny. He comes to us, remember, as an angel of light (2 Cor 11:14). He makes, as Paul called them, ‘arguments that sound reasonable’ (Col 2:4)… The devil makes his lies sound like common wisdom, religious insight, or motivational speeches."
We live in a culture that is trying to make all things gray, indistinguishable, and common. But Jesus said, 'It is finished'- he has already defeated the Liar and the Deceiver. We don't have to settle with gray, we can resist the fruits of fulfillment, beauty, and enlightenment. We are equipped and commanded to discern God's truth. This book, full of Scripture, is another tool to decipher some of this 'common wisdom' and illuminate it for what it is.
Will you check the author of your gospel?
**I received an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**
See more of my reviews at www.shelfreflection.com!
oc3ann's review against another edition
3.0
easy read on good topics. I wish it’d been a bit deeper and explored the lies and “solutions” past what is readily assumed, but it’s a solid jumping off point for inspiring personal research.
joshrskinner's review against another edition
4.0
This volume was hit and miss for me, but it was a whole lot more hits than misses. Some of the statements are troublesome to me if not read carefully and charitably. I think statements that minimize the reality of experience or feelings is dangerous. Feelings are real; they're not ultimate, but they are real. Furthermore, I don’t agree that denying the third use of the law makes one an Antinomian, and I think if we are calling people out by name (Tullian Tchividian), then direct quotations should be used to substantiate claims (like he does with William Paul Young). I thought the chapter on Keswick theology was good, even though the Antinomian presentation felt a bit like caricature.
The chapter on Penal Substitutionary Atonement is forceful and charitable and quite, quite good, as is the chapter on legalism. The charts in the epilogue are great helps, and when Wilson boils his points down to their essence, I think he knocks each one out of the park.,
ARC provided by publisher.
The chapter on Penal Substitutionary Atonement is forceful and charitable and quite, quite good, as is the chapter on legalism. The charts in the epilogue are great helps, and when Wilson boils his points down to their essence, I think he knocks each one out of the park.,
ARC provided by publisher.
em_and_em's review against another edition
2.0
earc from netgalley.
interesting book, i liked the way it was written, i have just liked other books on the same subject more.
interesting book, i liked the way it was written, i have just liked other books on the same subject more.
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