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 GREAT JOB November 2, 2008
This book came in great shape and fast! Would buy from this seller again! Great work. Thank you!
Great tool, very powerful August 26, 2008
I read this book through once and then started over immediately to really go through it and answer and meditate on all the questions. What I really appreciated about this book is the emphasis it puts on being aware of the tools that the flesh uses to get you to give into temptation. I recognized all of the different places and ways that I had been giving into sin. Knowing this has helped me go to God immediately when I see warning signs of temptation instead of ignoring them or trying to battle sin on my own.
In addition to this, however, it has given me more hope and desire to persevere in struggling against sin.
 Great small group book June 20, 2008
The short chapters and marvelous discussion questions in this book make it perfect for a small group format. Be careful not to assign too many pages for a single reading, though, as it's pithy (a lot of content for few pages). Some of the analogies really stick with you, and start a lot of great discussion.
Outside of a small group format, this would be a more difficult book, as the temptation would be to read too many pages at once and not retain much. Still, if you're disciplined and looking for straight talk (and good biblical references) on the power of sin in the believer's life, this might be a good starting place. You'll want to read more than this one book though, as it fails to make all the connections I would have liked (i.e., doesn't get to the good news of Jesus quite as fast or as thoroughly as I would have liked; Jesus conquered sin in the believer's life in a very real way, and talking about the sin issue should always be balanced with this truth).
But - this being said, this would be a marvelous starting place if you're concerned about "doing what you don't want to do" as Paul said in Romans. It's short, an easy read, and if you'll look up the Bible verses in the discussion questions, a great start.
After you're done with this one, you might want to check out the Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges. It's a harder read (maybe dictionary in hand) but well worth it.
 Author grounds everything on a Regenerate View of Romans 7:14-24 February 9, 2008
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This is for anyone who has studied the various view points on who is the "I" in Romans 7:14-24.
For anyone who takes an unregenerate View on Romans 7 (Pious Jew; Adamic Humanity; etc). It would be helpful for you to know that the author grounds the thrust of this book on a regenerate view of Romans 7:14-24 viewing the "I" as a regenerate Believer (Either the Mature Christian; Struggling Christian; or Paul himself; etc.) who battles with indwelling sin.
Regardless of your view on the "I" in Romans 7, this book is EXCELLENT and it deals with a Believer's continual battle with sin. The author bring us the work of John Owen in a readable and applicable manner. If you don't hate your sin, pick up this book and hopefully it will help you in your continual pursuit of sanctification.
I would also highly recommend, Thomas Watson's "The Doctrine of Repentance" and "The Mischief of Sin".
Are you willing to combat the Enemy Within? May 14, 2007
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Friends, if you are like me, you have looked at your Christian walk in this sex-saturated, me-first, convenience-oriented, I'm-OK-You're-OK world and wondered why you don't seem to have the faith or the purity of heart possessed by Paul or Timothy, Peter, James, or the other martyrs. If you're like me, you've grown content to have a less than obedient, less than satisfying, less than life-changing walk with Christ. And maybe at some point you've thought, "I am sick of sin and I want to know Christ better!" only to slip quietly back into your self-indulgent lifestyle. Worst of all, perhaps you've expected the Holy Spirit to sanctify you passively, so that you don't have to be involved or get your hands dirty.
If so, then this book may be the springboard for a changed life. Learn what sin is--how detestable it is to God, how powerful it is in each of us, how it quietly appeals to us and blinds us to what God really has intended for His children, and then discover tools you can use to change.
I know that my walk will not be the same after reading this book and doing the exercises. It is so easy to read and makes so much sense; I can't believe I was this blind to what sin really is. But now I see.
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