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can’t really say that this book wowed me. Dallas Willard is a great writer, and has some great books. I picked it up mostly because of the subtitle of “reclaiming Jesus’ essential teachings on discipleship.” Maybe it is because I have been reading a lot lately, but this book didn’t have anything new to say. It seemed the writer was making a point with his play on words using “Great Omission” in contrast to Jesus’ “Great Commission.” As you can imagine, he points out how we have taken our commission and reduced it to nothing except mental assent and religiosity. And by doing so, we are no longer disciples. Disciples are those that live out, take out, and speak out with passion about their relationship with Christ.
can’t really say that this book wowed me. Dallas Willard is a great writer, and has some great books. I picked it up mostly because of the subtitle of “reclaiming Jesus’ essential teachings on discipleship.” Maybe it is because I have been reading a lot lately, but this book didn’t have anything new to say. It seemed the writer was making a point with his play on words using “Great Omission” in contrast to Jesus’ “Great Commission.” As you can imagine, he points out how we have taken our commission and reduced it to nothing except mental assent and religiosity. And by doing so, we are no longer disciples. Disciples are those that live out, take out, and speak out with passion about their relationship with Christ.I was really hoping that Dallas Willard would have been more challenging and maybe a little more controversial. And maybe he is, just to a more traditional and conservative crowd.
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