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The repetition of Christmas traditions can appear to dull the powerful nature of the holiday. God Rest Ye Merry is meant to rekindle the Christian's understanding of Advent on every front, from politics to shopping to uproarious celebration.
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Satire is a kind of preaching. Satire pervades Scripture. Satire treats the foibles of sinners with a less than perfect tenderness. But if a Christian employs satire today, he is almost immediately called to account for his "insensitive" and "unloving" behavior. Yet Scripture shows that the central point of some religious controversies is to give offense. When Christ was confronted with ecclesiastical obstinacy and other forms of arrogance, He showed us a godly pattern for giving offense.
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Godly sarcasm Jesus style
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In this short but fun book, Douglas Wilson gives us several fictional dialogues in which worldviews collide with an honesty and clarity that we rarely see in the real world. This book includes a wide array of positions (feminism, agnosticism, higher criticism, pantheism, Roman Catholicism), but all are given their hearing and put into conflict with the truths of Biblical Christianity.
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Debating the Text of the Word of God
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Christians believe that the Bible is the "word of God." But to what text does this refer? Is it the Bible translation I hold in my hands? Is it a textual family behind the King James Version? Is it a modern critical text, with its attempt to recover a single "original"? Or is it something else? In this lively debate about the world's most influential book, two Christian intellectuals confront this subject head-on. Both participants come from a conservative evangelical tradition, and yet passionately disagree about what version of the New Testament is truly God-breathed.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good debate on the subject
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One rainy day, years ago, a little girl named Lucy discovered that the back of a wardrobe isn't always just the back of a wardrobe. Sometimes, it's a door into another world. In Lucy's case, that other world was called Narnia, and though she was among the first to enter it, she was by no means the last. Millions of children (young and old) have followed her there and met its strange but wonderful inhabitants - Mr. Tumnus, Reepicheep, and Puddleglum, among others.
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In-depth analysis yet also succinct
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Title says it all.
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Publisher's Summary
In this lively reading of Ecclesiastes, Doug Wilson reveals its powerful lessons of vanity, joy, celebration, and the sovereignty of God.
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- D. A. Filcek
- 07-03-19
Fabulous Content! Excellent summary of Ecclesiastes.
The narrator was rushed and often missed inflections. The book often felt rushed and I lost focus on the content occasionally due to the reader. But I will listen to this book again because it was so well written and there is a lot there to glean.
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- Jeremy Seifert
- 01-25-20
Engaging and thoughtful thoughts on Ecclesiastes.
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Wilson's thoughts on this enigmatic book. I didn't always agree with his take, but I found several places where I reviewed what he did and ended up persuaded. Overall the way he consistently focused on the Joy in the book was good for me, I'm so tired of hearing people talk about how pessimistic it is. If you're looking to be reminded of how to have joy in life, grab your Bible and follow along with this book. At the very least you will be given ample reminders of the joy we can have (and we only have) in Christ.
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- 10-22-18
Great Review of Ecclesiastes
Whether you are somebody who is confused with Ecclesiastes or somebody who has read it many times and loved it, Wilson's book would be profitable to read. Wilson provides a helpful outline of Ecclesiastes which helped me see Solomon's argument better and understand the book further as a whole. The performance itself is clear as well.
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- Eric Keel
- 08-07-18
Phenomenal commentary!
This is probably one of my favorite commentaries I have read. It's not because of its thickness, rather it lends itself to the layman just as much as the pastor. Seeing Ecclesiastes as one continuous argument of God's sovereignty in all things has transformed this book into one of my favorite and most impactful books in all of Scripture. Kudos to Douglas Wilson on another heavy-hitting, yet accessible book!
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- Sheryle
- 04-27-18
Joy and Mist
for a long time I have been persuaded that the most common views with regard to Ecclesiastes are not correct, and I love this book's refreshing perspective. this book is very helpful, and instructive. The whole point is simply this, "life is short, enjoy it while you have it, and use it to glorify God." if that isn't wisdom I dont know what is