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Summary: God Centered!
Review: All of my Protestant brothers and sisters, relax!!! This is just about the most God centered book that I have ever read (apart from Brother Lawerence and Michael Molinos). I don't know all the ins and outs of this brothers Theology, but I do know that what he says in this book is solid. I love this book, and I am a staunch Calvinist! We Christians need a book like this just as much as we need Calvin's Institutes or Luther's Bondage Of The Will. Do you believe that we must be dead to self and completely given over to the will of God through Christ our Lord? If your answer is a resounding yes, then this book is for you. If not, move on quickly to something watered down I guess-though I would heartily exhort against it. Just being playful! God bless you in your reading and by God's grace, applying of this book.
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Summary: Wise, practical counsel...and powerful!
Review: Fenelon had an amazing mind and heart for God which he used to influence many of the leaders of his day. This book has inspired me to view the trials of life as the furnace needed to bring me to the end of my sinful self and accept my position as "alive in CHRIST". It is a must read for anyone who is serious about growing spiritually and intellectually.
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Summary: A True Treasure of a Book
Review: I have many wonderful and treasured volumes in my home, and were I to be forced to give up all but two, I would choose this book to be the sole companion to my Bible. This man, who died nearly 300 years ago, seems to have truly grasped who God is, and perhaps more importantly, who He isn't. Comprised of a collection of short letters sent to various individuals for spiritual encouragement, counsel, and sometimes reproof, these pages will help readers with a seeking heart to let go of their misconceptions about God, and about what He expects of us. In other words, through these pages many will learn that God is not nearly so concerned with some things that we thought were quite critical, and at the same time, considerably more concerned about other things that perhaps we have given too little attention to. The bottom line is that it sounds a clarion call that will stir your soul to truly let God take full control of your life for His glory... a call that you will never be able to get away from.By the way, while Fenelon was a Catholic, I am a fundamentalist Protestant and I can assure you that you will find that this difference does not get in the way at all, as it might with other writers. I have never heard anything but praise for this book from others of my faith who I have shared this book with.
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Summary: Be Careful! This book may change your life!
Review: I was moved to tears when I read this extraordinary little volume. I have loved Fenelon ever since and I'm Protestant, not Catholic! His love for Christ smashes to bits any and all barriers between Protestant & Catholic beliefs.
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Summary: Be Careful! This book may change your life!
Review: I was moved to tears when I read this extraordinary little volume. I have loved Fenelon ever since and I'm Protestant, not Catholic! His love for Christ smashes to bits any and all barriers between Protestant & Catholic beliefs.
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Summary: This book is very misleading.
Review: One of the many deeds that Fenelon undertook was to indoctrinate Protestant women who left their faith and joined the Catholic Church. When he was called to the deathbed of a Protestant by a devout Catholic and prays together:
"Thou knowest, my Savior, that I desire to live and die in the Truth: forgive me if I was mistaken."
This goes against what the Bible says, if you are Saved you are Saved once and for all, you don't need to worry till the end if you are or not. It seemes to me that he did not trust God at His Promise, he still was worried if he fell out of God's favor.
I have to wonder at this prayer. As a Born-Again Christian I think this prayer is at best riding the fence, at worst a twisting of Bible truth. He also has the habit of making one point and a few "letters" later says something different,
In Temper your Standards, he writes "Learn to be lenient with the less important matters, but maintain your firmness over that which is essential".
In Legalism, he says to never exaggerate, speak the truth BUT then he writes,"If you lean too much towardbeing exact, you will become legalistic".
So.. You should tell the truth but don't overdo it with the truth? Tell the truth but don't tell the truth? I don't see it.
The author clearly cannot make up his mind on any issues.
Then he really misleads people in Work out Your Salvation where he says that "you have the privilege to enter more fully into your salvation".
You grow in your Christian life, not your salvation. You cannot earn salvation, it is a gift which Christ gave us, we couldn't earn it no matter how hard we try.
I would not recommend this book at all, read the Bible instead.
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